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Which one is easier/better?

Skiing is better and easier.
7 (33.3%)
Skiing is better but harder.
2 (9.5%)
Snowboarding is better and easier.
0 (0%)
Snowboarding is better but harder.
3 (14.3%)
I hate snow too much to do either.
6 (28.6%)
Snuffleupagus
3 (14.3%)

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Offline Pred the Penguin

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Skiing or Snowboarding
A long standing question of mine, but I've only ever been skiing so I can't answer it. Please debate. :D

 

Offline Sololop

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
I've never snowboarded, but Skiing seems easier, you fall less (From what I see) and go faster (Again from what I see) so I voted Skiing.

 
Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
They're both immensely fun, but I enjoyed snowboarding more,  simply because it was more difficult, IMO, to get the hang of.

 

Offline T-LoW

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
It's easier to shove skies up someone's ass while going 50 mp/h
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Offline Ghostavo

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
Skiing is better and easier. And gentler on your behind.

Snowboarders most frequent activity involve them having their ass buried in snow.
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Offline Pred the Penguin

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
Yeah, but they wear protective care. Skiing can also be very painful, as my swollen thumb attests.

 

Offline Unknown Target

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
Between the two, I chose to learn snowboarding. I'd like to try skiing one day.

 

Offline Klaustrophobia

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
snowboarding is more fun for me.  it IS very hard on your ass when you first start, mine was black for a week.  but once you figure out the 'secret', you'll fall a lot less and have more fun. 
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
Skiing is considerably easier, but I find neither option terribly fun when I could instead be staging snowball fights.
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Offline Nohiki

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Re: Skiing or Snowboarding
IMHO both fun- and race- carving are harder to master than snowboarding, but telemark is quite easy. I ike skis more than some plank :D

the other thing is that in my country, snowboarders are mainly idiots sitting in groups in the middle of the slope right behind the edge so they can't be seen until you can't evade. that might be local problem though. but the lame boarders who just plow the snow down to the volley canreally make me angry.

 

Offline Rodo

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Did Skiing once, I hated it, I still have to try Snowboarding.. and from what it looks I would say it's a "more like me" kind of sport, at least compared to Skiing.
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Offline Retsof

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Voted skiing for better and easier.  As the above have said, snowboarders tend to be little more than obstacles (usually in groups) that occasionaly change position.
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Offline General Battuta

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Snowboarders should be lined up and shot. Snowboarders are literally Hitler.

 

Offline Unknown Target

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ZIG HEIL! lol

 

Offline Nuke

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i hate snow too much to do either
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Offline watsisname

I like snow, but I still don't do either.  Guess I have to default to snuffles as usual. :/
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Offline Pred the Penguin

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IMHO both fun- and race- carving are harder to master than snowboarding, but telemark is quite easy. I ike skis more than some plank :D

the other thing is that in my country, snowboarders are mainly idiots sitting in groups in the middle of the slope right behind the edge so they can't be seen until you can't evade. that might be local problem though. but the lame boarders who just plow the snow down to the volley canreally make me angry.
They seem fine at the ski resorts I've been to in asia. Then again I avoid large groups of people which are usually beginners.
I find you really only need to worry about dodging people worse than you, and letting people better dodge you. There was one asshole that rammed into me when I was waiting for a lift though... :drevil:

 

Offline Mika

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Where's the cross country skiing option?
Relaxed movement is always more effective than forced movement.

 

Offline StarSlayer

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Water Skiing.  Specifically Slalom water skiing, once you learn how to do it with a single ski two skis just doesn't cut it any more.  Fun as hell to carve back and forth across the water kicking up a giant rooster tail.  Bit of a lost art though, nowadays most folks go for wake boarding, or for the talentless flopping around on a tube.
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