I also fantasize about buying spyder jacket and pants. I have actually started carrying my board an my shoulder and turning around all the time creating a 6 foot kill zone all around me.
I grew up skiing and switched to snowboarding around the age of 13. That also happens to be around the same time I went through puberty. Unless I go through reverse puberty somehow and become a little bitch, I think I'll stick with snowboarding.
Picked up skiing last year and it is absurdly easier to learn than snowboarding. Took me about a day to get the basics down, but it sucks compared to snowboarding so i've never done it again.
I still ski...with my grandsons since their 5 and 2 years old, besides it's easier to ride off the chairlift with them. I also sold my other ski (Icelantic Shaman) on a ski swap since i do not use that ski anymore after i bought it 4 years ago. It is kindda cool to know how to ride both, but snowboarding is much better.
It has crossed my mind, but it's even more expensive than snowboarding so it will be years before can can even begin to afford it. Plus, I'd like to get decent at snowboarding before I mix it up.
The other day I had this conversation with a skier who thinks skiing is better than anything else (he incidentally also thinks epeé is the best weapon, so he's known to be wrong most of the time ). He said "skiing is way more fun than snowboarding" to which I went "I want to keep my knees working just fine into ripe old age" and moved on with my life.
I skied once, before I started snowboarding, and I have honestly had more fun on my board than on a pair of skis. Both my parents used to ski, apparently my dad used to go out to CO and ski, my mom still does, my little sister skis, and they'd tell you how much of a blast it is, but, meh, I prefer my board, I think the perfect word for skiing in general is "Stuffy". Not all skiers are that way, I know, but the sport in general has a very uptight air to it, so I stay far away from it.
I bought some nice ski boots last year, thinking it was gonna be good and I'll get into it. Went out about 3x and found out this wasn't for me. Whole time in the back of my mind I had this little voice saying, "Snowboarding you idiot, you should of chosen snowboarding!".
Bought a board, bindings, boots and went out. I knew I was gonna stick with it. It just felt so much more natural for me, much more comfortable on a board. With skiing I was always worried about my knees and crossing my skis and it felt awkward. Tough to explain. Haven't looked back since. Now I just gotta find a way to sell my ski boots...
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