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Skiing

For the grown-up beside a child who loves skiing.

The child's own door is Skiing on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for skiing yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. The trail signs in North America: a green circle, a blue square, a black diamond. They compare runs on this mountain only; a green here can be a blue somewhere else.
  2. A slope’s steepness in percent: 100% is a 45° slope, where the ground drops one metre for every metre forward.
  3. The Responsibility Code posted at the lifts has 10 points; the first is to stay in control.

On the way home, ask: “Which run would you choose again tomorrow, and why?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: Ski Safety U.S. (NSAA): Know before you go; NSAA: Your Responsibility Code; worked by hand, line 2 (a rise equal to the run is 45°)

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Not made yet
  2. Ages 6–8Not made yet
  3. Ages 9–14Past the K-Point
  4. Ages 15–18Not made yet

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.