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Ski lesson question...
Posted on 1/11/17 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 6:20 pm
Is it better to do a private lesson or a group lesson when learning to ski? The group lessons at Copper Mt. are cheaper of course and I guess you get more one on one instruction but do you really get that much more out of a private lesson than a group for a first time skier? Thoughts?
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 6:56 pm
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Posted on 1/11/17 at 8:16 pm to cassopher
Private lessons are better. You actually learn a lot more quicker to have fun
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:13 am to tigerbacon
If you have the $$ and are willing to spend it for private lesson, it's clearly a better learning experience. That's not to say you won't learn in a group, but like bacon said, you'll get a lot more out of a private lesson than you would a group lesson. Just a matter of if it's worth the cost to you.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:06 am to cassopher
group lessons will be filled with people can't walk straight much less ski straight. If you are even mildly athletic a private lesson will be much better for you since you won't be waiting on all the bums in your group.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 3:37 pm to cassopher
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Is it better to do a private lesson or a group lesson when learning to ski?
If you are coordinated at all, you will probably progress thru 2 days worth of group lessons in a single, maybe even half day private lesson.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 3:46 pm to cassopher
Private lesson for sure. Or if you're with people who know how to ski, just have them teach you if they're willing.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 3:57 pm to Boudreaux35
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If you are coordinated at all, you will probably progress thru 2 days worth of group lessons in a single, maybe even half day private lesson.
So would you guys be comfortable saying that a half day private lesson = a whole day group lesson?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:44 pm to cassopher
At least. I think a half day private should be enough to have you navigating greens on your own without looking a fool.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:05 am to GaryMyMan
I found that the private lessons at Loveland are considerably cheaper than Copper even for a full day private it seems cheaper than group lessons at Copper. It doesn't matter where we learn, only that we do in fact learn some kind of basics so we could take lessons at Loveland and spend the rest of our trip at Copper. Thoughts on this??
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:16 am to cassopher
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So would you guys be comfortable saying that a half day private lesson = a whole day group lesson?
My main complaint about group lessons is that if you are a quick learner and coordinated, you are definitely going to be held back with a group. It never fails that there is at least one or two in the group who take forever to get to the point where the group can move forward. In the meantime, you're stuck also.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:50 am to cassopher
You're adding a lot of travel to make it to Loveland for that day. Not far away but you're having to deal with the tunnel or Loveland pass.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:43 am to Boudreaux35
I thought you could get bumped to a more advanced group if the instructor sees youve got your shite together
Posted on 1/13/17 at 11:08 am to Cosmo
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I thought you could get bumped to a more advanced group if the instructor sees youve got your shite together
Not sure how that would work. If you get to noon on a day long group lesson and somehow are evaluated as ready to move up, then you would tag on with an intermediate group who has already finished half a day? Seems like then you would be the one dragging that group down.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:50 pm to cassopher
Loveland is also a very easy mountain to ski, so you might get more enjoyment after the lesson. Plus shorter lines, fewer ski bros, etc. Though getting there can be a pain in the arse.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:28 pm to cassopher
My group lesson was horrible. I was stuck on the bunny slope going up and down this crappy escalator like thing with no individualized help and not learning anything. I didn't even go up a real ski lift in the 3 hours I spent wasting my time and money. So, I had a particularly horrible group lesson that was a huge waste of money.
My wife and mother-in-law then tried to teach me which almost resulted in a divorce because she and her mom were just laughing at me as I kept eating snow and busting my arse. Then, after a long, frustrating morning, my very patient father-in-law taught me how to ski that afternoon in about an hour.
The pointer that helped me learn was to lean your weight forward through your shins against the ski boots even though at first your feeling is to lean your weight back up the mountain (this took me a while as it doesn't feel natural at first). Also try to turn in wide sweeping turns. The turns will tighten up as you get more comfortable allowing you to speed up. When you are perpendicular to the decline or even turned so facing slightly up the slope you will slow down and get under more control.
Good luck.
My wife and mother-in-law then tried to teach me which almost resulted in a divorce because she and her mom were just laughing at me as I kept eating snow and busting my arse. Then, after a long, frustrating morning, my very patient father-in-law taught me how to ski that afternoon in about an hour.
The pointer that helped me learn was to lean your weight forward through your shins against the ski boots even though at first your feeling is to lean your weight back up the mountain (this took me a while as it doesn't feel natural at first). Also try to turn in wide sweeping turns. The turns will tighten up as you get more comfortable allowing you to speed up. When you are perpendicular to the decline or even turned so facing slightly up the slope you will slow down and get under more control.
Good luck.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:09 pm to cassopher
Just an update....decided to do the group lessons at Copper in an effort to save money. The lessons went really well. We started out on the bunny slopes covering the basics. There were about 8 people in our group and 2 people really couldn't get it. Thankfully there were 2 instructors and one of the instructors gave them extra attention so as to not hold the group back. After lunch another person left so there was basically 5 people left in the group that was getting the hang of it so we got to go down one of the green runs a few times and everyone did very well. My daughter (11 yo) also took lesson and did extremely well for having never skied. In fact one of the times we went down her class was going down the same green. After the class me and her did 2 more runs and both did great. I couldn't be more proud of her!!
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:30 pm to cassopher
Glad to hear your experience went well.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 5:33 am to cassopher
Kids pick up skiiing so quick it's almost not fair lol
Posted on 1/17/17 at 10:00 am to Cracking
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My group lesson was horrible. I was stuck on the bunny slope going up and down this crappy escalator like thing with no individualized help and not learning anything. I didn't even go up a real ski lift in the 3 hours I spent wasting my time and money. So, I had a particularly horrible group lesson that was a huge waste of money.
this was the same experience I had with a group snowboarding lesson at Heavenly last year.
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