With this said many older skiers were not happy when mountains began to spend more time on the parks and jibs (rails) then improving the runs. However, soon after an increase interest in expanding the parks a new generation of skiers emerged that grew to love the jumps and other features in the parks. Many skiers are now seen to older crowds as annoying as all the snowboarding “park-rats.” A “park-rat” is a rider on the mountain, whether their skiing or snowboarding it doesn’t matter, that spends their entire day riding through the park hitting the different features, such as jumps of or rails, instead of going down the runs with no features on them. Today many mountains spend millions of dollars perfecting their terrain parks through snowmaking, park crew, and landscaping. For example North Star, a ski resort in Tahoe has spent a large sum of money this season to prepare their new half pipe for Olympian Shaun White.
When talking about skiing vs. snowboarding, it is hard to say what
the right choice between the two is; they are both considered expensive sports.
It’s still a contributing factor when trying to decide in the beginning, but
not nearly as much as it use to be. In addition, both are energizing sports,
that require lots of energy and a hearty breakfast, whether taking laps through
the parks, or taking run on the backside of the mountain, they both are a great
activity to stay in shape. Each person is different and it really comes down
your level of adventurism, and comfort levels on the mountain.
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