1. Snowboarding in pow is amazing, it feels just like surfing,
2. The boots are more comfortable, and easier to walk in.
3. The skills transfer directly into other sports i love; surfing, skateboarding and wake boarding.
Also, the average snowboarder is cooler then the average skier. Skiers try to hard to compensate. and Its hard to explain to random people what freeskiing really is.