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Ski to Board to Ski

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cypress1080
Posts: 1751 - Karma: 21
One of my friends used to ski when he was 10 or sumthing then he switched to snowboarding. This kid was a realy good snowboarder he could do rodeos and big spins and shit. just last season he decided to swich back to skiing and he is improving quickly. I am just wondering if any of you people out there are ex-boarders.
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Sep 23 2001 9:03PM
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Keith_M
Posts: 796 - Karma: 772
i skied when i was like 6 but i never got off the bunny hill, then i switched to snowboarding for 9 years, then started skiing again and im doing both
Jun 15 2009 8:49PM
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 277
i go out of my way to go boarding once a year.  thats it jsut once, no more.  i just do it to remind me how much i dislike snowboarding.  and then when i just take one run at the end of the day on skis, i get all happy.
Jun 15 2009 9:04PM
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fezz
Posts: 542 - Karma: 28
my and my boarder friends switch maybe twice a month and its a great time i learned how to do rails and boxes and hit a couple jumps by the end of the season
Jun 16 2009 4:13PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
who keeps bumping all these fuckin threads
Jun 16 2009 7:04PM
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matt.s
Posts: 2502 - Karma: 93
hey look, its thread 11!
Oct 24 2010 11:06AM
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_Jesus_
Posts: 2070 - Karma: 260
ski site
Oct 24 2010 1:16PM
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B4NE1
Posts: 876 - Karma: 16
i was only 10 when this was made thats a long time ago
Oct 24 2010 1:20PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799

Well, since it was bumped...

I learned to ski when I was 3, picked up snowboarding when I was 7, and switched back to skiing when I was 18.  I'm 22 now.  I still bust out the snowboard like once or twice a season just to mess around on but I've pretty much totally converted to skiing.

Oct 24 2010 1:31PM
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kenzieann
Posts: 1535 - Karma: 391
i did the exact same thing as your friend.. minus the rodeos. i started skiing when i was 3, stopped when i was 10.. went to snowboarding competed in provincials and then 3 years ago switched back to skiing.. this upcoming season is going to be my first year only skiing.
Oct 24 2010 2:56PM
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SketchyMike
Posts: 539 - Karma: 71
I skied from like age 3 to like 9 then boarded, hated it and switched back to ski! Best descion of my life
Oct 24 2010 3:37PM
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Coop8o2
Posts: 80 - Karma: 23

I will ski and ride about the same amount each season. It all depends on what type of mood I'm in. I get the same satisfaction from both of them. I grew up skiing and then in my teenage years started skateboarding so the transition to riding came very natural. I was never the type to treat my winter sports like a gang war and never took sides on which one was better or "cooler". I like them both and will go riding with my boys that ski or go skiing with my boys that ride. Sorry for the rant but in the words of Rodney King "Can't we all just get along?!"

Oct 24 2010 3:51PM
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E-Nix
Posts: 382 - Karma: 187
Just wanted to bump the oldest thread on Newschoolers.
Feb 26 2013 4:04PM
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BertBoyd
Posts: 734 - Karma: 2,253
i was a snowboarder until one day it was stolen, My friend had 2 pairs of ski so that night i used his Masterminds and fell in love with skiing.
Feb 26 2013 4:09PM
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