Ski or snowboard?

Would you rather ski or snowboard? I haven't done either, so I wouldn't know. Skiing looks like it would be somewhat safer than snowboarding, but you could potentially get hurt either way. I don't have the balance for snowboarding, so I don't think I would be good at it lol. Does anyone prefer both? Why or why not? Both are winter things to do, so I thought that doing a post on it since winter is basically here just without the snow part would be cool. If I had to ski I would rather do cross country skiing where it's relatively smooth and without hills or mountains, but I don't know if I would ever snowboard. Let me know what you think