It's less aggressive.
Riding is more like dancing.
I'm convinced a properly braced dummy could be pointed and released from the top of most mountains and given a good board and a little luck get to the bottom standing up. And it doesn't look good. And it causes acid reflux. So you prefer not to stop anywhere you can't go again with a thought. That snowy meadow isn't large but it's very flat and it happened to have a lot of snow that day.