I switched over to snowboarding from skiing three seasons ago and LOVE it.

My daughter had been boarding for a few years and when she got a new board I decided to keep her old one so I could give it a try. It sat for one winter before I finally got my nerve up to try it. I was so glad I did and I've never had the urge to use my skiis again.

.... and by the way at my age (48) I'm not exactly a youngster compared to my fellow boarders. Once while going up a lift a young man next to me said, "You've got to be the OLDEST snowboarder here today." He really thought it was a compliment - but I actually took it as one anyhow.