Karissa is an awesome ski instructor. My kids gave her 30+ of out 10. She taught both my daughter (11 Years old (son 9 years old)). My son who was scared and a bit discouraged on the hill was not only skiing down the bunny hill, but was hapilly going on the ski lifts with no problems. By the third hour, he was racing down the blue squares with Karissa and his sister. With her good nature and sense of humor, she gave Riley the encouragement he needed to become a confident little skier, in a matter of a couple hours.