We decided while staying near Mt Hood it would be a good opportunity to take Coby skiing for the first time. It is best to learn when you are young though we weren't sure how balanced he would be. He had seen people skiing at Timberline earlier in the week and seemed interested. He was so interested that at the house he wanted to try skiing with remote controls taped to his feet!
We rented skis for him in Welches, OR, near where we were staying. It was only $10 for boots and skis for him and $2.50 for a helmet, so seemed like it was worth trying and see what he would do.
We drove to Mt Hood Meadows which had a really great beginner area with two magic carpets! One was a small magic carpet really geared to small kids and the other one was a long magic carpet, even encapsulated in a tunnel. He called both of them "ski trains" and wanted to keep riding them. He stayed on his skis for 2 hours practicing. By the time we were leaving, Jeff was able to let go of him for short periods for him to balance and glide along on his own. He really liked it, never complained, and kept saying "again?" to go back up to the top and come back down. Looking forward to taking him again sometime, maybe to Tahoe next season!
