点评:Kids learnt to ski/snowboard this winter. There was no snow but our 90 min easy start class forged ahead -- two of my kids (9 and 16) learnt snowboarding with one instructor and my eldest (21) and myself (nearly 50) learnt to ski. We booked ahead by email and communication was clear and friendly. I had some serious doubts about learning to ski at my age, but went ahead anyway.
It's a little hard to find if you are walking (take the street after the one with the big x-country ski sign) because the signage isn't very clear, and you can actually cut across the carpark which google maps won't tell you. If unsure, just take a taxi the first day.
Gearing up was pretty straightforward. You fill up all your measurements online and your stuff is all waiting for you once you get there. Staff are all young teenagers I think. But very friendly and helpful and speak good English.
Lockers are 5 euros to rent for the day and the gear rental includes only helmet, skis/snowboard and boots, so take your own gloves and goggles (we didn't need them cos not snowing and seriously sun sets in like 3 hours).
The older kids got good enough for the big slope by the end of three days. I reckon the little one could have gone too, but it was dark by then, and I didn't really want him up there on his own. Me, I did one day of class and conquered the bunny slope in Rendi Park, but gave up after a fall off the rope lift did my knee in. They very kindly refunded me the remaining two days of gear rental : )
Instructors were very patient and kind. My younger boys really liked their instructor Grant. They learnt a lot in just three days. It's quiet in the morning and we pretty much had the slopes to ourselves. I think it made a difference to how quickly they could learn. No waiting for the lift, no one to crash into, etc. By lunch time, it gets decidedly more busy with quite a lot of tourists who don't take classes and can't ski. Then after school, I think the Finnish kids show up. They're really cool to watch.
Since I wasn't skiiing anymore, I spent two days in the lovely lovely cafe (the photos online don't do it any justice!) It is cosier than it looks and not too crowded as most people are out on the slopes. The food is also unexpectedly good. We ate there three days straight, no complaints. Rest of the time, I was out taking photos and videos of the kids which you can do on the Rendi Park slope and at the bottom of the bigger one.
Very happy this was our first snow sports experience.
翻译:孩子们今年冬天学会了滑雪/单板滑雪。虽然没有下雪,但我们的 90 分钟轻松入门课程仍在继续——我的两个孩子(9 岁和 16 岁)在一位教练的指导下学习了单板滑雪,我最大的孩子(21 岁)和我(将近 50 岁)也学会了滑雪。我们通过电子邮件提前预订,沟通非常清晰友好。我曾经对在我这个年纪学习滑雪有些怀疑,但还是去了。
如果你步行的话,会有点难找(走在有大型越野滑雪标志的街道后面),因为标志不太清楚,而且你可以穿过停车场,而谷歌地图不会告诉你。如果不确定,第一天就打车吧。
准备工作很简单。你在网上填写所有尺寸,到达那里后,你的东西都在等着你。我想工作人员都是年轻的青少年。但非常友好和乐于助人,而且英语说得很好。
储物柜一天的租金为 5 欧元,装备租赁仅包括头盔、滑雪板/滑雪板和靴子,所以请自带手套和护目镜(我们不需要它们,因为没有下雪,而且太阳真的在 3 小时内就落山了)。
三天后,大一点的孩子已经足够适应大坡了。我想小一点的孩子也可以去,但那时天已经黑了,我真的不想让他一个人上去。我上了一天的课,征服了 Rendi 公园的初级坡,但在从绳索升降机上摔下来膝盖受伤后放弃了。他们非常友好地退还了我剩余两天的装备租赁费 : )
教练非常耐心和善良。我的小儿子们非常喜欢他们的教练 Grant。他们在短短三天内学到了很多东西。早上很安静,我们几乎可以独自享受斜坡。我认为这对他们学习的速度产生了影响。不用等电梯,也不会撞到人,等等。到了午餐时间,这里明显变得更加繁忙,很多游客没有上课,也不会滑雪。放学后,我想芬兰孩子们出现了。他们真的很酷。
因为我不再滑雪了,所以我在这家可爱的咖啡馆里呆了两天(网上的照片没有反映出它的真正魅力!)它比看起来更舒适,也不太拥挤,因为大多数人都在滑雪场上。食物也出乎意料地好吃。我们在那里连续吃了三天,没什么可抱怨的。其余时间,我都在外面给孩子们拍照和录像,你可以在 Rendi Park 的斜坡上和更大的斜坡底部拍摄。
很高兴这是我们的第一次雪上运动体验。