Snowboarding

I'm not sure what the percentages are but I'm certain there must be more snowboarding on our slopes than skiing.  I'm hoping to do a piece on it soon, but from the casual observer's viewpoint skiing seems to be on the downward slope - if you'll excuse my pun.

It's not necessary to actually go on the lifts to check this out as the clothing for the two sports is vastly different.  Skiers have a certain elegance in their garb whereas snowboarders seem to delight in looking like homeless deep-sea trawlermen, while wearing hats that were once only seen at a medieval court on a joker's head.

This picture is not of me as I can barely stand up on two planks let alone one!