Snowboarder learning to ski

Hey man, no shade was thrown. Both sports are super cool! I am a snowboarder by trait (used to compete a few years back while in college, mostly slopestyle) and now being 25, i switched to skiing. This is my second season on skis, and I can assure you that your learning curve will be significantly faster than the average person trying to learn this sport. Also, it doesnt matter what state you are in, I am in Ohio, as long as you can make it to your local hill and practice your skiing. I would recommend you take a lesson that teaches you some basics (or learn from a friend that knows what he is talking about), but after that you should be good to go, since you know how edges work, the park etiquette and the basics of how to approach features. As I mentioned, this is my second season on skis, and i can spin 3's as well as 270 off already, so I can safely say that the actual switch to skiing is not as hard as you may think, and it simply because you are already used to snow sports and jumps/rails from your snowboarding years. I think the key is practice though, I spent 60 or so days on skis last season and at 20 or so this season. Also, given an option, I definitely enjoy skiing more. Welcome to the club!

Funny story, I've been a skier my whole life but recently I've picked up snowboarding for fun (still skiing though). On my third day, some douche sprayed me hard while I was sitting off on the side of the run. I've never been sprayed as a skier, so that I got my first true taste of discrimination.
The only thing I can really say is beware getting sacked on a rail... your balls are no longer safe! Also t-bars are a hell of a lot easier with skis on.
Speaking of snowboarding, do you have any tips for someone starting snowboarding from skiing? I can fs/bs turn consistently, carve a bit, and air off of hips and stuff, but I'm still scared of an edge catch when I switch from toe to heel edge.

ask you continue to ski, you may notice an increasing disinterest in fornication with people of the male variety

I switched to skiing about 5 years ago after snowboarding my entire life. Best advice I have is to watch good skiers and see the little things they do. And practice as much as possible. Relearning a snow sport is one of the most rewarding and fun things I have ever done. Now I haven’t snowboarded in years and haven’t looked back. One of the hardest things to make myself do was to lean forward a bit and let your shins rest on the front of your boots. Snowboarding you always tend to lean back, so it was a foreign concept to me, but now feels natural

msmith8006First of all i want to say not all snowboarders hate skiers and there is no reason to dislike each other. Ive been a snowboarder for 15 years and i would classify myself as very experienced. I dont scrape off snow, and half my friends ski. Any time you get after powder and have fun with friends is awesome its not a rivalry. Ive had my experience in the park learning 270 outs front boards and alot of fun tricks, hit alot of big jumps and had alot of fun. Now im 25 and havnt hit the park in a couple years. Living in new jersey skiing mountains with grass showing every winter now also doesnt help my case. I love ripping glades and doing pow turns but even taking trips up north weather is the ultimate factor. I love snowboarding and will never give it up, but alot of my friends ski and it is awesome. So long story short, i bought a pair of skis so i can learn how to ski in my free time in the poconos. Does anyone have good ski advice to learn from someone that can snowboard very well that wants learn about skiing as well. Although snow sports are similar i could use good advice on skiing compared to snowboarding. Thank you guys very much

What up fellow East Coaster, glad to have you on the good side.

If by Jersey you mean Mountain Creek, and by Pocono's you mean JFBB, then id say some used Park Skis or any Light and Flexible twin tipped ski. Plenty under Buy/Sell.

I know "All Mountain" Crusin' is what your looking for but we don't really have the same "All Mountain" as west coast or even Vermont. Park Skis kick ass all over the place on these smaller mountains. So just find everyones diffrent faves & read reviews. Skiers leave excellent, thorough reviews. Unlike snowboarders who just sit around all day

There may be a thread or two on here in the Ski Gabber that talks about Park Skis, but lately its been the Track Pants Gabber. (you'll need the track pants thread soon, but not yet)

As for the Disliking thing; You'll learn once you get the hang of skiing that there is no rivalry between Boarders and Skiers because there is simply No contest. Its like comparing a Hamburger to a Steak Dinner.

msmith8006First of all i want to say not all snowboarders hate skiers and there is no reason to dislike each other. Ive been a snowboarder for 15 years and i would classify myself as very experienced. I dont scrape off snow, and half my friends ski. Any time you get after powder and have fun with friends is awesome its not a rivalry. Ive had my experience in the park learning 270 outs front boards and alot of fun tricks, hit alot of big jumps and had alot of fun. Now im 25 and havnt hit the park in a couple years. Living in new jersey skiing mountains with grass showing every winter now also doesnt help my case. I love ripping glades and doing pow turns but even taking trips up north weather is the ultimate factor. I love snowboarding and will never give it up, but alot of my friends ski and it is awesome. So long story short, i bought a pair of skis so i can learn how to ski in my free time in the poconos. Does anyone have good ski advice to learn from someone that can snowboard very well that wants learn about skiing as well. Although snow sports are similar i could use good advice on skiing compared to snowboarding. Thank you guys very much

Pic related is why we hate snowboarders. For real though, I have some friends who snowboard, no hard feelings. Not sure how much you've skied but some really basic advice for complete beginners is to be aggressive, keep your weight forward, knees bent a bit, feet shoulder width apart. Don't try to steer to turn, instead use your weight and edges to turn. To turn right, tip skis onto right edges and put weight on your left foot. (weight should be mostly on the foot opposite of the direction you want to turn) That's extremely basic advice for people who have never skied or only skied a few times, so if you already know all that then feel free to disregard this post.

Thanks for all the comments everyone, im excited to get out and get some practice in

hubbardsFunny story, I've been a skier my whole life but recently I've picked up snowboarding for fun (still skiing though). On my third day, some douche sprayed me hard while I was sitting off on the side of the run. I've never been sprayed as a skier, so that I got my first true taste of discrimination.
The only thing I can really say is beware getting sacked on a rail... your balls are no longer safe! Also t-bars are a hell of a lot easier with skis on.
Speaking of snowboarding, do you have any tips for someone starting snowboarding from skiing? I can fs/bs turn consistently, carve a bit, and air off of hips and stuff, but I'm still scared of an edge catch when I switch from toe to heel edge.

Yeah ive noticed the one difference going from skiing to snowboarding is your turning on one edge instead of having two feet seperated to catch yourself. Its def weird to get used to cause if you catch your edge your most likely falling. Best advice for that would be you wanna put a little more weight on your front foot to help your backfoot swing around when making turns. And body control to help swing from toeside back to heel.

Yo thanks man, its good to know the transition isnt too bad, good to hear from another snowboarder from trait

RedLegion17Hey man, no shade was thrown Both sports are super cool! I am a snowboarder by trait (used to compete a few years back while in college, mostly slopestyle) and now being 25, i switched to skiing. This is my second season on skis, and I can assure you that your learning curve will be significantly faster than the average person trying to learn this sport. Also, it doesnt matter what state you are in, I am in Ohio, as long as you can make it to your local hill and practice your skiing. I would recommend you take a lesson that teaches you some basics (or learn from a friend that knows what he is talking about), but after that you should be good to go, since you know how edges work, the park etiquette and the basics of how to approach features. As I mentioned, this is my second season on skis, and i can spin 3's as well as 270 off already, so I can safely say that the actual switch to skiing is not as hard as you may think, and it simply because you are already used to snow sports and jumps/rails from your snowboarding years. I think the key is practice though, I spent 60 or so days on skis last season and at 20 or so this season. Also, given an option, I definitely enjoy skiing more. Welcome to the club!

i tried snowboarding when i was 12 after id been skiing for 7 years and i was like fucking shit im not spending another 5 years getting to the same level boarding as i was at skiing. Props for wanting to learn skiing tho op. Progressing will be fun because skiing is a different (and cooler) game in my opinion. You have better control both on the snow and in the air because you can move your legs closer together and farther apart on skis.

and once you get good sking steeze crushes snowboarding steeze. snowboarders can look good doing tricks like cork 5s but they flail their arms alot when hucking big tricks.

im not biased either. Pro skiers simply look more graceful than pro snowboarders. Play ssx on tour if you doubt this.