Starting to ski

[pfunk42]

ive been snowboarding since i was about 5, and just recently i really want to start skiing. should i start now(already in highschool) or just stay with snowboarding

 

[BITS]

youre asking a ski community, of course we will recommend you that!

 

[pfunk42]

true is it pretty easy to pick up on

 

[No_Dub]

start skiing cuz u can be gangster and be accepted.

 

[JANGAJONGA]

I have tried both and found that skiing was very easy for me. it probably depends on the person though. try skiing for a day at the mountain and see how it goes. hope this helps.

 

[Daydreaming]

Ya man, skiing just keeps getting better and better, now is as good a time as any to hop on the steeze train.

 

[pfunk42]

well i guess i should start what would be some good skis to get

 

[hauser]

surface!

 

[K_FRANK]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS get some surfaces!

 

[AdolfShitler]

You should ask eheath. I heard he loves giving n00bs advice.

 

[cwillygood]

yes sir

 

[NickSki.]

 

[FREEskiLINE]

ski and if you dont like it go back to boading. easy as that

 

[Bonobo]

I cant really see anyone from a freesking forum telling you to keep on snowboarding, but seriously dude start skiing its the shit

 

[adamlukowski]

Very true i switched from snowboarding to skiing (also in high school) after many years, and i did a rail in the mini park, and then brought it to the regular park son!

 

[AdolfShitler]

 

[Mules]

ski all the way

 

[J.DUKE]

telemark

 

[Yung_Gnarley]

take lessons

 

[yG_Sm]

Yo dude I snowboard too and I'm really thinking about switching. Overall skiing looks soo fun compared to boarding. So I'm here with you trying to decide wether or not to switch...

 

[asapCferg]

i have a friend who was sick at snowboarding..wanted to try skiing so he borrowed someones gear. First run ever he was doing rails..it was pretty awesome i'd have to say. I think you'd pick up pretty easily

 

[SkiBreck=@]

ahahahah..... "Its a skiing community obviously were gonna recommend skiing" ommg hilarious but seeriously kid......SKI

 

[A.Eberhard]

Well if you start skiing you will end up sending many hours on NS.

 

[Most-D]

Ski .It's far more G.

 

[pfunk42]

yea i have a friend that said he would let me borrow his line skis for the season so i think im gonna do it and im getting a dope saga jacket

 

[Thenowhereman42]

Do both, they are both really fun.
IMO skiing is harder to pick up than snowboarding but if you can already board it will make learning to ski way easier and vice versa

 

[MothaHucker]

get k2 masterminds, affordable and a really forgiving intermediate twin

 

[MothaHucker]

line masterminds srry

 

[Mogwai.]

yeah man pick skiing up for sure. that'd be rad if you become a sick skier and snowboarder

 

[emilyskis]

it never hurts to try, you can always rent skis or demo some before you jump on in and buy some. but definitely go for it

 

[teleak]

toe turns are just like tele turns.

I know a few people that have switched from snowboard immediately to tele.

 

[Common_Cents]

I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say this guy knows his tele...
Tele is dope i really want to try it this season

 

[Mr.Bishop]

Definitely come over to skiing! Its fun to ski, plus you get such an awesome community like this one, which as far as I know doesn't have much of a counterpart in snowboarding.

The other thing is there's no harm in diversifying... I mean I know a bunch of guys who will ski or snowboard depending on the day. Riding a snowboard in deep powder can be a ton of fun... just like going extremely fast on skis is quite a rush.

There's differences to the two sports, and each one is fun for slightly different reasons.

However, yeah take up skiing. I absolutely love this sport, as does every person on here.