ME! i am actually a snowboarder who has been learning to ski these past few years. and now my skiing is in top form (after lots of work), but i'm still not as good at skiing as i am at snowboarding.
at 3 yo, my dad took me skiing and that's when i started. i skied til when i was about 20 and i changed to snowboarding b/c i wasn't really good at skiing and i never learned how to ski properly. it wasn't that fun for me. but snowboarding i could learn from my friends who were all snowboarding. they would follow me , tell me what i was doing wrong and then i would improve. then it became highly addictive and i never looked back.
i would say i'm an advanced snowboarder - i have some experience snowboarding deep pow out west, but my forte is snowboarding east coast, of course. i'm a big terrain park rat, i like boxes and jumps and the halfpipe. they're all SO SO SO fun. there is the reason the kids do it. it's ridiculous fun. the biggest jumps i've done are 20-25 booters, but now i just do 5-15 footers, and within that i prefer mainly 5-10 footers. out west, i like cliff drops, cornice jumps. anything i can launch myself into a nice down sloping pillow of powder. i also like learning new tricks on the rails and boxes and i like spins. the halfpipe gives you such a rush!
if you have any snowboarding questions, please ask!
@MilkyWookiee have you practiced skating on the snow? you should be able to make basic turns on a bunny hill skating (one-footed) this is how you get off the lift, you just skate. i keep my feet together, some people place their foot on the inside of their back binding.
snowboard gear is WAY lighter than ski gear which is a nice benefit. walking is so much easier too bc the boots are flex and lightweight. the downfalls is that snowboarding is slower. but that's OK i'm an old lady
i totally like going slower. with skis, speed can get out of control so QUICKLY compared to snowboarding. but if you like speed, obviously skiing is the way to go. also convenience, skiing is easier to get around b/c you're standing up and have poles. in the backcountry it's also a safer way to get around. that is my main reason for learning to ski properly again bc if i want to go backcountry, i can ski. there are lots of uphill and downhill transitions. it's not that much longer on a splitboard but if i want to get away from something (potential avalanche) with my skins on, i can ski. can't do that with a splitboard.
IMO though, powder is way more fun on a snowboard (it has that surf feel) as is the terrain park. groomers are more fun on skis. it is really boring to do a groomer on a snowboard to me. maybe these are just my preferences but i have heard some others say this same thing. if i had really light skis/bindings/boots, then i think terrain parks would be more fun on skis. but i don't have freestyle equipment, i just have freeride ski gear. a really good ski turn is just golden to me. a really good snowboard turn does not give as much satisfaction. these are some of the things i've noticed of being both a snowboarding and skier now.