Have you ever debated trying a winter sport? However, you cannot choose between snowboarding or skiing. Well, let me tell you that snowboarding is far superior. First of all, snowboarding just looks cooler. I cannot remember a single time I looked at a skier and said to myself “Man, that looks cool”. I mean, hey, to each their own, but this is an opinion piece and I am sure the snowboarders will approve. However, I am not just going to sit here and tell you that snowboarding looks cooler, instead I will explain how it is logically superior. 

For one it is so much easier to stop while snowboarding. You can be flying down a slope but hey want to stop short, just slam on your heel side and you are fine. Not to mention it looks really cool as well and is so much fun to do, spraying snow everywhere. Have you ever seen a skier try to stop? They do that weird looking pizza stop thing, which does not work and then end up slamming into a lift line. Better yet, they look ridiculous doing it. Ok fine, you can do a “hockey stop” when skiing. It does not look too easy on the knees though. I cannot speak for anyone else but I like my knees in their sockets, just saying. 

Additionally, snowboarders all around just have better style. The way they dress and look on the mountain is a lot more stylish then many skiers I see. Skiers have these weird tight looking coats, how do you move around in that? I do not know about you but to me it looks like they have no mobility. Meanwhile snowboarders have baggy stylish jackets and snow pants, allowing much more mobility and a way more stylish look. Furthermore, have you ever seen a skier wipe out? It looks insanely unpleasant, they go in thirty different directions. One ski pole is in the woods, their knee is behind their head and the other ski is about three miles down the slope. Now I know that cannot be fun especially in their restrictive snow gear giving them zero mobility. Talking about all their gear going everywhere, who wants to have to carry two ski poles? Snowboarders definitely do not have to do that. If I am trying to focus going down a slope why would I want to be holding and worrying about two long ski poles disrupting my run. Fine, maybe I am just jealous because they can use them to push themselves out of flat areas on the mountain. It does not change the fact that they are a nuisance in every other scenario. Snowboarders can always just unstrap from one of their bindings and push through flat spots anyway. 

Ok, so last and very much so least the comfortability of snowboard boots versus ski boots. I am sure most skiers reading this are hating me right about now but I know they can all agree their boots are so uncomfortable. Wearing ski boots is like walking around with two bricks taped to your feet. Snowboard boots on the other hand are so much more comfortable to walk around in. Snowboard boots are not too far from the comfortability of regular snow boots which definitely beats the comfortability of bricks. All in all, this should help decide the debate if you want to snowboard or ski. Snowboarding looks cooler, is more stylish and absolutely more comfortable. If that does not sell you I am not sure what will. Oh, maybe the fact that snowboarding looks way cooler in terrain parks. Anyway, whichever you decide to do the goal is to have fun and the season is coming soon, happy shredding everyone, do not forget to have fun out there.