r/skiing vs r/snowboarding

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Skiing room vs snowboarding room

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.

Choose r/skiing for alpine skiing talk under its weekly-thread and no-bullying rules.
Choose r/snowboarding for riding, gear and travel questions under its beginner/gear and civility rules.
Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; sizes are close, with snowboarding a bit more active in our sample.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/skiing

/r/skiing - Always in season.

The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional!

Members: 1.6M
7-day growth: +558
Posts/day: 17.6
Directory rank: #653
Created: Jun 3, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 48%, links 15%, videos 13%

Topics: Skiing & Snowboarding

Rule titles (short names we collected)

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

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r/snowboarding

Shreddit

For those who like to stand sideways on snow.

Members: 1.6M
7-day growth: +548
Posts/day: 25.2
Directory rank: #648
Created: May 22, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 48%, images 16%, galleries 15%

Topics: Skiing & Snowboarding

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?
Spam

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Supported differences

Aspect	r/skiing	r/snowboarding
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional!	For those who like to stand sideways on snow.
Size r/snowboarding is larger in our directory.	1.6M members	1.6M members
Posting activity (our sample)	17.6/day	25.2/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 48%, links 15%, videos 13%	text posts 48%, images 16%, galleries 15%
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	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	Posts must relate to snowboarding; Low Quality / Low Effort Posts; Beginner questions & Gear Advice; Keep it civil; Selling your gear?

What they share

Shared SubMouse topics: Skiing & Snowboarding

Rules and posting patterns we can verify

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.

Where this comparison comes from

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.