Whats easier to do the first time , Snow Skiing or Snowboarding ?

WorldNumberOne · Nov 14, 2005

I think I am going to Lake Tahoe for Super Bowl week with a group of friends who have gone for years .

It is a Ski trip . Amongst other things like drinking and gambling .

I have never been skiing in my life.

Any advice ? Other than make sure my health insurance is paid up..

Fishhead · Nov 14, 2005

If your any kind of athlete whatsoever.........snowboarding is much easier.

WorldNumberOne · Nov 14, 2005

Fishhead said:
If your any kind of athlete whatsoever.........snowboarding is much easier.

i played golf yesterday with a buddy who said the same thing. he also said the odds of breaking anything drop considerably when snowboarding compared to skiing..

D2bets · Nov 14, 2005

I think skiing is WAY easier. Much much easier to keep your balance. At least for me.

Fishhead · Nov 14, 2005

Prefer cross-country skiing personally............and snowmobiling.

The lodge too of course.......:baba:

1cheater · Nov 14, 2005

Skiing is alot easier... Alot easier to turn, stop, slow down, snow boarding is very tiring for a beginner...Plus it's easier to get on and off the lifts skiing...

Highly recomend you ski...You will have a MUCH better time... Get the skiing down first, then make the switch to boarding... Skiing is pretty similiar to skating, very easy, you have control once you can snow plow your good to go..

brendanjack · Nov 14, 2005

ski bro youll have much more control unless you can skateboard or slalom i would highly reccomend sking .Either way make sure you have a couple doobies for the lift cause theres nothing btr then sking baked.Just my opinion .

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TTinCO · Nov 14, 2005

Unless you are a skateboarding hotshot, skiing is the way to go.

Also, since you are truly a "never ever" skier-take a lesson. It's the best thing you'll ever do for yourself....even if it's just a 1/2 day (1 full day is better). That lesson will be worth it's weight in gold just in prevented frustration (yours and the people who you are going with).

Journeyman · Nov 14, 2005

I think most people who started skiing started with a pair of ski's...I have surfed and ski'd for most of my life and the two are pretty much have the same difficulty IMO.
Like TT says though, the skateboarders and surfers adapt to snowboarding very easily, and for anyone just starting out I would suggest skiing over boarding.

TTinCO · Nov 14, 2005

BTW, skiing is easier after a couple :bong:, but that does not hold true for a few :drink: .

Avoid the alcohol-it really messes with your balance, and even a couple beers is very noticable on skis.

tooran · Nov 14, 2005

Skiing is much easier. Two legs and two poles for balance.

chanman83 · Nov 14, 2005

Fishhead said:
If your any kind of athlete whatsoever.........snowboarding is much easier.

yep I tried to ski and i totally sucked shit and ate snow numerous times. I got mad and said let me try snow boarding. the Instructor was like its harder.. got that shit down in 20 mins.. :suomi:

edit: oh yeah.. i forogot I used to be a skater when i was younger so that prob the reason.

Avalanche88 · Nov 14, 2005

I would consider myself adequate at both and much more enjoy skiing to boarding. Learning either for the first time can get somewhat frustrating, but invest in some lessons to make it enjoyable. Even if it is only the 1/2 dya lesson, listen, practice and have a blast and have the sac to crash. Don't go out there expecting it, have fun and the crash will come! Enjoy!! Ski Apache in Ruidoso, NM rocks!!! Best kept secret in the southwest IMO! :103631605

CalState · Nov 14, 2005

OK, here's what you want to do. Rent a snowboard and find out which
chair lift takes you to a diamond run with large moguls. Just kidding!
:suomi:

Seriously though, I agree with whoever said that you may want to learn to ski first, then make the switch to boarding. Maybe some people just take to boarding better, but I think if you take a ski lesson the first day (as someone mentioned) you will get the fundamentals down (how to get on a chair lift, get off a chair lift, stop, speed up, turn, balance, etc.). Spend your first trip skiing (and be patient, it will come!). Then when you get to the intermediate level, you can try new things. Just my opinion.

WorldNumberOne · Nov 14, 2005

alrighty gang.. thanks for all the help..

i guess i will take a little lesson when i get there . see if i can function at all on skis for the first few days .

maybe try boarding toward the end of the trip or maybe wait until next time.

here's hoping i dont break something . :103631605

Journeyman · Nov 14, 2005

World Number One said:
alrighty gang.. thanks for all the help..

i guess i will take a little lesson when i get there . see if i can function at all on skis for the first few days .

maybe try boarding toward the end of the trip or maybe wait until next time.

here's hoping i dont break something .

Yeah like that cliff diving accident. :suomi:

WorldNumberOne · Nov 14, 2005

Journeyman said:
Yeah like that cliff diving accident.

i didnt dive and that was no accident.. and the only things i broke were a few blood vessels and my buddies insides from laughing too hard..

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