Snowboarding vs Skiing

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Kent Jakubowski Mrs. Arndt English IV 10 January 2011 Skiing versus Snowboarding More and more people are starting to convert from skiing to snowboarding. Is this just because it is cool or is there some other reason behind it? In comparison, they are not all that much different, or are they? Now to go about comparing them, some categories for comparison include equipment price, which is easier to learn, skills required, popularity, origins, what kind of people ski and what kind of people snowboard, lift tickets, and the amount of equipment necessary. For first-time skiers, most say it is easier to “get their training wheels through learning to “‘pizza’…to most people this comes much easier to them than carving is on a snowboard” (Smith 1-2). The “pizza” Smith talks about is when a skier has both skies in front of them and angled together like a wedge. Some also say that skiing is easier because it increases ones balance and visibility. The better balance comes from the idea that if one ski hits a bump or imperfection in the powder you can keep yourself from falling with the other ski, or you can use ones poles to help correct ones balance. With snowboarding you cannot do this. If one is a skater or a surfer they would most likely find snowboarding easier. There is one difference between skateboarding and snowboarding. It is that in skateboarding you put your weight on your back foot and steer with your front foot. “If you skateboard, you may find this difficult because it is just the opposite” of snowboarding (Daniell 1). For people who do not skate, skiing will be the best choice. Some veteran skiers have gone to snowboarding for something new. It all depends on ones and ones experience and preferences. To make a well informed choice one must look at the origins of skiing and snowboarding. “Skiing first made its mark more than 1000 years ago in Norway and Sweden

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