SerreChe 2 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Been skiing on sunday... Just enough to remind me how vastly superior snowboarding is in powder Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Originally Posted By: SerreChe Just enough to remind me how vastly superior snowboarding is in powder You are mediocre at best, so better stick to skiing from now on. Great picks dude, although I haven't tried skiing yet so cant make comments about your turns. Were you up the big K? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 No need to try, waste of time Went hiking nearby. I hear K was quite windy this w/e and they had to close #1 for a while on occasions. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I saw kagura HP too. I thunk Sunday the top was open, but windy nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 One thing I have to admit though is that skiing is a lot more physically demanding than snowboarding in powder at least. I had to catch my breath once in a while whereas when I am boarding powder I feel I could ride non-stop. You should give skiing a try Tsonda. It is more fun than boarding in spring as well. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I wanna try tele actually. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: SerreChe It is more fun than boarding in spring as well. wash your mouth out with soap!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Tsonda, tele always looked odd to me, but I've never tried so cannot judge. It seems very popular with the local bc buffs. Tubby, been a while since we've stoked the old Boading vs. Skiing fire on the forums! The Niseko vs Hakuba fire has grabbed all the attention as of late. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Well, since you opened the door... Skiing is definitely more suited for steep fall line riding and tight trees. Judging by all the thick snowboard tracks traversing the hill on any given powder day, I'd say snowboarders are afraid of the fall line. And that's just in 'Strawberries'. Snowboarding's more 'cool' (in Japan, at least) but just riding a snowboard is not enough to be cool. You've got to be able to kick some ass too. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Isn't that a bit of a stereotype or generalisation there ger? People that ride the "Strawberries" are mostly occasional snowboarders with no more than 10 days a season. Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: ger Well, since you opened the door... Skiing is definitely more suited for steep fall line riding and tight trees. Judging by all the thick snowboard tracks traversing the hill on any given powder day, I'd say snowboarders are afraid of the fall line. And that's just in 'Strawberries'. Snowboarding's more 'cool' (in Japan, at least) but just riding a snowboard is not enough to be cool. You've got to be able to kick some ass too. Ger, I reckon the soft riding by the snowboarders probably reflects the fact that you don't need to be a particularly good snowboarder to hit the pow but you probably do need to be a pretty fair skier so you get an odd mix of snowboarders (whose skill level ranges from noobie to advanced) and experienced skiers making tracks in the pow. The noobie boarders can handle the pow but don't have the skills or the experience to handle the underlying terrain quite as well as the skiers do. And you're right, no point in talking the talk if you can't walk the walk. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: tsondaboy Isn't that a bit of a stereotype or generalisation there ger? People that ride the "Strawberries" are mostly occasional snowboarders with no more than 10 days a season. Could be a generalization. As for Strawberries, it attracks a range... it's interesting terrain that intermediates can have fun in too, without getting killed. Anyway, I still think that skiing is better suited to steeps (real steeps) and tighter trees. It's just faster to switch your weight on skis so you can make tighter turns. More mobility. For walking out on flats obviously too. Better for exploring a mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
Kingofmyrrh 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I hardly ever go with people who snowboard, and so this weekend doing a couple of runs with ianbc (I am presuming from his real name that this is who it was) was quite an eyeopener. It wasn't extreme terrain or anything but it was great to see such smooth controlled riding. I am definitely a skier but I started to like boarding a lot more after seeing that! Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I would agree on the exploring and traversing part. Its easier on skis than doing it with a 6 kg board strapped on your backpack. But, I ll have to try skiing first before I have an opinion which is better at steeps. disambiguation: steeps for me is around 35~40 deg, everything above that enters the "coming down a wall" category. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 i went skiing o few weeks ago at my local hill when it was raining. And you know what, i didn't kill myself from boredom. It was actually kinda fun being back on the misery sticks, and i tried sliding the boxes on them. But i had to get rid of the poles, it felt retarded holding them and not doing any pole plants. Link to post Share on other sites
Stuntcok 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Skiing pow isn't any more physically demanding if you have big sticks like FTs Pontoons. I skied my ARGs all weekend in the pow and the hardest part was skating them back to the liftline (the prototype models had VERY slow bases, the commercial ones should be much better than mine). I can't see why skiing would be more fun in the spring if you like boarding in the winter. At least you won't be postholing everywhere in the corn. I tried boarding once and realised it put my wrists in too much jeapordy thus risking my sex life. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 as long as you have a fully operational tongue, you are not jeopardising anything. That’s why I wear a full face helmet. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Stunts, werent you saying youre ambidextrous and often have to switch on & off? Link to post Share on other sites
Stuntcok 0 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 While I am ambidextrous, the right is just too damn proficient and I prefer the clumsy feel of the left. Makes it feel like someone else is doing it. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 I missed the action if I may say before the thread went into Stunts ambidextrous capabilities. Nothing comes close to boarding in powder, although I have never tried FTs 100s+ underfoot type skis. I also have more control in trees with deep pow on my board than on skis. It is a lot quicker and responsive as well. I think my skis are 88 underfoot which is not too shabby, but it was hard work in deep pow. Outside of powder, skis rule in my own view. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I thought snowboarding was the dark side Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 It depends what side you're on right now Quattro Link to post Share on other sites
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