Oyuki kigan 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Originally Posted By: samurai However, most people over 40 who still ride snow do so on skis. I just don't know many snowboarders who made it a life-long commitment. And I know several skiers who made skiing thier retirement passion. Surely snowboarding is rather "new" to the snow-riding industry, but I still find it strange that those who started riding boards (of which there are many) 20 years ago, ended up converting back to skis. really? I have only been riding for 18 years, and i have only met 3 people that started earlier than me, and they are still snowboarding. Wait another 20 years, and then perhaps it will be clearer if snowboarders will stick with snowboarding. As for myself, i have no absolutely no desire to return to skiing, except perhaps for cross-country. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan I have only been riding for 18 years, and i have only met 3 people that started earlier than me, and they are still snowboarding. Wait another 20 years, and then perhaps it will be clearer if snowboarders will stick with snowboarding. As for myself, i have no absolutely no desire to return to skiing, except perhaps for cross-country. Fair enough. I know age bracket has a lot to do with it. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 sorry Rach. Just being an idiot. This conversation pops it head up repeatedly on here, and the same comments always come out, so I'm just taking the piss. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 But BettyBoo! is new here, right? (Hi BettyBoo!) And she just asked a fairly normal and valid question I thought. You may not like it - but you can always ignore it surely? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah, I have no probs with her question Rach, and sorry Betty Boo, I wasn't taking the piss out of you. I was just having a laugh at the annual "We are better than you!" ribbing that goes on on SJ. I was not meaning to be nasty at all, but just trying to poke a bit of fun at the argument. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I just thing the "taking the piss" thing sometimes goes overboard, especially in posts by newcomers. Surely it can be kept to your "own" threads (like Snow in Japan and others). It's no wonder some people are apprehensive about joining in. OK I've been fairly serious this morning so far. Time to get into weekend mood. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted June 8, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted June 8, 2007 Thread closed on BettyBoos request. Link to post Share on other sites
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