For skiing there are no age restrictions. To accustom the child to useful and cheerful ski walks, it is necessary as soon as possible to begin to be engaged. Correctly chosen children's skis not only will help the child to feel taste to driving, but also to avoid injuries after inevitable falling.
Instruction
1. Consider growth and ageof child. Purchase of model "for growth" conducts to the fact that skis don't obey the owner, beating away at him any desire to ride. Skis have to be "slightly lower" than the child if he is younger than five years. Ideal length will be from 400 to 800 meters. Such skis won't hold down the movement of the child and will help it to master technology of run quicker. By the time of the introduction in school age, length of skis can surpass growth by 10 – 15 cm. That it is correct to choosenurseriesski , put them vertically near the child and ask it to touch the tip the hand. If length is picked up correctly, the child will be able to reach.
2. Begin with wooden skis. They won't allow to gather too high speed cope on turns better. Besides to them it is simpler to pick up lubricant. Remember that than skis are wider, than subjects they more steadily and more slowly. As the child improves the skills, pass to narrower and easy plastic models. This material stronger and provides the best sliding.
3. Make sure of quality of skis. Weigh in hands the right and left skis from one couple. Check that their weight was approximately identical, and the center of gravity was in one place – at the level of the binding. Don't buy the ski if on them there are cracks or deep scratches. The trench on the sliding party has to be equal.
4. Correctly choose ski equipment. Sticks of ideal length will reach armpits. They can be slightly longer, but isn't shorter, otherwise ski race will be accompanied by considerable inconveniences, and the backbone will receive additional loading. Check the form of the tip of sticks. For children's models of skis they are done in the form of the ring to increase the area of the support by snow. If the child only begins to ride, suggest it to try without sticks. It will teach him to hold balance.
5. Choose the semifixed bindings consisting of the metal base and leather thongs. They don't slide off too easily, but also don't hold down the child's foot that is especially important when falling. The lock on the binding also shouldn't be too hard that the child could put on independently skis if they flew.