Which one's better: skiing or snowboarding?

i just got a new pair of ski boots and snowboard boots. i have all skiing equiment thats needed and i'm waiting for my snowboard and bindings to come along.





i love to go skiing and just went during christmas. but i've never been boarding. it looks really easy but that's probably because i've never tried before





which one's better skiing or snowboarding? and why?

Which one's better: skiing or snowboarding?
Which one's better,blondes or brunettes? Neither- they're both good. I quit skiing in 1984 to snowboard. Four years ago I started skiing again to get a job as an instructor at a local mountain. I now am a cert. instructor in both and say this;they are both good in their own ways. On a fat powder day, snowboarding is simply orgasmic. Bumps? Gimme skiis. I like to snowboard more and if I had to choose would keep the board. But to someone in your position take my advice; keep up on both.Oh and don't be fooled-snowboarding; safer than skiing yes. Really easy to learn, no.Again,just different.
Reply:I have skied for 19 years up to an expert level and level 1 instructor, and have snowboarded for 8 to an advanced level. I really like challenging terrain (steep, moguls, crud, out-of-bounds, trees) and have found that skiing lets me have more fun in those conditions. If I am going to a resort that has reports of lots of fresh powder or has been groomed extensively, I will take the snowboard. If it is a couple days after a good snowfall and the terrain will be very mixed, I will take the skis (have skied mostly this year). I was never a skateboarder, so the terrain parks and half-pipe do not hold much appeal. You can have fun in that terrain on either skis or board, but speciality equipment for each will make the runs more enjoyable.
Reply:Its personal preference. I like skiing hands down. Snowboarding, which i have tried and have gotten to an intermediate level doing, is much easier and faster to learn and progress. (but alot more painful) I like facing down the hill rather than sideways, you have more control on skis, 2 edges on the snow at once rather than 1. I also like having both feet independent of each other, easier to get out of trouble... I could go on and on, I would say skiing. Pick and image, Knuckle Dragger or Ski Bum and go with it!
Reply:SKIING!!! Snowboarding has had its fifteen minutes of fame, but skiing is more popular because you can do more tricks on skis.





You're pretty limited on what you can do on a snowboard. You can do everything on skis that you can do on a snowboard.


(Aerials, grabs, spins, rails etc)





PLUS these tricks you can't do on a snowboard:


Spread Eagle


Soaring Eagle


Pole Dancer


Twister


Daffy


Back Scratcher


Iron Cross


Screamin Seeman


Japan Air


Lui Kang


Blunt Air....to name a few.
Reply:i think snowboarding. it just seems a lot more exciting to me
Reply:Neither's better really. I have friends that prefer skiing and i have friends that prefer snowboarding. Snowboarding a incredibly hard to learn, but once you learn how to carve, you can get very good very easily. Skiing's just one of those sports that anyone can pick up but is difficult to master. If you're under the impression that the two sports are alike you're mistaken. They as different as skateboarding and rollerblading. I'd definitely pick snowboarding over skiing any day. I feel a bit more of a thrill when i'm snowboarding because there's the constant threat of catching the edge and faceplanting. It also feel more rewarding to carve with a snowboard than it is to do those little hops with the skis. In the end, it's the feeling of accomplishment and excitement that really makes snowboarding better than skiing in my book. If you want more analogys than... snowboarding is to riding a motorcycle as skiing is to driving a car. Snowboarding is to hang-gliding as skiing is to riding commercial class airliners. Eventually, you get the point.
Reply:i like boarding better i was skiing for 4 years and couldnt get off the begginer slopes but the third time i got on a board i was on the intermediate hills the only downside my *** hurt a lot after the first time and there are no safety releases on snowboards like there are on skis so your leg will pop off before the boot does



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