Best place to teach a 4 year old

[ericchile]

I want to find the best place to teach a 4 year old to ski/snowboard.

I have heard alta has a free lift after 3, but that won't work because I board and my wife skis.

We just want to use one beginner lift and if possible just the afternoon. Whats our cheapest option?

[stefan]

I have heard alta has a free lift after 3, but that won't work because I board and my wife skis.

alta also has free rope-tows all day, thought it was worth mentioning though i know it doesn't help your problem.

[ericchile]

Bump anyone?

[Joe Gardner]

The ski free after three deal at Alta is worth renting skis for. I'd check it out at least once.

Kids ski for free at Brighton.

[ericchile]

Is alta good after 3pm anyday? or just certain days?

[accadacca]

I learned on the rope tows and kiddie hills at Alta and that will be the same for my kids. Don't know what to tell you about the snowboard prob.

[stefan]

Is alta good after 3pm anyday? or just certain days?

the sunnyside lift at alta, any day of the year, is free after 3pm.

while this constitutes a very small piece of the mountain, there are a number of good mellow slopes to be skied. and there is more sunlight from now till the end of april when alta closes, so 3:00-4:30pm is a decent amount of free skiing with reasonable light remaining in the day. (just no snowboarding.)

the rope tows are free all day long.

[asdf]

Sundance tow rope is always free... its small and short.
But you can take a board up there.

6 and under are always free on the lifts.

[velox]

I do not know where you live, but Wolf MT in Ogden valley is cheap. Aprox. 22 bucks week day and 6 and under are free with a payng adult. They also have nght skiing and there are deals all week long: famly night, milatary night ect... Search the web site to get a better idea.

And no I do not work there, I just take my son skiing there sometimes.

[ericchile]

Thanks for all the advice ... we live in Midway.

I have decied to leave my board at home, borrow some skis and hit alta up. We will use the tow rops from 1-3 and lift 3-4... by then my son should get a lot accomplished.

Thanks again!

[ericchile]

Alta was awesome. We got there about about noon.. Used the two tow ropes (one was flat the other had a decent incline)

Then used sunny side till 4:15... It was perfect for a 4 year old!

[accadacca]

Awesome dude.

[Sombeech]

I remember learning at Wolf Mtn, back when it was Nordic Valley. I was probably 6. I remember going pee in the trees too.

[blueeyes]

Wolf is where I taught my daughter to ski, (now she boards , oh well can't win all the fights).

Snowbasin kids ski free under six and this season they will have a new lift on Wildcat (beginner hill). Also they have a magic carpet instead of tow ropes, soooo much easier on the kids, and they love riding it up.

Wolf has a magic carpet too.

On a side note just cuz I am excited for this ski season, dryland training starts this Tuesday for my sons ski team!!