It could be a throwback to her own happy childhood when parents Carole and Michael instilled a lifelong love of skiing in two daughters who share the same age gap as her own.
But for Pippa Middleton, 42, it was just last week that she guided her young daughters Grace, five, and Rose, three, through the snow on a family ski break in the French Alps.
Laughing as she encouraged the pair, she may well have cast her mind back to family holidays with big sister Kate, 44, the Princess of Wales, their parents and brother James.
But Kate and Prince William and their own trio were nowhere to be seen this time even though the whole Middleton clan often ski together.
Sporty Pippa enjoyed an Easter break in a luxury chalet with her husband, hedge fund tycoon James Matthews, and children, including son Arthur, seven.
Pippa, who has become a veteran competitor in tough ski challenges around Europe, was clearly doing her best to ensure her little girls will share her love of the slopes.
Pippa Middleton, 42, guides her young daughters Grace, five, and Rose, three, through the snow on a family ski break in the French Alps
Laughing as she encouraged the pair, she may well have cast her mind back to family holidays with big sister Kate, 44, the Princess of Wales, their parents and brother James
Pippa was flying the flag in patriotic colours while James wore dark trousers and a vivid blue top
Pippa skied along slowly between her girls while guiding them with her ski poles
She smiled as she gently encouraged Grace, while she turned and urged on Rose who was intently holding on to her other pole
The girls were almost identically dressed in black ski trousers and red and white jackets with protective white helmets and wearing goggles
Pippa can be seen supportively urging on her daughter Rose, three – with an encouraging word as well as her her ski poles
The girls were taken on a winter escape in the French Alps for a ski getaway where they stayed in a stunning private chalet
Kate and Prince William and their own trio were nowhere to be seen this time – even though the whole Middleton clan often ski together
Hedge fund tycoon James Matthews encourages his daughter as the pair are seen skiing together through the French Alps
James, 50, in blue trousers and jacket with a red and white stripe, helmet and aviator sunglasses, skied on solo ahead.
The girls were almost identically dressed in black ski trousers and red and white jackets with protective white helmets and wearing goggles.
Pippa was flying the flag in patriotic colours with bright red ski pants and a two-tone blue jacket with a red and white chevron design. She wore a black helmet with her designer Oakley goggles pushed up.
She skied along slowly between her girls while guiding them with her ski poles. She smiled as she gently encouraged Grace, while she turned and urged on Rose who was intently holding on to her other pole.
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Pippa Middleton puts daughters Grace and Rose through their paces on family skiing holiday – but does dad James wish he could slope off for some piste and quiet?