Edgie Wedgie

I used three for my three kids, ages 8, 6, and 4. My 4 year old had never skied before and after helping him down the run just one time he was able to ski the rest of the day on his own! These things are worth hundreds of dollars when you consider how well they help to teach kids to ski. I saw countless parents struggling with hoola hoops, leashes, or just plain back breaking holding their kids while skiing. Skip all of that and buy the edgie wedgies. It made my life so easy taking my three very inexperienced kids skiing all on my own. I didn't have any issues with them breaking (don't over torque them) or falling off. Occasionally the Bungie would get looped over and stuck on the screw for my 6 year old (making the distance between skis closer) but it was a minor inconvenience.The only down side is my 4 year old struggled on flat or slight uphills in the lift line. I had to pull him along which was easy enough to do (by hooking the bungee with my ski pole). The older kids had enough leg strength to move in the line while they were still using the edgie wedgie.Buy these, you will not regret it! They are worth 10x the price they are sold for when you have an experience like I did. A full day of skiing, happy and independent kids, and a proud dad! All without frustration and a sore back!

As I mentioned it did its job, very helpful for the kid to pick the pizza or inner eight “八” regardless how you would to call it since the first time skier could not hold the position during the ride. This one greatly helped them and my kid could do a green after couple of days using this one, much better than you continuously roaring at them on the slope. Definitely useful.Similar to other comments, since it is cold out and your kids keep rubbing the little plastic one, at the end of our second day, it started to tearing apart. Not suppress but I was worried about it at that moment.Finally, it broke and it is the time for the little one to ski without it.So, in all. Have an estimate of the kids level, prepare an additional one. You can’t expect this useful 10 buck stuff to last longer than 5 days (from any seller).

Used for my 2 boys. Great for learning on the Mtn.

This was economical, easy to use, and very effective in helping my young child learn to ski. It did not damage the skis -- which had been one of my initial concerns. The only reason I do not give it five stars is that the "rubber band" is showing clear signs of wear/stress already, and I'm not sure how long it will last.

The EW is a must for the first time child skier. It keeps them from crossing their tips and makes it easy for them to make the “pizza” for slowing down. I can’t imagine trying to teach my 4yo without it. Definitely worth the price. That said, it’s not the most durable plastic and can break with aggressive use but I take the blame since we were taking jumps.

Excellent product that gave my son a lot of confidence on the slopes. At first he didn't want to put it on because he thought he could manage without it. But he had trouble getting down the mountain without it; likely because he's only 5 years old and doesn't have the leg strength to do a good wedge. After we put it on, he was able to make it down from top to bottom, including on some milder intermediate runs, without falling. And he's now able to turn and avoid people and other obstacles. These also stay in place very well. In contrast, we also had a set of the Lucky Bums ski connectors, and they did not stay on the skis. I would highly recommend the Edgie Wedgie for any beginner skier.

My 5yr old has trouble making and holding pizza position. I’m so glad I got one of these! He was confidently skiing down green trails. He likes going fast but these helped him control his speed perfectly.Make sure they’re attached to the tip of the skis to not drag the snow and slow down.Please note: with these attached, he could not “climb” (make a V with his skis). I had to pull him up to the lifts/magic carpets/gondolas when the snow went slightly upward.Also, they did NOT damage the rental skis. They popped off once so I tightened them very tight and never happened again.It did tangle once or twice but was easy to fix with a ski pole.Highly recommend to help young ones gain confidence in stopping and build the muscle for it. Also, helped us have more fun by exploring more green trails. We would have been confined to “bunny hills” and magic carpets, which get boring fast.Happy skiing!

This worked great for the first 3 times we used it. My 3 yr old did great with it and it helped a lot to keep her tips together. However, the next time we went to use it one of the clamps just broke in half. Fine for a few uses but didn't last long with minimal use.