One of the reasons that snowboarding was not accepted for many years as a sport was that it was considered a "fad", similar to skateboarding in that it would not last as a sport popular with the "higher classes". When something "different" comes along and challenges the existence of a major sport such as skiing, there is bound to be a conflict. So what makes snowboarding so different?

Snowboarding, probably due to its surfing and skateboarding roots, is a very free and relaxed sport. Therefore it encourages people with a surf type attitude (laid back and casual) to enjoy the sport for its fun content, and not because it "makes people look cool". The sport is new, creative and exciting and attracts people with enthusiasm, and people who are out-going. Many people who cross over to snowboarding from skiing, do so because they are searching for new limits and horizons and they are bored with their skiing progress as it has reached a plateau.

One of the differences in the sports is very clear. Skiing was traditionally a "gentlemen's" sport for the rich upper classes. Although this has changed dramatically in recent years as companies and ski resorts have made skiing accessible to all classes, the underlying attitudes remain unchanging and ignorant.

To conclude, it would seem that the most anti-snowboarders have either never tried the s

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