Snowboarding used to rule the pow and park, and that is the only place it ever ruled skiing...but now with fat skis, AKA Spatulas, 106's, Iggie FFF's..and skiers killing it in the park, snowboarding is back to it's place as the ugly step-child of skiing. Look at what the pro's of each sport are doing, and it is obvious that snowboarding is inferrior.