I am coming up on my vacation time Mid march and I am looking to go boarding. I am looking for a good mountain/area that is fun, and also not a freaking zoo. This will be my 3rd snowboarding trip since beginning back in 06...I am not a noob, but not an expert. I have been to Angel Fire in New Mexico, and Crystal Mountain in Washington, both left me speechless. Looking for awesome scenery and good people. Hippies don't bother me. I would prefer to stay off of the East Coast. Any suggestions?
Jewels450 lives in Salt Lake and just started Boarding...One of the most beautiful places I have ever been
keystone and breckenridge (spelling) in Colorado awsome scenery and and a cool resort town for some night life...
well...if ya go to vail its not as crowded right now with hotels available. Utaaaaah! as face said.I would say Washington and parts of Oregon but it.s almost under water now.
Breck is awesome if the bowls (double blacks BTW) are open. If not, it's a tourist trap zoo and the runs are really short. Keystone is very underrated! I love that place. The backside runs have almost nobody on them. Keystone has so few green runs that not many families go there. If you like speed, check out Go Devil run. It's the run they use for DH racing so it's fast and there's netting and padding to save you from pulling a Kennedy.
Park City is the best of the best.. as far as boarding goes.. (thats where the held the last winter olympics!) and you want to talk about scenery that will leave you breathless, and the town is adorable and has free bus transportation everywhere.. its by far my favorite spot to go! I'm going to WV this year unfortunately no one can afford to go out west with me =[ so I'll have to settle for less.. but either way shred it up dude! and take lots of pictures pleeeasee
My main thing is that I don't want to rent a car...I want to take a shuttle from the airport to where ever it is I go and then be able to snowboard during the day and be able to walk or take a cab to wherever I hang out at night. (bars, clubs, dinner etc...)
My one and only trip was to Squaw Valley. It was beautiful but NOT for our inexperience...the wife left in a wheel chair and I will probably never ski again.
I am going out to Big bear on the 23rd i't will be my 4th trip I love the place. All I can say is have fun no matter where you go.
PC dude! If you stay at hotel.. (i think i stayed at a Marriott about a mile from the mountain) The hotel has a shuttle that picks you up. Then there is a regular bus schedule that goes to all 3 mountains in that area. No rental car is needed at all. I'm serious.. check it out http://www.parkcitymountain.com/winter/index.html That's where i'd be going this year if someone could have afforded to go with me.. but I got a really great deal for 2 people under 500$ at snowshoe. Oh well.