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I do both, so here's my take...


1) Skiing is better on piste, snowboarding much better/easier off-piste.


2) Skiing is easier to pick up, but harder to master. Snowboarding is difficult for the first couple of days, but you pick it up quickly from there and can pretty much go anywhere after a couple of weeks.


3) Skiing is faster. Snowboarding is cooler.


4) Both are great fun. Do whichever one appeals to you more.

I'd also agree with Loz, more or less. I ski, and have done a little bit of snowboarding.


The first week of snowboarding is tough. You have to be resilient to falling over repeatedly, very hard, on your arse. It helps a lot if you're physically fit and flexible, because you'll have to do a lot of scooting along, getting up off the ground, and bending down to fasten/unfasten your bindings. Skiing is much easier to pick up, and by the end of the first week you should be confident building up a bit of speed, whizzing past the snowboard class.


I prefer skiing, but if you're willing to persevere and have an interest in off-piste or freestyle, snowboarding could be the one to go for.

Chillaxed Wrote:

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> Agree with Loz. For me being able to walk half

> normally in snowboard boots swings it.

>

> And to clarify, if you've only ever 'boarded it's

> totes OK to board even if you're a 40+ Dad...right?


Well, I am 46. But not a dad. And I am never the oldest boarder on the mountain.


The Snowboard Club UK recently had a thread asking about snowboarders over 40. The response was pretty impressive...


http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=53457&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

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