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Private & exclusive ski teacher

Baby & toddler ski expert

Mountain mum of 4

HELLO, I’M TORI

I’m a top qualified, private and exclusive ski coach with full french diploma equivalence. I have a contagious passion for skiing and the mountains that I love to share with people. I’ve lived in the mountains all my adult life with my family, together we explore the mountains and are always looking for the next big adventure.

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Once we are all set in thermals it’s about 15-20

Once we are all set in thermals it’s about 15-20 mins just to get our layers and boots on and it’s 🥵 HOT 🥵

So here’s my top 3 tips:

⭐️ Pick a cool place to get ready, if you can then open windows or doors and let cool air in.

⭐️ Have everything laid out first all ready to put on in the right order.

⭐️ Get the little one ready first and then have something ready to distract them while you get ready. A book, a toy, a snack, music or even a screen if you have to.

⚠️ As always when you see me with a baby in a carrier I like to remind you that I don’t ‘go skiing’ with a baby in a baby carrier or back pack, I only do this extremely slowly and carefully on closed pistes, snow roads and paths or as a means to get to where I need to go. I never actually ski around carrying my baby for my own skiing pleasure and I would never recommend that you do.

If you do use a baby carrier in a ski resort, monitor baby’s temperature closely. Get them out often and keep outings short.

#toddlertips #skitips #skiingwithkids
@pocsports @patagoniakids @ospreypacks @ortovox

This Mum can too! I have 4 children, 3 tiny ones

This Mum can too!

I have 4 children, 3 tiny ones and 1 that’s bigger than me 😂

Oscar is nearly 18 and he started skiing at 11 months old. I taught him everything that he knows 😆

He thinks he is better than me now, but I have a diploma in skiing, plus a European speed test and mountain safety qualifications and he doesn’t. So it’s not true not matter what he tells you ok! 😂

It’s not about ‘learning to ski’, It’s mor

It’s not about ‘learning to ski’, It’s more about…

👶🏼 Involving them too.
👶🏼 Sharing your passion with them.
👶🏼 Showing them that skiing is fun!
👶🏼 Riding the magic carpet together.
👶🏼 Letting them experience the movement of skiing.
👶🏼 Being outside together.
👶🏼 Her seeing what Mummy loves to do.
👶🏼 Her learning to trust me to keep her safe on adventures.
👶🏼 Her knowing that she is important to this sport too.
👶🏼 That she knows what skiing really is and she gets excited to come back again.

… And like this she will learn skiing naturally and gradually and she will

👶🏼 Feel comfortable wearing ski equipment.
👶🏼 Feel balanced walking in ski boots.
👶🏼 Enjoy walking in her skis.
👶🏼 Feel confident stepping and changing direction.
👶🏼 Feel proud that she can get on and off the magic carpet.
👶🏼 Improve her balance and coordination.

🧑🏿‍🦯👨🏼‍🦳👩🏾‍🦽👶🏻 Skiing is for everybody young, old, people with disabilities and conditions, people from all around the world of all shapes and sizes!

So skiing is for toddlers and babies too!

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⚠️ Don’t go skiing with a baby in a baby carrier or back pack, I only do this extremely slowly and carefully on closed pistes, snow roads and paths or as a means to get to where I need to go. I never actually ski carrying my baby for my own skiing pleasure and I would never recommend that you do. If you do use a baby carrier in a ski resort, monitor baby’s temperature closely.

In Europe most chair lifts have a small plastic ve

In Europe most chair lifts have a small plastic vertical bar attached that goes between the legs to help keep small children safe on the lift. Some chair lifts have this on every seat and some have just 1 or 2 on the side closest to the lift operator.

This is a great safety attachment when a chair lift is full. But when I’m getting on a empty chair with a very small child (under 4), I put the foot bar between the child’s legs to keep them extra secure, Like my little boy Link has here.

You can only do this when you have the space for your child to take up two seats. It takes a little bit of skill to line them up between two seats and some local knowledge on where to stand and what chairs work and what ones won’t.

❄️ 🌲 🏔 ⛄️

Other ways to increase chair lift safety...

❄️ Make sure your hands are free to look after them, leave your poles behind or ask someone else to hold them for you.

❄️ Put a small harness on them with a handle on their back, this way you can keep hold of them the whole time. We use @hobbledehoo (promo code below)

❄️ Enter the lift with your child closest to the lift operators hut, they will often help them on and off if you need and even slow the chair lift down for you. Communicate well with them if you need help.

❄️ Make sure children sit back as much as possible, sit still and don’t lean forward or kick their skis together.

❄️ Always keep your skis on the foot rest to secure the bar down.

❄️ When you get close to the top, tell them that they will soon be getting off. Make sure they are sat back as far as possible and you can ask them to help you push the bar up. They love that!

❄️ When you get off the chair have 1 hand on their harness handle and the other under their armpit.

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A @hobbledehoo harness is a great tool for keeping the little skier extra safe on the chair lift, you can buy this on their website and receive £5 off with code ⭐️ TORISKI ⭐️

You can also get one from the @littleskiers website with 15% off using code ⭐️ TORIHOO15 ⭐️ they deliver world wide.

I bought this sled when Link (who is now 5) was a

I bought this sled when Link (who is now 5) was a baby and I’m still using it!

It’s great for days when there’s too much snow for the buggy and I have a baby and a toddler to get around, I can use the baby carrier and the sled.

We’ve also used it to ski tour our toddler up a closed piste and ski back down!

and to ski with my toddler around the magic carpet run and bring baby with me.

I adapted it with a good quality down cosy toes and a rain cover for snow storms. I also added some glove hand warmers to the handle bar and attached a net to the back to carry bits and pieces.

If you want to find one of these then you need to search for
🛷 SNOW BABY FUN SLED 🛷

Whether you are their parent or their ski teacher

Whether you are their parent or their ski teacher , it’s important that they know that you like them and that you want to ski with them.

It’s true anyway with every child that I ski with but when a child feels liked and loved by their teacher they feel safe and cared for and are more likely to do their best skiing.

Make sure you tell them that you want to be there skiing with them at least 3 times a session.

I LOVE SKIING WITH YOU

WITH YOU SKIING IS FUN

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO SKIING TOGETHER

THANK YOU FOR SKIING WITH ME

I WISH WE COULD SKI TOGETHER EVERY DAY

Not actually 100% sure what Ocean says back to me at the end but it was something about fun I think 🤔

#toddlerski #toddleradventures #toddleractivities

Plastic skis - 60cm from @decathlon, super for sta

Baby number 4 on skis on the snow! Oona at 14 mo

Baby number 4 on skis on the snow!

Oona at 14 months old has played lots on plastic skis in the house and this is her very first gentle introduction to skiing on the snow.

She is on 60cm plastic skis by @decathlon with normal soft snow boots, she has a helmet and baby goggles.

A new idea came to me this winter to put a cushion head and back protector on her for if she falls backwards. You saw it here first and so far I’m feeling like it’s a good idea for the really little skiers first few times on the snow.

Her first session was very gentle and was just stepping in the plastic skis on flat terrain with a tiny bit on sliding by being gently pulled.

You will see me talking more about my little girls first session in my stories and the equipment that we use.

Keep watching to see how she progresses over the winter.

How I layer up my 1 year old baby for a walk in a

How I layer up my 1 year old baby for a walk in a snowstorm in her @ergobaby carrier.

When she was younger I would use the Ergobaby classic (facing inwards) with the detachable storm cover, but now she’s bigger this is how we go!

Oona’s fleece and snowsuit is by @patagoniakids . The suit is down and super warm with hands and feet that you can fold over, but it is not waterproof enough for baby’s who want to roll around in the snow.

Having hands and feet that fold over is super helpful for babies who don’t want to keep their gloves on and kick their winter booties off!

Storm hood by @anonoptics @burton
Baby hat with ears is by @hellohossy
Buff is organic cotton and just off Amazon
Baby sunglasses are @cairnsport_official
The thin layers she has on under her suit are by @bladeandrose
My storm jackets @patagonia
My sunglasses @pocsports

Ski time is play time and it can start at home bef

Ski time is play time and it can start at home before you even get to the snow.

Then when they put their skis on on the snow for the first time then they are feeling a sense of

‘Yes I know this’
‘I know that this is fun’
‘I’ve done this before’
‘I know how to walk in the Skis already’
‘I’m ok with wearing goggles, helmet and gloves’

and I find that they are so much more confident and eager to get going.

If you are going to try on equipment at home, it’s important to remember the helmet and like I said in the video you’re beautiful happy shining energy, so they know that this is a good fun thing.

Plastic skis are great for the first introduction to Skiing in the house and the first introduction on the snow, but once you’re out on the piste, you’re going to want to pretty quickly get them in the real ski boots and real Skis to be able to get sliding.

And one more really important thing to remember when ever they are sliding whether it’s on the carpet or on Snow you must go weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! 😂

#ski #toddleractivities #1yearold #toddler #skimom

If your kids are like my kids they are crazy for t

If your kids are like my kids they are crazy for the little jumps, dips, hills, rollers etc off the side of the piste.

The 4 main things that I remind them…

1 - Only go off the piste if me or their ski teacher has clearly told them or shown them that it is safe to do so

2- Just because they went off the side of the piste last time, does’t at all mean that they can the next time at the same spot again.

3- Slow down before joining the piste and look up the hill to make sure it’s clear. Tell them it’s similar to crossing a road.

4- Remember there could be a large jump or ridge between the off piste and the piste to be ready for.

I also say to my 4 year old, if you see something that looks fun then please ask me if we can go on it, I might not have seen it and I will probably enjoy it too 😂

#skisafety #skisafetyforkids #skisafetyfirst

I’m asked for this information several a times a

I’m asked for this information several a times a day at the moment, so I put this video together very quickly to help some of you who are looking for toddler ski and snowboard equipment.

🤖 I sound like a robot because I’ve sped it up

Oona shouts when she sees me pick up the snowboard 😂 maybe we have a natural snowboarder?

I get all my equipment directly from the brands… but if you plan ahead you can rent some of this equipment in resort. Make sure you phone ahead and ask what the smallest sizes they have are and reserve them.

@burton @atomicski @salomon @pocsports @decathlon @dalbelloboots @head_ski

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