Is it true that snowboarding is harder to learn than skiing?
343829
Really easy? Well none of the people I usually go snowboarding with have ever broken a leg so... You will not detach from your snowboard when you fall (unlike skiing), so there is a potential for injury that way, but you can break your leg skiing also.
427722
Depends on the type of ski.  Usually the newer skis are a little wider than older skis which makes them heavier. Also some types of skis have a thicker heavier core. Some Atomics have mounting plates for their bindings which also increases the weight.  \n\nHeavier skis usually are stiffer.  Which helps them blast through crud and reduces chatter at speeds.  I personally prefer a stiffer and sometimes heavier ski.
640799
I know it is possible to ski down: Davo Karnicar, some Slovenian maniac did it... but good luck getting up there and carrying the board with you... i hope you are in peak condition!\n\n... oh, and, when you do it, be sure to tape, I want to see how many times you make a face plant!
1146918
Hey, totally agree with you, Paul G!  Snowboarders need to GET OUT OF THE WAY.  I happen to know some really cool snowboarders who don't sit in the middle of the slope.  Usually the people who do that are people who have never been on a mountain in their life and need to be on the bunny slope taking lessons.  Sure, snow sports are tiring and it's fun to rest and chat with your friends.  In case you haven't noticed, that is what the lifts are for.  If you don't have enough endurance to make it down a run, ride the bunny slope!\n\nI'm not just complaining about snowboarders; stopping in the middle of the slope is flat out dangerous.  People can't see you and snowboarders with their back uphill can't see an out-of-control young skier/boarder.  Even some of the most skilled skiers/riders can't avoid hitting some lazy snowboarder!  At one of my home resorts, there is a large hump (in the middle of the hill, not in the terrain park) with just enough lip to catch a little air.  There was a young snowboarder sitting just under it, so I was halfway off the jump before I realized that there was a person at my landing site.   I had to add a little jump turn to avoid him.  It is dangerous to the snowboarder.  JUST DON'T DO IT!  \n\nNext time you out-of-shape snowboarders fancy a break, pull to the edge of the slope where all of the other people can see you.  Make sure it is a low traffic area, not a place where the trails merge.  NEVER EVER sit down in the middle of a crowded slope.  I've seen ski patrol pull the tickets of snowboarders blocking a crowded area.  Be considerate of the other people around you.  That is the number one rule of snowsports.  If we stopped paying attention, injuries would increase tenfold.  \n\nDON'T BE A STUPID SNOWBOARDER!
447958
Skiing is essentially a controlled fall down the side of a mountain. It's a highly *mental* sport that challenges you to face one of the biggest fears - fear of falling. Successfully overcoming that fear is incredibly empowering and exhilarating! Skiing has it's own culture and attracts people that want to challenge themselves - all in a beautiful environment.
680500
depends on the mountain, the trail (or lack thereof), and your level of physical fitness. Everest will be pretty hard; Thunderhead in the smokies requires good fitness; a broad trailed family mountain is usually very doable.  snow boarding in the summer is possible, especially at places where there's still snow and/or the pellet stuff; otherwise, it's a bit more dificult and you place yourself at a greater risk.
17658
It depends what activity specifically you are doing at the time.  For example, bump skiing woild burn more than snowboard carving; however smowboard halfpipe would burn more than powder skiing.
499847
Yes it is. The tricks are far more advanced than they ever were in my days. In my days a kickflip was a hard trick. Now it's 360 kickflip, hardflip, impossible. Longboard doesn't have much trick to it. I can't keep up with all the kids today. too many tricks and everyone can do them.
127601
When skiers/boarders turn they throw snow around and it piles up over periods of time. That's why they are so inconsistant. Now for competitions they do it differently. They usually start by piling snow by hand and then shaping it, I have heard of small machines that can help with the process, but I've never seen one.
422738
im a skateboarder and i think skating is easier so if your no up for a challenge stick to the feet bound wheels but if you like the pain tht goes with boarding give it a try. hell i have tape of my greatest biffs. ive even landed on my head before now tht hurt but was funny to show all my friends in the end, you can really mess your self up boarding so wear your gear dont fear. i wear mine and havent died yet but i seen some cool stuff tht could have been prevented if they just wore thier helmet.
743122
any nearby mountain is good.  but don't waste your money on instructors they will just baby you and allow you to quit. go with a competitive friend, preferrably someone who is big on snowboarding and not willing to wait for you, this way you force yourself to get off your butt and go!
715879
Snowbaby is so very, very wrong. Snowboard don't tear up the snow any worse than skiers do, that is such a misconception. Whenever you see a snowboarder sliding sideways down a run or "scraping off" moguls it isn't the snowboard doing it, it's the snowboarder. If you were to follow me down any run in any condition at any resort in the world, you wouldn't notice any difference in the snow because I am a snowboarder. The plain and simple truth why some resorts don't allow snowboarders is because they just don't want to.\n\nYeah, places like Alta claim that all the narrow chutes and traversing are too difficult for snowboarders or that snowboards will have a negative impact on the snow conditions, it is such ignorant BS. A skier, who is in over their head and doesn't know what they are doing will do the exact same thing to the snow that these resorts claim snowboarders do.
453569
Yeah, First off skiing looks a lot cooler in many ways. One way is that when you go off jumps you can make your tricks look a lot cooler because there are at least double as many skiing tricks then as snowboarding. Another reason is that you can ski moguls on skiis.
59904
To get down a beginner trail should take a day. To ski intermediate trails linking parallel turns could take anywhere from 2 days to 25 days depending on your balance, athleticism, and agressiveness, and training.It can take years to get to a high expert level. Snowboarding is harder initially but easier to master in the long run.
482167
Most skateboards like to surf because most skaters live along the coastline which means their peer group is into surfing. I would think snowboarding would be easier to learn tho.
50196
About 6 years ago, I took lessons at Alpine Meadows, then boarded at Boreal.  They seemed quite adequate.\n\nMy family now skis at Northstar.  My son is too young to board yet but the ski school at Northstar seems to have a great program for kids through adults.  And Northstar is extremely popular for boarders (seems like it is 50-50 skiers boarders).\n\nWe have friends whose kids learned at Sugarbowl.\n\nHonestly, I think you'd not go wrong with any of these resorts.  Any place with decent beginner and intermediate runs would probably be a good place to start.\n\nI'm waiting until the kids are independent enough on skis or boards before I try to take up boarding again.
998357
Simply put, no. It's not hard to learn. It is hard, however, to perfect. It only takes as long as it takes for you to learn to adapt your body to the movements. So increasing your general physical condition and balance are KEY!!!\n\nBut it's worth it. LOADS of fun!