How old were your children when you first took them skiing?

[Tolalola]

DS is nearly 3 and we're thinking of taking him this winter. DP is worried that he might be a bit young and is wondering if we should wait a year or two.

Anyone got good/bad things to say about taking little ones?

Took ds1 at about 5 months, ds2 at 8 months. They didn't ski then of course - but both first had skis on (just being pulled around on the flat) by the time they were 1. ds1 first went into ski school (1 hour private lessons) at 2.5, ds2 on his 3rd birthday. But they'd both done a fair bit with us on the dry slopes before then, so had already mastered the basics. ds2 was managing sort of full days (2 hours, long lunch break, then another 2 hours) at 3 and a half.

This video was the boys at about 20 months/7.5.

I'm going in April and my son will be 2 months old give or take. Do you think that's too early?

(actually I do wonder if I'm being a bit optimistic thinking I'll be ready for it by then, but I'm going to give it a shot)

Re the backpack thing. I have a friend who snowboarded right up to the last week before she gave birth, then was out again 3 weeks later with the baby in a sling under her jacket at the front. Now I would be far too terrified to do that. Not because I'm worried about falling, but because I'd be scared of people crashing into me!

DD was 5 and DS nearly 4.

We did not put them in any childcare or classes - I taught them to ski as DH had dislocated his knee 2 weeks before we went. It was pretty easy on the nursery slopes and they were both able to take a button lift and do proper turns independently after a few days.

We just skied the mornings that first time, and did other stuff in the afternoons.

But I am a not-very-adventurous skier, so I didn't mind teaching them. Now they are waaaaaay better than me and I just potter while they do exciting stuff with DH