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I don't think there's any correlation at all. I grew up kinda near the Alps and my parents and basically every single one of their friends was skiing as long a
by wink 5y ago
I don't think there's any correlation at all.
I grew up kinda near the Alps and my parents and basically every single one of their friends was skiing as long as their age and physical fitness allowed. I learned to ski as a kid and most of my peers also did (went for a week of skiing at school in 6th grade as well) - so of course when it was "kinda new" in the late 90s I also tried snowboarding - and I liked it even more, so I've been doing that sparingly since then. All the people I know who do that kind of stuff prefer snowboarding, except a few die hard ski fans. Maybe it's different if going to a mountain is a huge expensive weekend or week-long vacation for you, then I can see the relation. People in tech = money to go snowboarding.
- can16358p 5y agoIt might be chasing what you don't have. You grew up in the Alps and "had always access to right away" in a rough sense. I grew up away and it was a planned event to schedule a vacation/trip to the Alps abroad, making it relatively more valuable (regardless of the financial aspects).
- wink 5y agoNo disagreement here, but my point was mainly on the demographics. I'm pretty sure there are just as many 'typically well-off' groups that would do skiing OR snowboarding, like lawyers, doctors, or engineers. Then again lawyers have this stuffy aura to them, maybe they prefer skiing? ;)
- can16358p 5y agoYup. I see your point and totally agree. About the demographics I'd love to see some statistics about different professions and their skiing vs snowboarding preference. Might have nice sociological/psychological points of interest there.