Is it true that skiing is harder to learn than snowboarding?

When I was a kid, I had a horrible time learning how to ski. Snowboarding, on the other hand, I picked up quickly. Some friends of mine have said snowboarding is easier & skiing is harder, because you have two legs moving independently. What do you think, is skiing harder?

I personally snowboard but what I have heard is snowboarding is hard to learn but easy to get better at and skiiing is easy to learn but hard to get better at..... you should start of skiing if you havent treid neither the snowboarding.

Two words for prospective ski enthusiasts that want to learn: Snow Plow. This maneuver will keep you from falling down and you will be able to get down the mountain a lot easier. Snowboarding is difficult to learn for the time you spend on your backside from attempting to balance. The freedom to move your two feet may seem scary, but it actually lends to more control through different terrains. I am a diehard snowboarder now, but I did spend about three years trying to perfect skiing. The new skis I hear are much better with their wide bodies.

Isn't it all relative? Personally I think Skiing and Snowboarding are equally difficult, and I believe SLEDDING is the easiest of snow sports. <3

Skiing is so much more fun. Snowboarding is just a fad and is going out very quickly. Skiing is a better sport because you will use it your entire life. I'm mean really, how many 40+ year-olds do you see snowboarding? Skiing will be better in the long run, so just keep with it. You will learn to love it very quickly. My dad took my once when I was 2 and I have begged him to take me ever since

I recently went skiing for the first time in my life and I thought it was really really easy! In just about an hour of skiing I went down the green terrain several times. Not to mention I did not even fall once! I have never tried snowboarding but it looks a lot more difficult. I think skiing is easier because it is not one piece. You are able to freely move around side to side.

skier chick 13 is completely wrong. I don't know where she's been but snowboarding has yet to 'go out'
and maybe the reason you don't see many 40+ year olds snowboarding is because it was invented in the sixties. It takes a while for something to catch on and I doubt it will ever fade out.
Once you learn to snowboard well, its no different than skiing and unless you are planning on going to the winter olympics I don't think you have to worry about it being useful to you for your entire life, its a recreational sport, not an english course.
I have never been skiing before but there are some disadvantages to boarding. both of your feet are bound so you don't get the advantage of having balance on two feet, another is that skiiers never have to release their feet to board a ski lift, and unless you become an expert at riding into the lift with both feet bound, you will have to take your foot out and then put it back in at the top... its annoying at first but it becomes second nature with time as with most things. Don't be afraid to try new things just because they seem harder. Snowboarding is a blast for me but I haven't been on a trip without kissing the snow at least once. You'll fall hard but just get up and try harder. Its such a rush when you finally get down a mountain without a spill.

I learned to ski when I was young (5 years old maybe), and picked up snowboarding when I was in my teens. It took me a bit longer to get the hang of snowboarding because having my feet at a fixed distance and angle is very unnatural, and makes it more difficult to balance. Think about it, if someone pushes you as you stand, your first instinct is to move your feet apart, either one foot to the side or behind you, to get better balance.

For me, skiing is fun because you can go faster with less skill and practice, boarding is fun because it is challenging, uses your whole body to a greater extent, and because I enjoy the wide, slow rhythm of movement.

When boarding I fall much more often but with little injury. Skiing falls are more infrequent but often more painful because you have the risk of twisting ankles and knees. Also ski falls are a pain if you drop a pole or unbind a ski, then have to hike a steep slope in plastic boots to retrieve them.

Finally, off the slope, snowboarding boots are much more comfortable to walk in.