Whats harder surfing or snowboarding?

Question

I have been surfing for 10 years now and i recently have been invited to go snowboarding, i was previously a skiier, i was wondering if learning to snowboard would be easier because of the fact that i can surf?

Answer 1

snowboarding is very easy compared to surfing. firstly you don't have to paddle on to the slope and then on the wave you seconds to get it right. snow boarding the mountain don't move, you can take all day. if you've been surfing for years you'll take to snowboarding like a duck to water.. have fun.

Answer 2

defienently surfing. ive been surfing for like 4 years and snowboarding for 3.

Answer 3

Surfing is far more of a challenge, unless you have a fear of heights and can't stand the cold.

When was the last time the half pipe at your local mountain attacked you, slammed you to the ground, and held you under for a minute or two just because you buried your nose on the drop in?

Answer 4

well i picked up snowboarding within the first two days or doing it, this is after skiing for 6 years.  and i tried surfing for about three days and could barely stand up before i said f*&% it

Answer 5

I've been surfing since I can remember, but  I picked up snowboarding in one day.

I found that weight distribution feels much different between the two.  I feel like I spend more time leaning back on a snowboard.  Progression on a snowboard is much easier as the conditions rarely change in one hour, unlike surfing.  So you can learn a trick much more consistently while snowboarding, as that kicker will remain relatively the same, as will the rail to grind on.

As long as you understand that the edges of the board is where your control comes from, you'll do fine.  They're like the rails of surfboard, except you don't wanna ride completely flat on a snowboard.  Always be on the heel or toe side rails.  And just like surfing, as long as you learn to relax whenever you fall, you won't get hurt that bad.

Surfing is definitely much harder... no such thing as a ski-lift in surfing!

Answer 6

I always thought both were easy.... Esp. if you learned to surf first. But I learned to do both in one year, so.... i don't know if it'll be so easy for you. Good luck!

Answer 7

I think surfing is harder but yoou get used to it. Snowboarding is easy to learn but hard to master.

Answer 8

I would say surfing, cus it was a bit hard to learn...

Snowboarding is not that difficult as people say, because you just paddle on the ground... where as it's different in Surfing.