Why ride together?
Even though we both stand different ways down the hill, we both watch the same videos, get the same inspiration, go out to the bars together, and help motivate new ideas. I ride with snowboarders cause they set up features most skiers don't approach. -Max Hill
It's super fun, plus it is a source of inspiration. You can see first hand a whole different spectrum of tricks and techniques that can influence your skiing right then and there. Some of my favorite riding partners are snowboarders. just watching skiing all the time can get old and it's easy to get stoked on what people in similar sports are doing. -Colston VB
Because when I first started riding some of my friends were skiers and some of them snowboarded, why change that? -Justin VDP
Skiers are good for packing your booters/takeoffs/landings for you. -Shayne Zwickel
What's the biggest difference between the two sports?
Skiing is a smaller, tight-knit community, whereas snowboarding is bigger and it can be hard to keep track of everything that's going on. With so many snowboarders and so much competition these days, there's a lot less support for talent and it's unfortunate to see talented snowboarders go unnoticed, and become discouraged by a lack of support. -Darren Rayner
It used to be which way each sport was progressing. Now that there are so many people, skiers and snowboarders are both pushing their creative influences in every direction. I wouldn't say there are many BIG differences these days. -Max Hill
Poles! I think if you break it down they're both very similar, both have they're own ridiculous trends, there are haters in both sports, similar demographic of competitiors, film athletes, rail dudes, etc. But when it comes down to it we're pretty much doing the same thing, sliding on snow and having a blast. -Colston VB
Being sideways vs forward, duh. -Justin VDP
Yard sales are way more entertaining on skis. -Shayne Zwickel
Why do you think a barrier still exists between the two sports? The animosity started with the boom of freestyle skiing in the 90's. Remember when skiers weren't allowed in terrain parks? That animosity has persisted through the years, mostly amongst the older generation of shredders. With a new generation comes a new outlook, and I think the barrier will be broken... either way, surfing is where it's at. -Darren Rayner It's all about money, every new kid who starts snowboarding is worth a certain amount to the industry, if the industry puts it out there that the majority of the world believes that snowboarding is the "cool" thing to do and anything else is "uncool" then they create the environment that herds the kids and parents into spending their dollars in our sport. What's cool and uncool aren't real - it's just pop culture marketing tactics. -Justin VDP I think skiing to them is what rollerblading is to skateboarders - they think it's easy. It isn't. It's pretty funny for me though because I actually snowboard too. I remember one day way Dane Tudor and I were getting lipped off for being skiers so we grabbed our boards and showed them what's up. -Colston VB There is generally loud mouthed people in every sport. -Max Hill History. -Braden Dean Best part about riding with snowboarders? When a snowboarder with good style compliments your tricks as a skier. Worst part is when they yell at you for breaking the jump. -Max Hill Riding with snowboarders is sick because as a skier it opens your eyes to be more creative and try things like presses and stuff. I think snowboarding today puts a lot of emphasis on style, and that's where I see skiing going in the future. -Matt Brindisi Best part about riding with skiers? You never worry about doing the same tricks at a shoot, they also look at lines differently than you, you can learn a lot. -Braden Dean They make great guinea pigs! -Justin VDP Skiers are good for packing your booters/takeoffs/landings for you. -Shayne Zwickel Worst part about riding with skiers? Getting made fun of if you get stuck in the flats! -Braden Dean They use words like bunch, pile and other stupid slang. -Justin VDP Hearing them complain about how uncomfortable ski boots are. -Shayne Zwickel
