Skiing or Snowboarding? - Page 2

catappr · 23-02-10, 03:25 PM

I'm all for skiing. Snowboarding doesn't do it for me. It just looks cooler, but it's not (no offense though

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RonPrice · 01-03-10, 11:58 AM

SKIING

In my life, from 1944 to 2010, I have engaged in two kinds of skiing: snow and water. Both activities took place during my years of high school from 1958 to 1962. I did some water-skiing at a Bahá'í summer camp in northern Ontario in 1961/2. I also water-skied on other occasions in those high school years but, after the passage of nearly fifty years, I can’t recall when or where.

The fine details of my snow-skiing are also lost to my memory, although I do recall having an injury skiing on show and deciding not to ever ski again. I also recall owning an old pair of skis and having trouble putting my feet into the stirrups. I recall using my rubber boots, not a very stable piece of footwear; I recall skiing near the town where I grew up. I skied perhaps a dozen times in those five years. Tabogganing and sleigh-riding, of course, distant cousins of snow-skiing, were part of my life from the late 1940s to the late 1950s, but I shall not comment on those activities here.

Water-skiing took place in the summer months when school was out: June to September; snow-skiing from December to March. But all this skiing, on water and snow, was far out on the periphery of the sporting life of my teen-age years, a sporting life concentrating on: baseball, hockey and football in organized leagues and informally on the street and in various kids of fields. After half a century it all seems like a dream.-Ron Price, “My Pre-Pioneering Days,” Pioneering Over Four Epochs, 1 March 2010.(250 words)

youngster · 09-12-10, 05:44 PM

I only ski . Had chance to learn snowbirdig " on the house' when aski instructor but never did. That was a big mistake. If have opportunity to d both you should.

RonPrice · 09-12-10, 10:43 PM

Good to know, youngster, that this thread is still "alive."-Ron Price, Tasmania

RonPrice · 12-12-10, 12:56 AM

I moved to Australia nearly 40 years ago, loveskiinguk, and never see any snow except on TV.-Ron

P3TER · 18-12-10, 02:54 AM

I have tried both skiing and snowboarding. My passion is to ski but i like to switch it up every now and again

trexle · 24-02-11, 08:15 PM

Skiing on the hard pack, snowboarding for powder.

dayinthelifepc · 22-03-11, 04:01 AM

SKIING. I snowboarded for years and after one year of skiing I'm attempting d-spins, doing backflips, misties, and frontflips, and getting close on flat 5. On a snowboard i was barely doing 360's. skiing is a bit easier and more fun. much betta. it's also got a better crowd of people in my opinion. also you dont get stuck on cat-tracks and can ski right off the lift and down the hill.

joshua.f85 · 05-04-11, 03:28 PM

I was lucky enough to learn both. There both so much fun! I'm sure you'll have fun with whatever you choose to do!

Cheers Mate!

moldygiraffe · 16-04-11, 06:34 PM

I've snowboarded on and off for about 10 years, and I just tried skiing for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I'm obviously more comfortable on a snowboard, but I wish I skied from the beginning because skiers are much more advantaged at accessing amazing terrain, and just being able to go right off of the chair is a benefit too in my opinion.

O2skier · 20-09-11, 09:12 PM

I've tried both. I like skiing better maybe because I started skiing when I was 10, and eversince I've been in love with the sport

SkiGrace · 24-10-11, 11:02 PM

Telemark! And alpine skiing, of course. But really, as long as you're having fun in the snow and respecting everyone else's fun on the mountain, that's what counts.

kklebicki · 25-10-11, 06:33 AM

The "skiing is way cooler" thing is not really true anymore with the ski jumps, bumps. twintips, etc. Some of the coolest guys I know are totally cool ripping between trees like no boarders can.
I do both. Mostly skiing because I'm an expert there and only a solid intermediate on the board. But you can't beat boarding in the gear & comfort departments. I use click-ins so the sometimes long walks from the car or the condo with a few pound board in comfy boots are not a torture like in the ski gear. Also, I picked up boarding way, way faster than skiing. That surprised me 'casue you'd think having your feet bound would be trouble. Perhaps having a private lesson with a good instructor helped. The guy had me join hill and toe turns within an hour! I've seen my son's skateboarder friends snowboard very well and do simple tricks after a few hours on the board!
But overall - skiing is number one for me. For a newbe, I would definitely suggest snowboarding, though. Sorry skiers

leedjones8 · 09-11-11, 02:23 PM

snowboarding is harder but i feel a much bigger thrill when doing it!

fosioriginals · 15-11-11, 04:54 PM

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23-02-10, 03:25 PM	#16
catappr I haven't picked a title Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cluj Napoca, Romania Posts: 6	I'm all for skiing. Snowboarding doesn't do it for me. It just looks cooler, but it's not (no offense though ) __________________

01-03-10, 11:58 AM	#17
RonPrice Mr RonPrice Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: George Town Tasmania Australia Posts: 5	A Summary of My Skiing: 1958-1962 SKIING In my life, from 1944 to 2010, I have engaged in two kinds of skiing: snow and water. Both activities took place during my years of high school from 1958 to 1962. I did some water-skiing at a Bahá'í summer camp in northern Ontario in 1961/2. I also water-skied on other occasions in those high school years but, after the passage of nearly fifty years, I can’t recall when or where. The fine details of my snow-skiing are also lost to my memory, although I do recall having an injury skiing on show and deciding not to ever ski again. I also recall owning an old pair of skis and having trouble putting my feet into the stirrups. I recall using my rubber boots, not a very stable piece of footwear; I recall skiing near the town where I grew up. I skied perhaps a dozen times in those five years. Tabogganing and sleigh-riding, of course, distant cousins of snow-skiing, were part of my life from the late 1940s to the late 1950s, but I shall not comment on those activities here. Water-skiing took place in the summer months when school was out: June to September; snow-skiing from December to March. But all this skiing, on water and snow, was far out on the periphery of the sporting life of my teen-age years, a sporting life concentrating on: baseball, hockey and football in organized leagues and informally on the street and in various kids of fields. After half a century it all seems like a dream.-Ron Price, “My Pre-Pioneering Days,” Pioneering Over Four Epochs, 1 March 2010.(250 words) __________________ __________________ married for 43 years, a teacher for 35, a writer and editor for 10, and a Baha'i for 51(in 2010)

09-12-10, 10:43 PM	#19
RonPrice Mr RonPrice Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: George Town Tasmania Australia Posts: 5	Good to know, youngster, that this thread is still "alive."-Ron Price, Tasmania __________________ married for 43 years, a teacher for 35, a writer and editor for 10, and a Baha'i for 51(in 2010)

12-12-10, 12:56 AM	#20
RonPrice Mr RonPrice Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: George Town Tasmania Australia Posts: 5	I moved to Australia nearly 40 years ago, loveskiinguk, and never see any snow except on TV.-Ron __________________ married for 43 years, a teacher for 35, a writer and editor for 10, and a Baha'i for 51(in 2010)

22-03-11, 04:01 AM	#23
dayinthelifepc I haven't picked a title Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Park City Posts: 6	Skiing SKIING. I snowboarded for years and after one year of skiing I'm attempting d-spins, doing backflips, misties, and frontflips, and getting close on flat 5. On a snowboard i was barely doing 360's. skiing is a bit easier and more fun. much betta. it's also got a better crowd of people in my opinion. also you dont get stuck on cat-tracks and can ski right off the lift and down the hill.

09-12-10, 05:44 PM	#18
youngster I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia MD USA Posts: 5	I only ski . Had chance to learn snowbirdig " on the house' when aski instructor but never did. That was a big mistake. If have opportunity to d both you should.

18-12-10, 02:54 AM	#21
P3TER ROck Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 6	I have tried both skiing and snowboarding. My passion is to ski but i like to switch it up every now and again

24-02-11, 08:15 PM	#22
trexle I haven't picked a title Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 7	Skiing on the hard pack, snowboarding for powder.

05-04-11, 03:28 PM	#24
joshua.f85 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	I was lucky enough to learn both. There both so much fun! I'm sure you'll have fun with whatever you choose to do! Cheers Mate!

16-04-11, 06:34 PM	#25
moldygiraffe I haven't picked a title Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	I've snowboarded on and off for about 10 years, and I just tried skiing for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I'm obviously more comfortable on a snowboard, but I wish I skied from the beginning because skiers are much more advantaged at accessing amazing terrain, and just being able to go right off of the chair is a benefit too in my opinion.

20-09-11, 09:12 PM	#26
O2skier I haven't picked a title Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 11	I've tried both. I like skiing better maybe because I started skiing when I was 10, and eversince I've been in love with the sport

24-10-11, 11:02 PM	#27
SkiGrace I haven't picked a title Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	Telemark! And alpine skiing, of course. But really, as long as you're having fun in the snow and respecting everyone else's fun on the mountain, that's what counts.

25-10-11, 06:33 AM	#28
kklebicki I haven't picked a title Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: LA Posts: 2	The "skiing is way cooler" thing is not really true anymore with the ski jumps, bumps. twintips, etc. Some of the coolest guys I know are totally cool ripping between trees like no boarders can. I do both. Mostly skiing because I'm an expert there and only a solid intermediate on the board. But you can't beat boarding in the gear & comfort departments. I use click-ins so the sometimes long walks from the car or the condo with a few pound board in comfy boots are not a torture like in the ski gear. Also, I picked up boarding way, way faster than skiing. That surprised me 'casue you'd think having your feet bound would be trouble. Perhaps having a private lesson with a good instructor helped. The guy had me join hill and toe turns within an hour! I've seen my son's skateboarder friends snowboard very well and do simple tricks after a few hours on the board! But overall - skiing is number one for me. For a newbe, I would definitely suggest snowboarding, though. Sorry skiers

09-11-11, 02:23 PM	#29
leedjones8 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	snowboarding is harder but i feel a much bigger thrill when doing it!

15-11-11, 04:54 PM	#30
fosioriginals FosiOriginals Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1	Either! As long as I'm able to wear a faux fur Fosi Helmetband Visit Fosi Originals . com __________________