Why do you ski or snowboard?
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Skiing is essentially a controlled fall down the side of a mountain. It's a highly *mental* sport that challenges you to face one of the biggest fears - fear of falling. Successfully overcoming that fear is incredibly empowering and exhilarating! Skiing has it's own culture and attracts people that want to challenge themselves - all in a beautiful environment.
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It depends what activity specifically you are doing at the time.  For example, bump skiing woild burn more than snowboard carving; however smowboard halfpipe would burn more than powder skiing.
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i'm a snowboarder and yesterday i did a 540 for the 1st time when i was 10. it was soooo cool. but now i can do a 720 and almost a mctwist without killing myself.
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Winter. I prefer being cold to being hot too, and I am not a great outdoors person. It did not think others liked winter too.
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I love the cold. In the cold it's simpler to just put on the heat when your cold. but its harder to chill the heat
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Well, I hate the cold, and I hate driving on slippery roads, so unless I can just stay home, I prefer rain.  Snow is pretty to look at, but again, if I can stay home.
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I have a static snowboard but alot of people like liquid Snowboards.
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Snowboarders are so much hotter than swkate boarders! not only are they normally more toned but there's something about snowboarding - its risky and cool.\nSkateboarders jsut remind me of spotty teenagers cutting you up as you walk round town. Not cool.\nPLUS, you get the added bonus of snow with boarders!! always good.
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Because most of the sports are similar(except curling)in winter olympic, and it has less sports than summer olympic.\nAlso snowbording(the half-pipe)is cool
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yes...my favorite event is snowboardcross
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I do- I use Ride boots and bindings, and my trusty Peter Line board.  I board in Utah, so powder is the only way to go.  (It is the "Greatest Snow On Earth" after all...).  And, to the previous poster, spring boarding is some of the best boarding there is- sun, no crowds or lines, inexpensive lift tickets, and I actually enjoy the slush, believe it or not...
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Both are absolutely awesome!\n\nI've been snowboarding for twenty years but I love to ski every now and then (I get about 100 days a year on the mountain and I spend 10 or 12 on skis). \n\nOn hard snow, skis are much better than a snowboard. A snowboard isn't exactly bad on hard snow but I can rail my turns so much better on my skis than on my board when it's icy. \n\nIn powder there is no contest, snowboard all the way. Much more fluid and graceful and most skiers can't keep up with me if I really want to run in deep snow.\n\nAnd I have to say when it all comes down to it, if you are a speed freak then you need to ditch the snowboard because skis are much, much faster than boards. On my board I can hang with all my skier friends, especially in deep snow, but if they want to go it's all I can do to just keep up and I ride really, really fast.\n\nThe Olympics is definately not the venue for Snowboarding and it's a bad place to compare Skiing and Snowboarding. You should see how big the skiers go in the Halfpipe or how much faster they are on the Snowcross course. It's really amazing to watch.\n\nDon't get me wrong, snowboarding is in my blood and I'm a snowboarder till I die but skiing is pretty cool too.\n\nEDIT: In reply to Golfguy. Snowboarders can and do ride moguls, in fact I charge moguls hard and I love them. They are a bit more challenging on a board but still totally fun and doable.\n\nAs for snowboarders pushing off the powder and making it icy, that is just ridiculous. It's ignorant statements like that that have given snowboarders such a bad rap. I NEVER "push" off the powder. I carve the powder as well as the best skiers and better than most. Yes, occasionally you see idiots, in over their head, sliding sideways down the hill because they don't know what they are doing. It's just as likely to happen with a guy on skis as it is with a guy on a board. You need to try snowboarding and see what it's all about before making misinformed comments like that.
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Hey, totally agree with you, Paul G!  Snowboarders need to GET OUT OF THE WAY.  I happen to know some really cool snowboarders who don't sit in the middle of the slope.  Usually the people who do that are people who have never been on a mountain in their life and need to be on the bunny slope taking lessons.  Sure, snow sports are tiring and it's fun to rest and chat with your friends.  In case you haven't noticed, that is what the lifts are for.  If you don't have enough endurance to make it down a run, ride the bunny slope!\n\nI'm not just complaining about snowboarders; stopping in the middle of the slope is flat out dangerous.  People can't see you and snowboarders with their back uphill can't see an out-of-control young skier/boarder.  Even some of the most skilled skiers/riders can't avoid hitting some lazy snowboarder!  At one of my home resorts, there is a large hump (in the middle of the hill, not in the terrain park) with just enough lip to catch a little air.  There was a young snowboarder sitting just under it, so I was halfway off the jump before I realized that there was a person at my landing site.   I had to add a little jump turn to avoid him.  It is dangerous to the snowboarder.  JUST DON'T DO IT!  \n\nNext time you out-of-shape snowboarders fancy a break, pull to the edge of the slope where all of the other people can see you.  Make sure it is a low traffic area, not a place where the trails merge.  NEVER EVER sit down in the middle of a crowded slope.  I've seen ski patrol pull the tickets of snowboarders blocking a crowded area.  Be considerate of the other people around you.  That is the number one rule of snowsports.  If we stopped paying attention, injuries would increase tenfold.  \n\nDON'T BE A STUPID SNOWBOARDER!
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Skier all the way....but i dont mind skiing with boarders....its fun all around...as long as its a good time...no worries
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Why choose? Why not both?
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I like Speedskating... both the long track and the short track. The long track for the grace and fluidity of their movements. The short track for the intensity of the racers.\n\nAnd for some unexplainable reason... I am drawn to curling... the strategy and gracefulness of that event just pulls me in...
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The best time to go sledding is when it has stopped snowing. When the snow is packed, or icy, sleds go faster. Otherwise, the snow bunches up and slows you down. Obviously, you will go faster on steeper slopes. Leaning forwards also makes you more aerodynamic, resulting in you going faster. Also, making jumps out of the snow gives you air which is very fun!