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Why skiing is better.

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Jeebus.
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This post will prove indefinitely that skiing is superior to snowboarding.
Preface: this is a familiar site all over america.


As a skier i have never once wished i was on a snowboard, id be hard pressed that they would enjoy taking off their boards and hiking more than skating up the hill on a pair of skis. Well, its no surprise its a dying industry.. Also, split boards are whack, you know you just want to ski all the time, stop pretending. So skiers, no longer shall we wait at the top for snowboarders, beginner snowboarders should be cut off while exiting the lift at any possible opportunity. Together, we can rid the hills of the scourge, then move our focus to texans..
Feb 21 2015 11:13AM
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Lucas
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Powder on a snowboard is fun as hell
Feb 21 2015 2:34PM
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skiersupreme
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LucasPowder on a snowboard is fun as hell

ive never tried snowboarding but if i did it would only be for pow. seems like a blast
Feb 21 2015 2:40PM
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NewEscuelers
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snowboarding
Feb 21 2015 3:41PM
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Holzsteezy*
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LucasPowder on a snowboard is fun as hell


this is true. many patrollers i know snowboard on pow days instead of ski (btw, they're fucking chill patrollers)
Feb 21 2015 5:37PM
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junyawatanabe
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can't believe people still care about who is better
Feb 21 2015 5:57PM
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L0gic
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I agree with you, but your opinion does not end this eternal debate.
Feb 21 2015 6:02PM
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schommi97
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i tried both (i was forced to try snowboard) and i prefer skis, especially for flat slopes and getting on and off the lift
Feb 21 2015 7:34PM
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skitheeast77
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Snowboarding is the tits for rails and powder. There's so many different ways to slide a rail on a snowboard. You've got frontboard, backboard, 50-50 switch and regular, blunts, tail slides, and reg and switch nose presses and 5-0's. Skiing's mainly just got 2 ways of sliding a rail and maybe one foots and brokens but not many people are doing those. Skiing does have more crazy switchup and 270 combos but I feel like after a while those get old.
Feb 21 2015 7:52PM
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SupremeDeity
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They're both for degenerates
Feb 21 2015 8:00PM
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Dorf.
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snowboarding is 3 times better then skiing
Feb 21 2015 8:50PM
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CaptTurner
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skitheeast77Snowboarding is the tits for rails and powder. There's so many different ways to slide a rail on a snowboard. You've got frontboard, backboard, 50-50 switch and regular, blunts, tail slides, and reg and switch nose presses and 5-0's. Skiing's mainly just got 2 ways of sliding a rail and maybe one foots and brokens but not many people are doing those. Skiing does have more crazy switchup and 270 combos but I feel like after a while those get old.


Maybe I'm missing something but you can do a equivalent of pretty much all of those on skis
Feb 21 2015 9:03PM
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Powstagram
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People actually still care about which is better? We're all enjoying the mountain just get along ffs the number of planks under your feet is irrelevant
Feb 21 2015 9:06PM
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TOAST.
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CaptTurnerMaybe I'm missing something but you can do a equivalent of pretty much all of those on skis


Not really. I guess on boxes you can. Theres only a handful of skiers that can do legit presses and hold them.
Feb 21 2015 9:11PM
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skitheeast77
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CaptTurnerMaybe I'm missing something but you can do a equivalent of pretty much all of those on skis


^The only features you can do snowboarding style 5-0's and nosepresses on would be boxes for the most part and you can kinda do 50's on big tubes. Skiing tail and nose presses can look cool but hardly anyone can actually do them holding the slide through the whole rail except for henrik and a few others.
Feb 21 2015 9:17PM
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Michael_Thatcher
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Feb 21 2015 9:19PM
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.lencon
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LucasPowder on a snowboard is fun as hell


Yeah but today there was pow day at my home resort. Me and a buddy were 5th chair but got first tracks. Wanna know why? Cause all the snowboarders in front of us were doing up bindings while we took off and for first tracks. Booyah. I have friends who snowboard and have nothing against them, but skiing is better.
Feb 21 2015 9:22PM
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msg
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I kinda wish I could do both but then I'm glad I don't cause that's just even more bloody money to spend
Feb 21 2015 9:43PM
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frickindarn
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I started as a snowboarder. BY CHOICE. The only people who care which is better are over compensating for something. Cough you've gotta tiny penis op cough. Who cares really? It's all about having fun.
Feb 21 2015 11:27PM
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Aftergurner
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Look at X-Games Big Air this year. Most of the snowboard runs didnt land at all. So easy to wash out. And the flips dont look as cool in my opinion. There are so many more possibilities for grabs with skiing. However, a tweaked out stalefish on a snowboard looks sick.
Feb 21 2015 11:30PM
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Zimmy
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Can't find the X-games vid right now.. but I've seen a snowboarder go from a horizontal axis spin to a vertical axis spin mid-air. Never seen a skier do that.
Feb 22 2015 12:26AM
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CHORIZO
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Reasons why skiing is better
1. Hippy killers
Feb 22 2015 1:47AM
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skitheeast77
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ANUSTARTReasons why skiing is better
1. Hippy killers


I don't think a trick that most people(anyone other than Andy) can only do on a flat box really decides much.

I agree that skiing is generally cooler looking on jumps once you get to complex rotations(some of halldors tricks are the exception) and probably has more variety of grabs. There's some really cool snowboard grabs though: method, tweaked stale, Indy tucknee,...
Feb 22 2015 8:38AM
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Aftergurner
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skitheeast77I don't think a trick that most people(anyone other than Andy) can only do on a flat box really decides much.

I agree that skiing is generally cooler looking on jumps once you get to complex rotations(some of halldors tricks are the exception) and probably has more variety of grabs. There's some really cool snowboard grabs though: method, tweaked stale, Indy tucknee,...


I would also venture to say that it is alot easier to learn basic rotations on a snowboard.
Feb 22 2015 8:41AM
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zwilly
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Snowboarding in the street is twice as thug.
Feb 22 2015 9:23AM
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CHORIZO
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skitheeast77I don't think a trick that most people(anyone other than Andy) can only do on a flat box really decides much.

I agree that skiing is generally cooler looking on jumps once you get to complex rotations(some of halldors tricks are the exception) and probably has more variety of grabs. There's some really cool snowboard grabs though: method, tweaked stale, Indy tucknee,...


Coolest snowboard grab is cannon ball. That is the shit
Feb 22 2015 12:58PM
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bighomieflock
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.lenconYeah but today there was pow day at my home resort. Me and a buddy were 5th chair but got first tracks. Wanna know why? Cause all the snowboarders in front of us were doing up bindings while we took off and for first tracks. Booyah. I have friends who snowboard and have nothing against them, but skiing is better.


I snowboard and ski and honestly if you're bothered by the 5-15 seconds it takes to strap in then snowboarding is definitely not for you.
Feb 22 2015 4:52PM
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Analdestroyer
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The only thing that i wish i could do as a snowboarder is spread eagles
Feb 22 2015 4:56PM
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Jeebus.
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LucasPowder on a snowboard is fun as hell


shit i got two strapped to my feet, they're call hell bents
Feb 23 2015 8:01PM
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Jeebus.
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skitheeast77Snowboarding is the tits for rails and powder. There's so many different ways to slide a rail on a snowboard. You've got frontboard, backboard, 50-50 switch and regular, blunts, tail slides, and reg and switch nose presses and 5-0's. Skiing's mainly just got 2 ways of sliding a rail and maybe one foots and brokens but not many people are doing those. Skiing does have more crazy switchup and 270 combos but I feel like after a while those get old.


you pretzeling on a snowboard must be rad
Feb 23 2015 8:03PM
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Willard
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This thread sucks more than the lame footage you got on your Go Pro.
Feb 23 2015 8:11PM
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Blurst
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Rail riding on a snowboard is so much cooler. Thats really about the only thing im envious of though.
Feb 23 2015 8:14PM
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skitheeast77
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Jeebus.you pretzeling on a snowboard must be rad


Meh who cares. You can do 180 and 360 pretzel combinations and you still have all those other tricks.

And don't get me wrong I'm not hating on skiing, I think both are sick as hell, this is more aimed towards the 13 year old "skiing is so much cooler, you cant do 3 switchups on a rail" crowd
Feb 23 2015 9:40PM
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John18_6
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I love how nearly every trick in his part would be an ender in an urban ski segment (aside from good company, they raised the fucking bar)

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/757781/Dan-Brisse--39-s-Full-Part-from-Nation---TransWorld-SNOWboarding
Feb 23 2015 11:43PM
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