[Closed] Ski or Snowboard

Ski, because it is..........

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BOTH. Which is best depends entirely on snow conditions.

for a beginner......skiing, less time on your ass

Snowboarders think they are cool, skiers know they are are cool.

Actually, you can make the choice fairly simply by asking yourself 1 question: Do you enjoy down sitting in the middle of the piste just over the brow of a hill where you can't be seen? If yes then snowboard, if no then ski.

Cue standard ski v's snowboard stereotypes.

Why would you want to choose one above the other. This sort of question is about as tedious as road biking over mountain biking. People will have preferences, but neither is better than the other.

Snowboard just feels a lot more natural, but ski's best for a total novice.

Seems to be a lot more to concentrate on with skiing. I can't cope and thus fall over in a tangle of long pointed objects.

Snowboarding is easier and feels more natural. Thus, I have more fun.

If you need to ask then the 'cool' factor doesn't matter.

Personally, I think snowboarding is more fun.

And Lunge, I've never sat in the middle of the piste just over the brow of a hill and neither have any of my snowboarding chums.

Diane, if you like to stand in the middle of the piste and then glide off to one side without warning directly in front of people without looking up hill to check, then ski.

Cue standard ski v's snowboard stereotypes.

Give both a try and see for yourself. I'd echo the above that different conditions do favour one or the other.

Iain

Skinig if you want to look like this

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yea.. skiers are cool 😆

Snowboarding: purely because I prefer to have both feet attached to the same thing. Attatching them to two seperate slidey things seems like a recipe for twisted knees and groin strains to me 🙂

Also I get to sit down more when snowboarding.

Snowboard just feels a lot more natural, but ski's best for a total novice.

I would have thought that if a complete novice went for 1 weeks holiday they would be doing more by the end of the week if they boarded...... but the learning curve is fairly steep.
Snow conditions make big difference to learning to snowboard. If it's icy then you could spend quite some time wondering why you bothered.

If you've ever skateboarded, wakeboarded, surfed or windsurfed (short board) before, then snowboarding will come easily.

Snowboarding: purely because I prefer to have both feet attached to the same thing. Attatching them to two seperate slidey things seems like a recipe for twisted knees and groin strains to me

Absolutely.

I went for snowboarding, the only time I have been on a snowy holiday.

As alluded to above, the though of having to control two long sticks strapped to my feet seemed like a recipe for disaster.
I used to skateboard a bit when I was a kid (nothing rad, just round the local park) and 2 feet on the same board just seemed like the way forward.

McHamish, touche!

Do whichever the rest of your group unless you have a particular drawn to one of the other.

Both are great fun, there is nothing better than the first turns in some fresh powder under a blue sky.

You think so?

I would have thought that if a complete novice went for 1 weeks holiday they would be doing more by the end of the week if they boarded...... but the learning curve is fairly steep.
Snow conditions make big difference to learning to snowboard. If it's icy then you could spend quite some time wondering why you bothered.

If you've ever skateboarded, wakeboarded, surfed or windsurfed (short board) before, then snowboarding will come easily.

Deffo. after a couple of ski lessons you will be able to get down just about anything, even ice. Not so with a snowboard imho.
Best idea would be to have a crack at both and see what works for you.

I love the "boarding is more natural" chat..... going sideways is mote natural than going forwards - really??
And as for only having 1 thing on your feet - born with your feet joined? One of the reasons young kids do better at skiing is that they its more natural due to being able to stand normally.

I do both, so would say just go for whichever you think will be more fun

Yeah, I said it [b]felt[/b] more natural. Ie. For me. Cos it does.

Snowboard, because that's all I've ever done, but wish I could ski. One of these days I'll get to it.

Its only when you ride with really good skiers you see how much faster they can go and how much more aggressive some of the lines they can take are.

One of the guys I ride with regularly (he's a skier, former ski instructor) raced each other down Off Beat at Fort Bill, which was complete to the car park. It was interesting to see who coped better with various sections. He won, obv. - able to keep much more of his speed through tight corners.

I am a fairly proficient snowboarder and have just started to learn to ski.

So far skiing seems 'easier' to pick up but then again maybe it's an unrealistic judgement due to my snowboarding experience helping.

My lady vastly prefers skiing....

for a beginner......[s]skiing[/s] snowboarding, less time [s]on your ass[/s] flailing down the hill with your legs going in opposite directions

I'd disagree with comment about kids - I reckon they do better at skiing as it's much easier to stop in a controlled manner on ski's (snowplough) than it is on a board. My three can all ski, only one can board and he much prefers it, but is a lot less in control than he is with ski's.

I'm crap at both 🙂

SBZ +1 although I think if I'd boarded before I skied then I may not have tried skiing. Boarding for me is more rewarding when you can 'surf' the snow and I'm not into rails/jumps etc. Ski's are better in steeps, bumps, trees or when it gets technical.

Fluffy or good snow, no long flat sections ,good lift system ie. few pomas = board
Everything else = ski

If you can decide which is better from these two videos, you are better than me. Very sad that neither of them are around anymore 😥

snowboarding is better if you want a broken wrist, or coccyx, leaving you with permanent nerve damage (IME)

skiing is better for ripping off your knee ligaments.

(from watching friends spend a year of their life going through re-construction surgery and re-habilitation)

thats cheerful ^^

I like skiing despite loving surfing and skating, I find skiing more fun, less hassle, you can schuss longer and faster so there's none of the one legged shuffle to get you to the next lift.

Skiing for me - used to snowboard however the skis are much more versatile - any slope from ice to powder to moguls to ones with flat spots is good.

Its also more technical IMO you can look pretty proficient on a snowboard after a week, skis take longer.

Snowboarding incredible in deep powder - skiing is great as well in powder but a bit more difficult.

My gf is austrian - most of her friends are going back to skiing for its versatility.

Sledge.

No difference for a first timer on either ski or board as both have a pretty steep learning curve and you will fall over heaps on both and ache like never before. The only advantage with skis is on flat spots other than that evenly matched, it’s an age old argument board or ski which is better blah blah blah ignore all of it and just do what you feel comfortable with.

depends on the slope really, and what mood you're in

big wide slopes I think suit snowboards

narrow and with flat sections suits skis

oh, and snowboard boots are generally comfier, plus it's impossible to do the splits

both are excellent fun though

You have to love the Ski types who can't help but have a dig at the snowboarders and vice versa.

Where is the love?

I have tried both but ended up snowboarding. It does feel more natural for some of us. Just the same as you will have one foot you put forward when you stand up on your bike (I know there are people who don't mind)

When you were a kid and slid on the ice in the play ground was it sideways or forward?

The thing about finding something that feels natural is it is hard to understand how other might find the complete opposite true?

Don't worry about what anyone thinks and just have a go at what you take a shine to more. If you don't like it swap. You may hate both?

Both are a good way to have fun in the snow.

If you choose snowboarding, within your first week you'll be standing up and going down the nursery slopes. Which is the same for skiing.

Yes, your bum will hurt with snowboarding as you'll fall on it a lot.

Your thighs will ache with both skiing and snowboarding.

Either way you'll have fun and you'll ache somewhere.

Some people have said that skiing is more versatile...i've snowboarding for a while and I haven't come across anything I can't get down in a long while....from double black off piste in the states to ice covered slopes in Europe.

If you keep it up you'll become competent with either skiing or snowboarding.

One recommendation though...do lessons in Blighty before you go on holiday, then you'll have the basics mastered before you go.

Snow plough is misery and something i have never used when skiing.

By the time I'd learned to ski, I'd invested too much time and energy to try snowboarding - maybee one day I should.

Anyhow, I got into mtbing as a surrogate for skiing. Marriage, mortgage and kids meant no skiing between 1995 and 2008 🙁 🙁 🙁

BUT the reason I took to mtb was that I found it to be very similar to skiing - balance, attacking stance, feeling the grip / getting the edges to bite, whether they be ski edges or edge knobblies on the bike...

... in other words, I'd imagine that an mtber would take to skiing quite readily.

Am I the only one who [i]feels[/i] these similarities

For some reason I never fancied skiing when I was younger, always wanted to try snowboarding though.

I've now been snowboarding for about 9 years, I would echo the coments above that it is relatively easy to pick up the basics, so you'll be up on your own fairly quickly. I can't comment on how skiing would differ, as I've not tried it yet, but, I would like to, and will probably try to get some lessons in the next year so can give it a go next winter.

BLOODY RECESSION.

NO skiing on the cards for this winter 🙁

my sentiments exactly McHamish,

all this talk of skis are better here and boards are better for these conditions makes me laugh, once your are at a decent level on either all terrain is there to be slashed / carved it’s all about technique.

Lessons before you go will be a revelation as you will know what to expect when you finally get on the mountain.

telemarkers know that neither skiers nor snowboarders are cool.

Skiing if just sticking to the Piste, Snowboard when the powder is about or going off in the Helicopter.

aracer - Member
telemarkers know that neither skiers nor snowboarders are cool.

They are just mountain gods!!! Especially in the powder!!!

Thanks all - very informative

Ahh, telemarkers - singlespeeders of the snow!