Skiing Whitewater en famille

I am a dad. Over the almost-a-decade I have been skiing at Whitewater with my kids, there have been peaks and valleys (not unlike the mighty mountains on which we ski). When kids are very little, they stick to you like glue and never leave your side. When they get a little older, they find a crew, stake out their usual spot in the Whitewater lodge for lunch and ignore you. I imagine other parents out there have had a similar experience. It?? not a problem, ??just the way it often is.

This phase can last between 4 and 6 years, in my experience. I recall feeling the same way when I was a grom, skiing with my little buddies. Who skied with their parents??! Talk about a party foul. After a few years of this, kids begin to see the merits of skiing with their parents. Things like the desire to be accompanied on the traverse out to Catch Basin, or the need for a poutine investor, mean kids will break away from their cohort and reach out to you. Then, when they are a little older, they tend to take their place in the lodge nearest to the front window, they maybe have a job, have their own money, know the mountain inside-out, and need you less and less. They??l take a ??courtesy lap??with you but a whole day together? Unlikely.

The moral to this little blurb, if there is one, is the fleeting nature of parenthood, of life, and of days spent skiing. Please ~ grab your kids, and go skiing. If you don't have kids, grab your skis and go skiing! The ski season (and all good things) come and go??so get after it.