*This is a compensated campaign on behalf of SnowSports Industries America (SIA).  All opinions are 100% mine.     This past weekend, my son's basketball team had a home game on Sunday.  When he returned, he shared with me that one of his teammates did not attend the game because he went skiing.     We have been considering taking our boys skiing for a long time and it really got me thinking about some of the safety concerns that I have about taking our kids to ski for the first time. After all, like any sport or activity, children need to be taught safety when it comes to heading out on the slopes.     I think most parents' number one concern when kids head out skiing or snowboarding is on-hill safety.  Fortunately, Snowlink.com has worked with the National Ski Patrol to help parents’ start a dialogue with kids and review the do’s and don’ts when hitting the slopes with the Safety IQ Test.     As a parent, it puts me more at ease to know that the issue of teaching kids ski … [Read more...]