Whats better snowbording or sking?

Answer 1

I hate it when people post one-word answers without giving some thought!

As the name implies, I'm a skier. Skiers and snowboarders are very different skill levels, and while skiers tend to rip up the race course or the headwalls, snowboarders stick to the terrain park. In a race course, skiers are unrivaled. Snowboarders are often about ten seconds behind. In a world where medals are won and lost by thousandths of a second, ten seconds is a whole lot.

On the headwalls, the good skiers and good snowboarders share glory, none is truely better than the other. In the terrain park, it is mostly snowboarders. But I know skiers that are landing 720 degree spins and flips, too. Skiers have a hold on all three major areas of the mountain. I personally love skiing because of the thrill and exhiliration the speed gives you. It is unrivaled, because as someone previously noted, snowboarders can't keep up long distances. For a skier, it is pure bliss to just ski long stretches with nothing stopping you.

Answer 2

I think bought of two is the best ever. But you must Sking first then Snowboarding is last. That's how I ride Sking and Snowboarding.

Answer 3

It depends who you are, if you have done one or the other in the past, and where you are.
Most of the people I know who were not very good skiers who have tried snowboarding, have switched to snowboarding for good. However, those I know who were good skiers tended to stick to skiing. Those I know who were extraordinarly good skiers tend to do both, because they get bored with being so good at skiing.
As for where you are, there are some places that are great for snowboarding but bad (or boring) for skiing. The opposite is also true, there are some places that are great for skiing, but horrible for boarding...this usually has to do with the fact that traversing for a long time is hard on a snowboard, but relatively easy on skis...but either way, it allows skiers to hit great stashes of snow that snowboarders can only long about. Not to mention that most snowboarders I know hate moguls
As for who you are, it depends on what type of skiing/boarding you want to do. Park, moguls, powder, groomers, jumps, steeps, trees, etc.
Basically I like to ski certain parts of a mountain and board other parts of the mountain. I like skiing better, but only because I have been doing it longer.

Answer 4

Snowboarding

Answer 5

I think snowboarding is way better then skiing because...well I don't know I've never really tried snowboarding but it looks ways better then skiing and anyways when I was skiing I hurt my foot so I've never tryed again

Answer 6

Snowboarding!

Answer 7

It depends. Some people like skiing better and some people like snowboarding better. I like skiing better. Skiing is easier to learn when you first start out but snowboarding is easier to get better at later on. You could always try one and if you don't like it then you could always switch. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

poles are only clumsy if you don't know how to pole plant. while i haven't given much time to snowboarding i dont think i have to. skiing is the bomb (i am spoiled though, i got 140+ days in at alta last year), you can go so fast or just bounce around in deep powder. manditory straightlines are sick on skis and dont forget the near ground carve!!! agh only 103 days till next season.

Answer 9

I have done both and I would answer your question with a question. How adventerous are you? Snowboarding is more trendy and offers a bigger sense of adventure, skiing is passe and should be on exhibit in a museum.

Answer 10

That's like asking which is better: checkers or chess?

They both have great attributes, they both take lots of athletic ability, and cool people do them both.

It's just about personality. What do you prefer? Try them both.

I like skiing, but I also can snowboard a little.