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Skiing Rather Than Snowboarding? by Olivia Allegra

During the winter, most kids like to play basketball, but what if you don’t like basketball? What other winter sports are there to do? If you went to a ski resort, would you prefer to ski or snowboard? Most kids my age prefer to ski, but some kids around 12 years old prefer to snowboard. Both sports are also in the olympics, which in my opinion, makes them worthwhile to play.

Although skiing began in Scandinavia centuries ago, recreational skiing as we know it, began in the mid-1800s. Today, if you were to buy a lift ticket at the Okemo Ski Resort, a ticket for skiing full day for an adult would be $82. Skiing has poles and can be done slopestyle and cross country along with a few tricks; however, snowboarding is just for tricks. While skiing, the most common trick is an aerial. Skill wise, skiing requires being able to shift your weight as you make parallel turns.

Even though snowboarding began in Norway in 1929, recreational snowboarding, not on a wooden plank, started in 1965 by bounding two skis together. At Okemo Mt., a full day ski ticket for an adult would be $82. Snowboarding is usually done for its tricks; however, skiing has poles and can be done slopestyle and cross country along with not as many tricks. While snowboarding, the tricks you can achieve are are jumps, halfpipes, quarterpipes, hips, handrails, funboxes, or ledges. When you snowboard , the skill that comes in handy as you swiftly slide across the mountain is balance. Standing on the snowboard while going downhill definitely takes practice!

Some people think that snowboarding is easier than skiing, but truthfully they both can be pretty hard depending on your type of equipment and skill level. Even though skiing began before snowboarding, today, skiing and snowboarding are equally popular among people from age 10 to age 30. Many adults choose to ski rather than snowboard, but that is because when snowboarders need to stop, they often just fall. Most people think that snowboarding is easier, but I think that skiing is easier because you can easily control two skies rather than one snowboard with both feet.