Skiing or Snowboarding?

[AlphaGamer46]

Howdy y'all.

 

I'm going on a ski trip in a couple of months, but I have a big decision to make: do I pick skiing, or do I pick snowboarding?

 

I'm only going to be there for a week, so I want to be able to pick it up relatively quickly.

 

All opinions welcome!

 

-Alpha

[Tsuki]

what do you think you'd enjoy more?

 

edit: to be more helpful,

skiing is more intuitive and the basics are easier to learn. snowboarding is all about being on either your heels or toes at all times, which is more awkward at first, and takes time to get used to.

you'll probably fall more snowboarding, but i personally think its more fun

[AlphaGamer46]

2 minutes ago, Tsuki said:

what do you think you'd enjoy more?

I have absolutely no idea xD.

 

I'm going with a few of my close friends, so we'll all end up doing the same thing.

[Tsuki]

Just now, AlphaGamer46 said:

I have absolutely no idea xD.

 

I'm going with a few of my close friends, so we'll all end up doing the same thing.

if you've got a whole week,  i totally vote snowboarding.

[Teddy07]

Never tried snowboarding cause I love skiing.

 

It is both not hard. It is just a question which one do you prefer, two or one boards under your foot?

[AnonymousGuy]

Honestly?  Probably doesn't really matter.  It's all about having an adrenaline rush from not dying getting down the mountain regardless of what's attached to your feet.

 

I picked up skiing 6 months ago and was going down the mountain on my first lesson.  one of my friends ended up going home crying and couldn't really get the hang of it.  point being: it's probably up to you how fast you will learn either skiing or snowboarding.

 

I'll give 2 advices: first, wear long sleeve compression gear under your clothing so if you fall you won't tear skin from sliding.  second, don't be afraid of what you're doing.  If you go down the mountain acting like a pussy, you're going to fall a lot more than if you just take a "fuck it, let's go" approach.  edit: third advice, don't worry about people up the mountain crashing in to you.  only worry about people below you and cross-traffic if you're cutting across another trail.

[yathis]

I skied all my life, then when snowboarding became popular I tried snowboarding on a beginners ski hill and I could turn both ways and do small jumps within a run or 2.

 

I remember cutting old ski's down, perhaps half way and skiing on those.

 

Heck I remember when snowboarding was not allowed on ski hills.

[Kamina]

Tried snowboarding for the first time when I was a kid and was pretty good at it.

Tried it again as a teenager and I sucked really bad it.

 

You need to be sort of active for this kind of sport to enjoy.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Try both. 

[kelvinhall05]

Skiing, but learn without poles. Only give them poles when they master footwork and pretty much everything that doesn't require poles. If you don't think this is possible, that's how I learned to ski...

[dalekphalm]

I've tried both, but I ski. I love skiing so much.

 

I found skiing easier to get started with. Snowboarding was somewhat easy on a novice hill to stay upright (not fall over), but actually learning control and direction and maneuvering is more difficult.

 

You'll probably enjoy either, but as a Skier, I am compelled to attempt to get you to pick that one  

[LAwLz]

Snowboarding is way cooler than skiing. With that being said, it's also a lot harder and looking like a fool while trying to balance on a snowboard won't get you any chicks.

 

Since you're only going to be there for a week, I think it's best to go with skiing. It will be easier to learn and what's important is having fun. It's not fun to constantly fall down, and learning how to ski will be difficult enough for you.

[yathis]

Its fucking too expensive to ski now a days.

$100 for the lift ticket, $50 for food, $20-$30 in fuel, $50+ to rent shit

 

Even shitty ass fucking "Ski Hills" are expensive, good for learning and ski racing.

The "Ski Hills" that are actually hills, not mountains.

[dalekphalm]

5 minutes ago, yathis said:

Its fucking too expensive to ski now a days.

$100 for the lift ticket, $50 for food, $20-$30 in fuel, $50+ to rent shit

 

Even shitty ass fucking "Ski Hills" are expensive, good for learning and ski racing.

The "Ski Hills" that are actually hills, not mountains.

Buy your own gear. Big investment (I probably spent $500 on Ski's, poles, boots, helmet, and a carry case), but that stuff will pretty much last you forever. I bought my gear around 12-13 years ago, and they're all still in great condition.

 

As for food, yeah if you eat there, food is expensive. Want to save money? Pack a lunch! $100 for a lift ticket seems pretty expensive - in Ontario, you're looking at closer to $25-$35 for a day. $100 would get you a season pass (A restricted one, that lets you go nights and weekends for example). A full season pass is over $150+.

[yathis]

Yeah my parents spent a fortune, growing kids, new shit every year, more $

Soccer is a good sport, shoes thats all.

$100 for a lift ticket aint cool neither.

Hills are $50

[LAwLz]

On 2017-06-09 at 10:26 PM, yathis said:

Yeah my parents spent a fortune, growing kids, new shit every year, more $

Soccer is a good sport, shoes thats all.

$100 for a lift ticket aint cool neither.

Hills are $50

Don't forget club membership fees, uniforms, skin guards and if you're a goalkeeper, gloves.

Obviously some sports are much more expensive than others (I used to play golf, so I know) but I think most sports are expensive for growing children which needs new equipment ever year. Stupid children and their "growth".

[yathis]

Hockey is the most expensive. Then skiing is 2nd place.

 

 

[LAwLz]

13 minutes ago, yathis said:

Hockey is the most expensive. Then skiing is 2nd place.

[Citation Needed]

 

Also, it depends on a lot of factors. Do you include the travel expenses for skiing? Because then you can argue that you are paying flight tickets in the "price" for skiing. Buying and maintaining a horse, plus all the club fees and equipment that goes along with riding makes it extremely expensive too. Most likely more expensive than skiing.

Golf? All depends on what gear you buy. You can buy a single club that costs as much as an entire skiing kit, and you can have 14 clubs (plus membership which varies greatly depending on the club).

 

I have no doubt in my mind that skiing is one of the most expensive sports for kids, but I don't think you can definitively say it is the second most expensive.

All sports can vary greatly in cost.

[yathis]

5 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

Do you include the travel expenses for skiing?

Gas and vehicle wear & tear.

 

 

If you are saying club fee's then golf would be the most expensive, because some cost $1M

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/2005/09/01/luxury-travel-clubs-cx_sb_0901feat_ls.html&refURL=https://duckduckgo.com/&referrer=https://duckduckgo.com/

 

OK Maybe I wasnt close on $1M

No. 1 Liberty National – New Jersey, USA

Joining fee: $374,400

 

 

 

Pine Valley Golf Club

The country club was opened for the first time back in 1913, and since then membership has always been granted to those invited by the board of directors. There are around 930 members from all corners of the world. Women are only allowed on the course on Sunday afternoons and guests can only enter if invited and accompanied by a member.

 

[yathis]

 

 

 

http://www.sportssignup.com/blog/bid/194702/The-Most-Expensive-Youth-Sports-to-Play

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There is no denying that playing youth sports, especially at a highly competitive level, can costs $1000s of dollars per child each year. Paying to play has practically become the new normal in youth sports, especially since more and more youth athletes are playing year round (either one sport all year or a new sport each season), and parents are looking to give their children every extra edge possible, including one-on-one coaching sessions, high-powered travel teams, fancy equipment, and more. In the United States, parents spend $671 on average per year to cover the costs of uniforms, registration fees, and private lessons and coaching. At least 1 in 5 ends up spending over $1,000 per child, every year.

Some sports are inherently more expensive than others, simply because you have to invest in more equipment (think how much gear a hockey goalie has versus a soccer player). But when all is said and done what are some of the most expensive youth sports you can play?

Skiing

If you live in New England or the mountains of Colorado skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports are readily available to try. Play It Again Sports says that skiing is one of the most expensive sports you can try (and one that children will likely quit). Their rundown of used skis ($200), boots ($100), poles ($25), a helmet ($50), goggles ($30), skiiing pants ($40) and gloves ($30) comes out to a total expense of $535 for gear alone. Never mind the lift tickets each weekend, private lessons, and travel costs of getting to and from the mountain. With the Winter Olympics just ending, your child might be dreaming of becoming the next Shaun White or Mikaela Shiffrin, but just be aware that it's an expensive road to the top of that mountain!

Hockey

According to ESPN, one hockey family has spent $48,850 on their daughter's hockey dreams so far. Club dues have added up to $20,000, while travel expenses and private coaching sessions/clinics/camps were another $10 grand each.  Even if your child isn't playing at the highest level of youth hockey, it can still cost near $1,000 or more per season. Never mind the time investment that comes with playing youth hockey---many players have to be on the ice at 5 AM...and the ice is two hours away!

Football

If your son or daughter wants to join a youth football league run by Youth Football USA the regular season registration fees alone at $199.00. Pop Warner leagues can cost $75 to $200, based on the league's discretion. If your child makes it to the high school level, the cost to play gets even more expensive.

Alta High reported the highest optional costs at $830. Head coach Bob Stephens offers a summer camp at Snow College for $290, weekly team meals for $90, summer weight training for $80, a fitness class for $35, a highlight video and pictures for $55, miscellaneous activities for $60, and a $220 spirit pack that includes a hooded sweatshirt, duffel bag, team-logoed T-shirt and shorts, compression shirt, core shorts, game socks, a practice girdle and a mouthpiece.

These costs are supposed to be optional, but many parents feel that if they don't pay their children won't play. Either the coach will hold some kind of grudge, or their teammates' skills will surpass their own player's.

Baseball

Baseball and softball equipment accounted for $488 million in wholesale sales in 2010, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. A blog post on CBS Moneywatch in 2009 quoted one family who paid $4000 for their 9-year old to play on a traveling baseball team.

 

[theninja35]

My snowboard instructor told us that Skiing was easier for beginners and I've heard it from a few other people.

 

Snowboarding is a lot of fun but if you are a beginner you're definitely going to crash into someone who is going to get angry and then you're glad you crashed into them. (I hate that guy, I'm pretty sure we went to the same school, too.)

[yathis]

The thing with snowboarding is your knees and ass get sore real quick.

Skiing is better anywayzzzzzz

[pyrojoe34]

I do both and they're both really fun. Although it's true that skiing tends to be easier to pick up as a beginner you shouldn't base your choice off of which is easier to learn or what other people prefer. You should base it off which is the most interesting to you and which you would prefer to learn. You can't go wrong either way and they're both a blast to learn. If you can swing it I would recommend getting at least one lesson from a professional during your trip (maybe on the second or third day) so that you learn the basics correctly and don't develop bad habits that can be very hard to break once you learn them.

 

Either way have fun, you really can't go wrong.