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| Thread ID: 135877 | 2013-12-22 04:48:00 | Skiing vs Snowboarding | learning (5137) | PC World Chat |
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| 1363277 | 2013-12-22 04:48:00 | If any of you folks out there have done or do both, can you advise which one is more easier to learn for a total novice and which one is more fun out of the 2. Any other tips for a beginner learning to do snowboarding cheers |
learning (5137) | ||
| 1363278 | 2013-12-22 04:57:00 | I learned to ski long before snowboards were around (although double width single skis were mildly popular). I haven't tried snowboarding but have witnessed many friends who had a go and went back to two planks rather than one... From talking to instructors, the learning curve for snowboarding is shorter (especially if you have tried skateboarding) and skiing takes a lot more practice and skill. Depends on your personal preference and patience levels... Tips on learning to snowboard? DEFINITELY get wrist-guards and a helmet - and WEAR THEM. When learning to snowboard, be aware that you will probably spend 80-90% of your time sitting or otherwise prone in the snow - and you will get VERY wet. And despite the wrist-guards you could well end up breaking one or more wrist and find your tailbone somewhat tender after a day's 'practice'... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1363279 | 2013-12-22 05:03:00 | Heard that skiing is easier to learn first ... but snowboarding might be faster to advanced higher after you took longer to learn the basics. There may be less stuf to learn than ski also I think. But I am just a entry blue intermediate skier. A hiccup for us and for me is that you go from the wedge to parallel ski's so you develop a bad habit then there is carving and pole planting and all that adv stuff too .... | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1363280 | 2013-12-22 05:04:00 | Cheers, thanks for the tip on wrist guard, I will get one for sure now. I did get a helmet and goggles and will give snowboarding a try first but just wanted to hear others opinion on mostly the fun factor | learning (5137) | ||
| 1363281 | 2013-12-22 06:55:00 | My son tells me that learning to snowboard is easier than learning to ski whereas my daughter and their cousins say the opposite. He is a natural, however, having started with skateboards then surfboards whereas the girls spent a few years on skis before getting a snowboard. As far as the fun factor is concerned they all tell me that snowboarding wins hands down, once you get the hang on it. Taking lessons right from the start will help get you up to speed quickly, literally. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1363282 | 2013-12-22 22:34:00 | Learning to ski would be the driving equivalent of learning to drive a manual car vs learning to drive an automatic car (snowboard) . I'd suggest learning to ski first because you can always transition over to snowboard later if you decide that it looks more fun or you just want to try it out . Learning ski turns (carving) is much easier skis now that it was on the old straight skiis that went out of production back in 2000 . I first learned skiing as a 10 year old at Whakapapa (Ruapehu, NZ) and that time, keeping your skis together during the turns was the mark of any expert skier . Now days When you lean into a turn carving skiis basically do all the work for you so it feels like you are cheating . On the downside to learning snow boarding-They are not so suited to the crappy snow conditions that you might get during the season on Ruapehu or the north east of the US where they have lower mountains and higher moisture content in the snow . The West Coast of the US has the drier lighter snow - so for Colorado: Vail, Aspen, Brecken Ridge etc or Steamboat Springs if you go to Tahoe . . onthesnow . com/lake-tahoe/map . html" target="_blank">www . onthesnow . com Once you are up and running you and do any trick you can imagine on skiis that can be done on a snowboard and anyone who says that you can do more tricks on a snowboard hasn't seen what you can do on twin tip skis . Every trick that I have seen on a snowboard can be done on skis . One of my all time favourite ski snow board videos . youtube . com/watch?v=F1kFQX7_PlQ" target="_blank">www . youtube . com If you just want to be able to ski regular garden variety down hill skiing then any pair of carvers would be fine . Learning to carve . youtube . com/watch?v=UGn62uxnhjg" target="_blank">www . youtube . com I've skied for 30+ years . Definitely do the helmet and gloves . I have one of those HD helmet cams on as well which are awesome for learning or just for playing around doing tricks . |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1363283 | 2013-12-22 22:40:00 | It also helps to be physically fit as well, otherwise all the leg muscles that you never knew that you had will be screaming for mercy at the end of the day. | Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1363284 | 2013-12-23 00:51:00 | Learnt to ski first and then spent a day learning on a snowboard. The snowboard was easier BUT I had ridden a skateboard in my youth and that helped. One thing I found is you fall on your bum exactly the same way each time you fall backwards with the board. By lunchtime, my bum was so sore that I was ready to stop boarding. After lunch, my skills improved so it wasn't an issue but you don't get this on skis. Wrist supports a must, helmet advised. | user (1404) | ||
| 1363285 | 2013-12-23 02:11:00 | Skiing is a more technical sport, pole plant etc. Snowboarding is pretty fun too, the learning curve is muuch easier than skiing. If you go to Turoa, taking skis down the boardercross track is sooooo awesome haha! Really it depends on your patience. If you go and snowboard, like everyone else, use wrist guards and helmets! | ZacDaMan72 (17163) | ||
| 1363286 | 2013-12-23 02:32:00 | Skiing is a more technical sport, pole plant etc. Snowboarding is pretty fun too, the learning curve is muuch easier than skiing. If you go to Turoa, taking skis down the boardercross track is sooooo awesome haha! Really it depends on your patience. If you go and snowboard, like everyone else, use wrist guards and helmets! Skiing is definitely more technical to learn but reaching forward to pole plant seems to have become a thing of the past with the advent of carving skis . I had to unlearn certain aspects of skiing with straight skis in order to learn how to carve with carving skis - both with long drawn out carving turns and quick short radius turns ( useful when skiing moguls.) As shown in this video Carving for beginners www.youtube.com Most snow boarders won't know what moguls are because all the moguls tend to be removed with all the sideways scraping of their boards down the field.) For those young 'uns on the forum, this is mogul skiing www.youtube.com |
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