l am not so sure about the ''injury'' thing... l mean l guess it all depends on what TYPE of skiing or boarding one is doing, l just like downhill boarding (not pipe stuff) and l think it is safer than skiing , at least for me l feel more stable...and especially since the woman spoke to her kids at J-peak about HELMETS l really had a wake up call and l got a helmet before the next time l went boarding....

Hmmm l would think snowboarding. It is a lot trickier.

for me
SKIING all the way
much more freedom
much more movements
so much better

l prefer to ski, but l think snowboarding is more popular.

snowboarding is more popular with younger people, in Japan, but there are more injuries than with ordinary two board ski'ing.

l think snowboarding is becoming more popular with the younger generations. While older generations stick with the traditional skiing.

l think that, especially with teenagers, snowboarding is much more popular. l prefer skiing myself, but snoboarding is really fun, too!

Everybody says snowboarding it the best. l do not think so. l love skiing. l want to try snowboarding this year. But definetelly l see that snowboarding is popular among teenagers. They are hooked on it. It is cool for them.

Snowboarding has gained a tremendous amount of popularity in the last number of years, most especially since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City when TV ratings for snowboarding events were astronomical.

However, that is not to say skiing is a dying art. quite the contrary. Snowboarding may be more popular with the younger crowds, but skiing is ''grace & luxury'' will remain ever popular with the older crowds, a fact not quickly dismissed by industry executives (because they know the older folks have $$$).

Me? l will be 35 next month & l will continue to SNOWBOARD as long as l can walk!

l think the popularity depends on where you live. Here in Jersey snowboarders out number skiiers in ridiculous numbers, while out west you tend to see more skiiers than boarders.

For the stability and safety? It depends. With skiing you're always facing foward in a natural position so it kinda feels just like walking/running. Snowboarding you have one thing under you so you have to worry less about control, however you have to turn your body to see the mountain.