Ya to a certain extent I'd have to agree with you, although I think that nobody should really compare the two sports, it's just the same thing with different tools and mechanics...totally not comparable. I seriuosly don't mind that they are ahead of us though, I mean...they had like a 10 year head start lol.
Snowboarding will only push us forward, they won't make us dissapear cause skiing is just sick with all the stuff you can do with two seperate planks in the air etc.