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Swap sides New comparison Related to r/snowboarding Related to r/skiing
r/skiing’s public description frames the sport as two boards pointed down the mountain. r/snowboarding’s directory text is for people who like to stand sideways on snow.
In our directory, snowboarding is larger (about 1.6M, rank #648) than skiing (about 1.6M, rank #653). Activity samples show snowboarding posting more often (~25 posts/day vs ~18). skiing’s sample is mix of text with link; snowboarding’s is mix of text with image and gallery. skiing flairs include Megathread; snowboarding shows Gear question, general discussion, travel advice, OC Video, noob question.
Rule titles: skiing requires skiing-related posts, bans bullying and blatant self-promo, and steers simple questions into a weekly discussion thread; snowboarding requires snowboarding relevance, limits low-effort posts, and has beginner/gear and selling lanes.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
For those who like to stand sideways on snow.
Sample mix: text posts 48%, images 16%, galleries 15%
Topics: Skiing & Snowboarding
Rule titles (short names we collected)
The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional!
Sample mix: text posts 48%, links 15%, videos 13%
Topics: Skiing & Snowboarding
Rule titles (short names we collected)
| Aspect | r/snowboarding | r/skiing |
|---|---|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) | For those who like to stand sideways on snow. | The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional! |
| Size r/snowboarding is larger in our directory. |
1.6M members | 1.6M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) | 25.2/day | 17.6/day |
| Common post types in our sample | text posts 48%, images 16%, galleries 15% | text posts 48%, links 15%, videos 13% |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) | Posts must relate to snowboarding; Low Quality / Low Effort Posts; Beginner questions & Gear Advice; Keep it civil; Selling your gear? | Don't be rude or a bully.; All submissions must be related to skiing.; No blatant self promotion posts.; Post simple questions in the Weekly Discussion thread; Helmet Discussion |
skiing short titles include: Don't be rude or a bully.; All submissions must be related to skiing.; No blatant self promotion posts.; Post simple questions in the Weekly Discussion thread; Helmet Discussion. Our sample mixes text with video, images and galleries.
snowboarding: Posts must relate to snowboarding; Low Quality / Low Effort Posts; Beginner questions & Gear Advice; Keep it civil; Selling your gear?; Spam. Our sample is text-forward with frequent gear-question and discussion flairs.
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.
Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: