Skiing vs Snowboard

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Welcome to J2ski Ally 8)

There are a few snowboarders about on here. Trencher and Tino_11 spring to mind :D

Skiing - heavy 'robocop boots', two poles, two plamks steady learning curve, possible sore knees, able to stand when on the mountainside, drag lifts easy!

Snowboarding - one plank, comfy boots, no poles, possible sore rear / wrists (unless have appropriate equipment!), lots of sitting and kneeling on the mountain, drag lifts..... take some practice!!!!

I converted from skiis to board and havent looked back. Once you get past the first 2/3 days of frustration then you can really get on snowboarding, just be prepared to fall flat on your face with little warning.

Either way - do have lessons, dont try to 'learn it yourself'.

Resort - Europe or North America - budget / preference?

PS: welcome to the site.

having skied for the past 20+ years since i was at school i decided to try boarding this summer to "see what all the fuss was about" :lol:
After my first lesson in MK I was board (geddit :?: silly but stuck with it and my 2nd lesson ended up as one on one owing to me being the only person there :thumbup:

During my 2nd lesson a group of trainee instructors were on the slope and by the end of my 2nd hour learning to board my instructor commented that if I continued to progress at the current rate I could be at their level in no time at all. I think that adequately demonstrates the gulf between the learning curves of the 2 disciplines, having said that, I'm a skier at heart :lol:

freezywater wrote:having skied for the past 20+ years since i was at school i decided to try boarding this summer to "see what all the fuss was about" :lol:
After my first lesson in MK I was board (geddit :?: silly but stuck with it and my 2nd lesson ended up as one on one owing to me being the only person there :thumbup:

During my 2nd lesson a group of trainee instructors were on the slope and by the end of my 2nd hour learning to board my instructor commented that if I continued to progress at the current rate I could be at their level in no time at all. I think that adequately demonstrates the gulf between the learning curves of the 2 disciplines, having said that, I'm a skier at heart :lol:

As you said, you've skied for twenty years. I carved turns on my very first run on skis, but then I had been boarding for years. The cross over from ski to board is very different from starting with no snow sport experience.

The biggest difference between the speed at which people pick up basic skills on boards, or skis is attitude. Generally people who learn to board are more adventurous. As one of the main barriers to learning any sport is fear, a willingness to take risk will lead to faster learning.

Trencher

i went from skiing to boarding just because on a good powder day I find boarding better, and powder days are the pinacle for me. however, if I had the time and money, well just the money, I'd definatly do both.

Good powder days lend themselves to skis.
Slush is great on a board.

However there is only one winner, and it involves two skis, not one board!

The biggest difference between the speed at which people pick up basic skills on boards, or skis is attitude. Generally people who learn to board are more adventurous. As one of the main barriers to learning any sport is fear, a willingness to take risk will lead to faster learning.

Trencher

so what you're saying is that were both reckless and fearless with attitude :D