LARD 0 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Friends and images in the media. It just looked cooler. Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted May 4, 2003 Author Share Posted May 4, 2003 Interesting! Keep them coming! Link to post Share on other sites
xes 0 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Simple! Boarding looked like more fun. I had skied before years back, but when I came here I just had to take it up again and boarding was the choice. Link to post Share on other sites
alien 0 Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 I started snowboarding coz my friends were - and never looked back Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Had skied periodically since I was a kid and was good enough to get around shakily whenever I did it for a couple of days every few years. Snowboarding looked great and it only took me a few days to realise that skiing, with it's long learning curve, was a thing of the past for me. Respect for the hot skiers cause it's much harder-the best sliders I ride with (technical abilty wise) are two plankers I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Thanks for the pat on the back but the last 7 years has seen a huge jump in the quality of ski gear. Sking is not even half as hard as it used to be. the learning curve has been cut in half. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 I decided.... Well i didnt really even consider skiing! as mentioned in one of my other posts, my bro owns 2 board shops, so i never even thought bout skiing,...! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 I was told snowboarding was similiar to surfing..as I'm a surfer and from Hawaii (we don't have snow) I was skeptical but thought I'd try. I've never tried skiing..never wanted to. But snowboarding Conclusion: Not similiar. However, I will snowboard for the rest of my able to do so life....I LOVE IT!!.(er,if my wife let's me!) She's on a campaign nowadayz to get me to stop. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 used to ski, my friends started to snowboard, I thought it looked more fun, and when I tried it, I never went back. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 I started when I was 6 when my dad gave me my first pair of handmedown skis. 17 years later and I still havn't tried snowboading. I have also wanted to give it a go but never wanted to waiste a day of skiing. I would much rather try telemarking now though. Skiing will always be my first sport. Why quit now when there is still so much to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
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