skiing or snowboarding?

Question

personally i like snowboarding

Answer 1

They both have their advantages.

Skiing is harder to learn for the first few days but easier to master. The first lessons will punish your knees but once you can stay up it gets better. On really icy conditions, the two edges and the two foot balance will make skiing more fun. In my opinion, skiing is best on the groomed runs or in moguls - and that can get old. Backcountry skiing is a better way to ski - Tele (free heel) or Rondonee (lock down heel) are fun.

Snowboarding is easier to learn for the first few days but harder to master. You can injure your wrists or tailbone but no problems with the knees. If you learn to fall first this isn't an issue. I prefer snowboarding as you can have more fun than skiing in the powder, in the crud - basically everywhere except hard groomed runs and icy conditions.

Snowboarding in the powder is unreal - floating over and through the snow. Snowboarding is more constant in different conditions where as skiing requires different techniques in powder, spring conditions, etc. And as for doing tricks, snowboarding is a lot better.

Just the opinion of someone who does both.

Answer 2

I have never skied. But when I wanted to learn one of the two snow sports I asked the guys at work which would be easier to learn. They told me that while snowboarding can be brutally hard to learn at first. Skiing is easier to learn at first because you don't fall down as much. But it can take you 20 years to become a GOOD skier. But in 5 years you can be a really good snowboarder. I didn't have time to waste (I was 38) so I chose snowboarding. It is awesome! I am so glad I learned. It is great exercise and I just love it. Obsessed with it would be more appropriate.

Answer 3

snowboarding for sure! i have done both before... i hated skiing and i didnt go back to a resort for years because i thought that snowboarding would be really horrible just like skkiing but i tried it last yeard and it was amazing. Snowboarding is by far the best!

Answer 4

believe me, snowboarding is wayyyy better than skiing. I snowboard right now but used to ski when I was younger. Once I tried out snowboarding I found that it was alot easier and way more fun. Easier cuz theres 1 board to controll, not 2 skinny boards. And its easier to use in my fav place on the mountain, the terrain park!!

Answer 5

I Love skiing. Of Course I've never tried snowboarding before so I wouldnt know if I loved it or not. But I would def. love to try it out

Answer 6

I like to ski cuz it's easy and I don't feel as much like I'm gonna busmyass that being said I've never been snowboarding I always though it was for Caucasians no offense.

Answer 7

Skiing of course!!! I love skiing!I belong to alpine skiing club and I am skiing really good! I never tried snowboarding, but for me skiing is better!

Answer 8

Snowboarding, but i would love to try skiing, but skiing looks dangerous.

Answer 9

snowboarding fa show

skiing does bad on the nuts

Answer 10

i did skiing for about 5 years and when i finally tried snowboarding.......lets just say you will never see me on skiis again! lol