Skiing or Snowboarding: Which One Should I Start With?
If you are still thinking, at this point in the season, about getting started in winter sports, It's never too late to review your preferences when it comes to where to start and which modality may best suit you.More specifically, we want to illustrate several important differences between classic skiing and snowboarding, so you'll have a clearer idea when choosing between the two.
Obviously, you'll know that both disciplines are performed on snow. Skiing involves a board on each foot, while snowboarding involves a single board. Both disciplines exercise the body in a broadly similar way, although in practice the movements, techniques, and benefits are slightly different.
Ski
Skiing is basically a mountain sport that It involves a learning process that depends greatly on the skier's physical and mental qualities.For beginners, it's advisable to start on slopes with a moderate incline, appropriate for them. Over time, the individual gains confidence and dares to take on steeper slopes, where they can experience higher-speed runs that allow them to develop their control. Skiers primarily train their lower body and, to a lesser extent, their upper extremities.
The goal is to acquire enough practice, skill, confidence, and control to be able to overcome any uneven terrain or unexpected event that may come your way, always paying attention to your surroundings and the dangers posed by all the obstacles present in the mountains. In this sense, Skiing has a special adventure component that snowboarding may not have. or that, in any case, it is practiced in another way.
Snow
Snowboarding involves working even more, almost exclusively, the lower body. It requires greater balance and coordination than skiing, especially during the learning process, since all your weight rests on a smaller surface (the board) and there are no poles for support. This means you'll spend a lot of time on the ground at first.
In any case, with enough practice, snowboarding is easier than skiing in the sense that you only have one board and all the technique on it; the movements are not as sophisticated as those of skiers. Achieving advanced skills in snowboarding is easier and faster than in skiing..
