Well I will answer one at a time, when should an adult learn to ski? Simple answer NOW! If you want to learn to ski then go for it nothing should hold you back. If you want a more detailed answer, I’d say in a month. Get to the gym, go cycling, walking, get your self prepared. Everyone thinks its easy no effort, that’s right once you can control your speed and and turns, but to start with it can be a bit of a work out, so I would recommend getting into shape first. Two things to work on leg endurance and balance (I will do another page on ski fitness but that’s not what I’m talking about right now). Once you feel your ready go for it, take some lessons and have some fun.

Now children, this is a difficult one. The younger you get them on skis the better but on the other hand if there too young and there brains and muscles haven’t developed yet they will struggle with the movements required to ski and stay in balance while skiing. If your serious about getting them skiing then I’d say once they can walk get them on skis, but it has to be a private lesson or you can teach them yourself if its on a nursery slope abroad. If you can wait till they are around 6 years then you could possibly think about group lessons but they do get distracted very easily, so I would recommend private lessons until they are about 8 years old and they have most of the required muscles developed. This is my point of view as an Instructor, others may say different but it is extremely hard to get a 3year old to snowplough in a couple of hours with out the help on an”edgy-wedgy”. So to make it simple I’d say wait till there are at-least 6years old.

I hope this helps, please leave your views if you think differently.