Snowboarding vs Skiing

Snowboarding vs Skiing

by Tyler Johnson

Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog

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When it's cold and snowy on the mountains there are only a few things to do for fun. Two of those things are snowboarding and skiing.

These popular sports are not only good for a heated competition, but for casual fun as well.

Many may wonder if one is actually better than the other or if one takes more skill.

Skiing is swift and made for ice and bumps while snowboarding is more for powder and tricks. The two can be seen as different when in fact they are very similar.

Some say that it would be better to start off skiing because it is easier to get used to higher speeds and the poles can make it feel more comfortable. It is also easier when it comes to feet control, since one foot controls each ski.

Snowboarding has a little more difficult idea to grasp. It deals with controlling yourself using both feet for a single side of the board.

Without the poles, it puts more work on your legs and then you also have to use your arms to balance.

Learning both is difficult at first, but easy to handle after practicing. When you get bored with one you can easily switch over to the other.

Current Dixie junior, Chris Abraham, feels snow boarding is better, "It's easier to do tricks and rails," and Tim Mendez, a Dixie high senior, said, "I don't know it seems cooler to me, it is fun, and I skateboard and long board so its similar to snow boarding."

There are still arguments though on which one is better even with the similarities.

Junior, Dallas Montella said she likes skiing more, "I like it because i don't have the coordination for snowboarding, and because there are more tricks that you can do."

The choice is just pretty much personal preference, but either way people should be adamant in trying both.