# Skiing -v- Snowboarding **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 26, 2002, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885 "2002-07-26T05:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/21 "2002-07-27T02:29:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > \*\*Have fun šŸ™‚ \*\* Thankyou, I will. šŸ˜ƒ I still havenā€™t decided, but it looks like snowboarding may be the way to go. There is a disadvantage of snowboarding in that it is more expensive, but then againā€¦ OHHH itā€™s so hard to decide! I will remember to take painkillers! ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/22 "2002-07-27T02:46:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > \*\*Have fun šŸ™‚ \*\* Thankyou, I will. šŸ˜ƒ I still havenā€™t decided, but it looks like snowboarding may be the way to go. There is a disadvantage of snowboarding in that it is more expensive, but then againā€¦ OHHH itā€™s so hard to decide! I will remember to take painkillers! ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/23 "2002-07-27T11:43:06Z")
> [@](#): > > ere is a disadvantage of snowboarding in that it is more expensive, ??? How is it more expensive? ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/24 "2002-07-27T12:36:05Z")
snowboarding is much much much easier to pick up. If you have any experience skateboarding, then that helps as well. In my experience, my first day snowboarding about 20 years ago, I could bounce around moguls and do a straight top to bottom speed burn that blew away any skier on the run. The one time I went skiing, I barely managed to master the snowplow, and with a lot of time and effort could get from the top to the bottom of the run. I have heard that serious skiers claim skiing is more fun. However, for a novice or intermediate, snowboarding is way better, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/25 "2002-07-29T16:49:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by k2dave \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by Kamandi_ > > If you want to ride the slopes, dodging trees as you blast down steep powder runs, skis are probably your best bet. > > um - sliding down a snow covered slope on skis is called skiing - riding is something skiers do on a chairlift. \*\* Mea culpa. Iā€™m a slack-jawed snowboarder, so Iā€™m not familiar with your fancy skiing terms. ā€œRidingā€ is what one does atop a snowboard, in between ā€œstanding upā€ and ā€œfalling downā€. No offense intended. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/26 "2002-07-29T18:55:02Z")
Tele skiing: no lift lines, no crowds, and high-speed quads are the legs of the guy or gal breaking trail. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/27 "2002-07-30T02:58:49Z")
Tele. That way you learn tele and parallel. More options lead to more fun. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/28 "2002-07-30T03:02:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by k2dave \* > \*\* > > ??? > > How is it more expensive? \*\* Hospital bills. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885/29 "2002-07-30T03:09:36Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by JBERGES \* > \*\* > Iā€™ll never understand why skiboarding has yet to become popular._\* Way too slow for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skiing-v-snowboarding/120885.md?page=1)