A Week of SKI + Lucky Bums Ski Trainer Review

With very young kids, downhill skiing is nearly impossible, especially if you want to use the lifts at resorts AND ski with your spouse.  It's just a fact of life. :)  I look forward to the day when our whole family can ski together.   However, thanks to my lovely in-laws this past week, I was able to do both (in small increments of time, but skiing none-the-less!)  Unless you've been in the same position, there is no describing how wonderful just a few hours of a little freedom can be (as much as I love my kids!)

Not only did I get to ski with just the "older" family members we were with, I also got to join together with Mountain Papa one of the mornings to help J learn on his own skis.  It was great to get some time with just one kid AND help see him learn (because I can learn from that process too!)

We were fortunate enough to have a chance to test out a Lucky Bums Ski Trainer this week also.  If you have kids learning to ski, this is THE harness to have (in our humble opinion!)

What we LOVE about the Lucky Bums Ski Trainer:
- Comfortable for kids and easily adjustable to allow for growing and more gear for colder days.

- Pack in the back holds leashes when not in use (or snacks, etc.)  It is plenty big enough!

- Handle on the back to help make lifting after falls and getting on the chair lift (this is SUPER handy!)
- Detachable leashes that attach to the front of the carrier provide a little more ability to help steer small skiers.  They were also handy for us when one of the lifts broke down and we had to traverse to another lift with J - Mtn Papa could easily pull him along (and J could practice some more balance!)

- Small and compact and definitely sturdy and dependable!

What we weren't so crazy about:
*We honestly had very few complaints about the harness....we're impressed!*
- Originally, we thought that the harness should somehow enclose more of the child's body to ease lifting them without putting too much pressure on their arm pits.  However, it didn't pose any problems (J didn't mind being picked up by the handle) and we could certainly imagine a crotch strap, or something like that, would be pretty uncomfortable.

The Ski Trainer retails for $39.99.  You can also get a Tip Clip for another $10 as a ski kit.  We did not try this part of the trainer out as we already had an Edgie Wedgie, but some sort of thing to keep tips together for kids learning to ski is a must.

While this is not its intention (and the Grip 'n Guide may suit the need better) we found that the harness (without the leashes) also worked great for a quick handle to help with learning to XC ski.  It would have come in SUPER handy a couple of weeks ago for J's first XC ski!

Anyone have a favorite ski harness they have used and love??  We want to hear about it!

Lucky Bums generously provided us with this Ski Trainer for review, per our request.  However, as always, the opinions expressed here are completely and honestly our own!