To Ski or Not to Ski

i won't lie...this blog entry is purely a distraction from my Java coursework, but it's about time anyway.

So...following my superb skiing holiday and subsequent re-kindling and enhancing of my love for the sport i am making plans to head to New Zealand with Dan, Esti and James for the summer. My skiing is at a sufficient level that i wont get bored, as i intend to stay for 2-3 months over the summer. The aim is to find a job, as there's no chance in hell i can afford to go without one!
However on the subject of money, I do feel it's time i stopped scaffing equipment and buy my own, but there is one increasingly important question in my mind: do i buy ski's or a snowboard?
I've now clocked 8 hours on the dry slope on a board, far less than i've skiied, but i think (and Dan agrees :) ) that i've got sufficient potential for it not to be a waste of money!
It's important to realise that currently i cant afford either, so that does make the answer a bit easier for the time being, but some serious thought will need to be executed in the next 3 weeks!