They will never make a snowboarding game better than Amped2, so I don't know why they even bother.
Our only hope at this point is a completely different company making a new skateboarding game, which I fully welcome considering how bullshit EA's online support is.
They basically just need to steal everything from skate 3 (that flick-it type control can't be patented can it?), make it better and more realistic all around instead of having hardcore mode and stuff. And this time all real spots, or at least some real spots in real life cities (like thrasher skate & destroy). This would be best case scenario for most of us, but it's probably pipe dreams.