Why do not they go down the hill like your supposed to and then have their chat in the lodge? Do not their asses get cold doing that?

they are waiting for another chance at the half pipe

get it half pipe??

ha ha

Mmh. several reasons:

1. They like watching what other people can do and commenting with their other friends who are also sitting with them.

2. If you're not that good, you want to wait until there are MINIMAL amount of ppl watching because of ppl who do #1.

3. You're tired!

To balance them selves out so they have room on all sides.

Usually if l snowboard by myself l do not sit there all day. Why do l do it? l am usually waiting for a beginner snowboard to catch up to me & on the long runs, l will wait for them halfway (trust me, when u r just a beginner snowboarder, it is very frustrating & it makes it worse if the people u r with dont wait for you) but on the short runs l will just wait for them at the bottom. Oh yeah, l might sit there right after getting off the lift to wait for my friends to strap in.

As for other people.. l can guess as to why they sit there all day. l find snowboarding to be a more exhausting & draining activity than skiing ( l can do both) & people that r not so good & fall a lot get VERY tired. Their bodies r sore & they want to take a break. Another reason, on a snowboard it is much easier to fall. SNowboarders fall more often than skiiers, it is not as difficult getting up as it is on skis, & hell, sometimes l fall just for the hell of it. Point is, snowboarders fall a lot & so they think why not just take a quick break & sit there?

But there r some boarders that kinda just sit down on the slope in a huge group.and they look like they r just hanging out their for the day ( l swear) & they comment to everyone going by. l do not get THAT. Well l take that back, l sit with my friends sometimes but we do it in the terrain park, right before we do a jump or something. We go one by one & watch each other but this should not be a problem because usuallly the terrain park is not so crowded.

Mostly though, the snowboarders that u find sitting down on the snow r beginners. Nothing wrong with that, they're learning. But if they get in ur way, stay away from the bunny slope cause that is mostly where they r located.

Also to answer ur last question, it does get a little cold l guess. Most of the time it is not so bad but sitting there for a long time will definitely numb ur butt.

Why would you go into a lodge when it is funner to sit on the hill with your friends either admiring peoples' mad snowboarding skills, or making fun of the people who have the world is best wipeouts? Yeah, our butts get cold but hey it is worth it if you can see some wicked tricks or laugh at somebody doing a face plant.

l wonder why too! Are they lazy?

Okay, I've been snowboarding for 20 years & l NEVER sit in the middle of the piste. l do not sit to buckle up my bindings, l do not sit when talking with a friend, l do not sit when waiting for my skier buddies who just can not keep up, l DO sit & have a good time with my friends in the bar after a great day riding. What u have described r not snowboarders, they r idiots who just happen to snowboard. It seems to me that if one sees an idiot on a pair of skis the general consensus is that they were an idiot. However, when someone sees an idiot on a snowboard all snowboarders r condemned as idiots. That is just wrong.

Snowboarding is definitely easier to learn than skiing & as such it becomes attractive to people who may not understand the etiquette of the hill. Many skiers have been skiing since they were very young & have been taught the proper on hill etiquette, like do not stop in the middle of a run or move away from the chair unload area before stopping to strap in. Also, many snowboarders seem to want to run before they can walk & get in over their head a lot of the time. What can l say? It happens & it happens with skiers as well, this is not limited just to people who snowboard. Unfortunately it is more common with us.

I'd like to see people start to realize that while there r a high population of idiots who like to snowboard, we r not all like that & there r plenty of idiot skiers in the world as well.

Hey, totally agree with you, Paul G! Snowboarders need to GET OUT OF THE WAY. l happen to know some really cool snowboarders who do not sit in the middle of the slope. Usually the people who do that r people who have never been on a mountain in their life & need to be on the bunny slope taking lessons. Sure, snow sports r tiring & it is fun to rest & chat with ur friends. In case u have not noticed, that is what the lifts r for. If u do not have enough endurance to make it down a run, ride the bunny slope!

l am not just complaining about snowboarders; stopping in the middle of the slope is flat out dangerous. People can not see u & snowboarders with their back uphill can not see an out-of-control young skier/boarder. Even some of the most skilled skiers/riders can not avoid hitting some lazy snowboarder! At one of my home resorts, there is a large hump (in the middle of the hill, not in the terrain park) with just enough lip to catch a little air. There was a young snowboarder sitting just under it, so l was halfway off the jump before l realized that there was a person at my landing site. l had to add a little jump turn to avoid him. It is dangerous to the snowboarder. JUST DON'T DO IT!

Next time u out-of-shape snowboarders fancy a break, pull to the edge of the slope where all of the other people can see you. Make sure it is a low traffic area, not a place where the trails merge. NEVER EVER sit down in the middle of a crowded slope. I've seen ski patrol pull the tickets of snowboarders blocking a crowded area. Be considerate of the other people around you. That is the number one rule of snowsports. If we stopped paying attention, injuries would increase tenfold.

DON'T BE A STUPID SNOWBOARDER!

because we can do whatever the fuck we want we are snowboarders not Little skiing pussies

Have you ever thought that they get tired? ( l am not a SBer, but have you ever considered it?)