So I tried snowboarding this past weekend....

[bigsugar]

It was alright. I only got, like, 3 concussions. Then it got easy.

I just don't see it being as fun as skiing.

[Orange Julius]

The hardest part is learning to bash your board at the appropriate time in the lift line.

[Cyber Cop]

It was alright. I only got, like, 3 concussions. Then it got easy.

I just don't see it being as fun as skiing.

what a fucking gomer... you linked some turns on a groomer and now you get it.

[bigsugar]

what a fucking gomer... you linked some turns on a groomer and now you get it.

Who said I linked turns?

[dfinn]

I just don't see it being as fun as skiing.

it's not

[Cyber Cop]

is anything fun on the ice coast? ...exactly.

[twodogs]

is anything fun on the ice coast? ...exactly.

Actually... Yes.

Your an idiot.

and boarding sux

[Cyber Cop]

Your an idiot.

No.....You're an idiot.

[twodogs]

Yea, Well you smell.

[Cyber Cop]

smell like reefer.

[twodogs]

'mersh reefer.

[bigsugar]

For the record, I don't think boarding sucks. I actually think it's fun and challenging and I want to get good at it. I'm going again next weekend. I just don't think that when and if I become as proficient on a snowboard as I am on skis that it will be as fun as skiing.........maybe like 90% as fun, but there is quality to skiing (both actively skiing and watching a skier) that is just a little more...............I don't know.

However, Cyber Cop has a point, I'm not good enough to compare the two yet. I suppose if I ride some pow on a board when I'm halfway decent at it, I could potentially change my tune.

But i doubt it.

[Cyber Cop]

I suppose if I ride some pow on a board when I'm halfway decent at it, I could potentially change my tune.

But i doubt it.

I'll check back with ya after you come to jebus.

[TheDon]

bigsug- I'll bet the entire day you were SOOO jealous of all your friends doing daffy's while you were on your wet glutinous maximums!

[shmoesmith]

I just don't think that when and if I become as proficient on a snowboard as I am on skis that it will be as fun as skiing.........maybe like 90% as fun, but there is quality to skiing (both actively skiing and watching a skier) that is just a little more...............I don't know.

However, Cyber Cop has a point, I'm not good enough to compare the two yet. I suppose if I ride some pow on a board when I'm halfway decent at it, I could potentially change my tune.

But i doubt it.

Yeah, that was my thinking when I went from skiing to snowboarding 17yrs ago. There was a period of about 5-6years when I did both. Once I got really good at snowboarding, I found that I did infact enjoy it more than skiing.

That said, the last two years I have been eyeballing a set of skis for when its icy at the resorts(boards just don't compare to skis on the ice). Who knows...maybe I will go back to skiing after my 10yr leave.

[4matic]

I do both and split time about 50/50. I skied for ten years, boarded for 7 years and have been splitting time for the last 5 years. I estimate it takes about 20 full days of boarding to get it..and you can master snowboarding late in life and "feel" like an expert. If you didn't learn skiing early in life it never quite feels natural (jmo). some random thoughts:

1. Fat skis are easier than a snowboard in powder. All the elation over fat skis and reverse sidecut makes me laugh. It's snowboarding in drag. Skiers made fun of fat skis back in the day. I know because I had Rossignol axioms bought new in 1993; skiers routinely turned their noses up and made jokes.

2. I like skis in the pipe way more than a snow board. It's more dynamic and in someways easier than a snowboard.

3. It's easier to get around on skis and much more enjoyable in spring.

4. Skiing is more technically challenging. You have 4 apparatusus vs. one snowboard. 4 edges vs. 2.

5. Snowboarding is MUCH easier on your knees and leg joints. I'm glad I have snowboarding for my old age..

I love both sports equally for different reasons.

[rideit]

Its ALL fun, people.
Don't pet the sweaty stuff.

People who are fluent in all of the disciplines generally tend to be more well rounded, chiller to hang with, and are smoother at thier chosen favorite discipline. To diss how some other person enjoys sliding on snow is silly, and petty, when comparing participants of similar skill levels.

Give it a little more time (and a day (or twenty!)with some soft snow!!!)

It is sorta like comparing surfing or waterskiing...there is nothing more pure than a true snowboard carve on snow, with one G-force direction to another, without poles, split legs, etc...not to say that skiing doesn't have pure soul as well.

It is a true, one g-force carve that will set the hook. It is not like anything else that you can experience on snow...clean, pure, and simple.

That being said, I love to ski, too...I just SUCK at it after a few thousand days choosing the board in premium conditions.

[mjk462]

boarding is hard to learn at first, but once you got it you are a pro.

skiiing seems like it's easy to pick up, but takes a very long time to perfect.

either way, if you are having fun, you are having fun.

[mavrick]

5. Snowboarding is MUCH easier on your knees and leg joints. I'm glad I have snowboarding for my old age..

Standing with your upper body twisted in respect to your lower body is easier on the joints?? Maybe compared to a skier rockin bumps.. but dont kno if i fully buy into that (not taking into consideration knee injuries from falls...) If any one can support 1 theory vs the other i would like to hear it...

[rideit]

Standing with your upper body twisted in respect to your lower body is easier on the joints?? Maybe compared to a skier rockin bumps.. but dont kno if i fully buy into that (not taking into consideration knee injuries from falls...) If any one can support 1 theory vs the other i would like to hear it...

No, it's true...just ask your local leading sports orthotpedic surgeon.

Snowboarding IS easier on the knees....(no twisting ACL prone injuries) but harder on wrists and shoulders, for beginners.

This is pretty common medical knowledge.

[ak_powder_monkey]

Its all fun but, pictures of snowboarders all look so damn gay...

[rideit]

No offense, AK, but lots and lots of your photos look pretty damn gay, too.

Have you ever slayed an Alaska face on a board?

If you have, I am sure you would have a different take.

Try it, it will only improve your skiing...are you opposed to improvement?

[mavrick]

Im actually very familiar with orthopedics from a pure anatomical point of view... and I know that skiing is hard on the knees because of the falls (as u mentioned they lead to lots of ACL issues) I was just thinking from a posture standpoint that snowboarders upper bodies are twisted slightly down the hill causing a lot of torque to be placed on the leading knee/ankle...

(maybe i am cannot visualize the proper technique on a board at the moment....im also drawing comparisons from snowboarding having a very similar stance to wakeboarding which has a very high knee injury rate.... my logic may be flawed but just something i have always been curious about so might as well hijack this and ask)

[rideit]

Good points, but wakeboarding may have high knee injury rates...among a pool of wakeboarders. Folks trying to do common wakeboarding maneuvers on two skis (?) successfully would most likely suffer far worse knee injury rates, IMO.

The traingle is the most durable structure in engineering...however I know that is simplistic, due to torsional forces.

Conversely to your thinking, boarders rear legs tend to suffer more, due to weighting issues in powder/chunder, as I have observed.

All good stuff to think about, from a knee health standpoint.

[powderfinger]

60/40

skis/board

I have enjoyed progressing on the board and lately I have been trying to learn to ride switch.

Tele will be my next sliding tool.