| The life of a snowboarder can be hard. While | | | | of great restaurants, oxygen bars, and you |
| boarding is becoming much more popular in the | | | | can take free shuttles from town to each |
| US, boarders still dont get a lot of love | | | | peak. If youre into the night-life, |
| from skiers. Thats why its important to be | | | | Breckenridge has several clubs and bars to |
| aware of the best places to snowboard. If you | | | | suit all the late-night partiers. If youre |
| know the best places, youll not only be able | | | | with people who are into something besides |
| to find the best slopes and terrain parks for | | | | going down the mountain, there is also |
| boarding, youll also be able to find a place | | | | snowmobiling, ice skating, dog sled tours, |
| great atmosphere where youre not the only one | | | | hiking trails, and a whole lot more. If youre |
| who enjoys snowboarding. There are many | | | | looking for a great all-around resort, |
| places where you can have a great time | | | | Breckenridge is the place to go. |
| boarding, but two of the best are in | | | | |
| Colorado. They boast not only great runs, but | | | | If youre just learning to snowboard, Vail is |
| great atmosphere as well. | | | | a great resort to check out. Besides the fact |
| | | | that Vail is widely considered to be the best |
| If youre looking for a great place to | | | | ski resort in the US (and the biggest), its |
| snowboard, the first place you want to check | | | | also got great accommodations for those who |
| out is Breckenridge. Theyve got 146 runs with | | | | are just starting out; including a school |
| a good mix of beginner, intermediate, | | | | with over 800 instructors (including those |
| advanced, and expert levels. If youre less | | | | fluent in different languages) and tons of |
| about going down the mountain and more about | | | | beginner runs. This way you wont get by doing |
| doing tricks, they also have three terrain | | | | the same thing over and over while youre |
| parks. One of the terrain parks, Freeway | | | | learning. They also boast one of the largest |
| Superpark, hosts several competitions every | | | | terrain parks for those looking to work on |
| year and is widely considered the best | | | | their tricks. Vail is also not a bad place to |
| terrain park in Colorado and even North | | | | go for those of you who are a little more |
| America. If youre not quite ready for that | | | | experienced on the slopes. They have so many |
| kind of park yet, they also have a terrain | | | | different runs of all levels; snowboards of |
| park built specifically for beginners to | | | | all levels of experience are bound to keep |
| learn their moves. And if you get bored of | | | | busy the whole time theyre there. And when |
| the mountains at Breckenridge, you can catch | | | | youre taking a break from boarding, you can |
| a free shuttle over to neighboring Keystone | | | | take one of the free shuttles into town where |
| for some night skiing and snowboarding (and | | | | you can fine over 250 shops and 100 |
| the tickets are interchangeable). If this | | | | restaurants and bars. In a resort like Vail, |
| isnt enough for you, the town has a great | | | | youre sure to never get bored. |
| atmosphere as well. The resort area is the | | | | |
| largest historic district in the state of | | | | So, what are you waiting for? Grab your board |
| Colorado. It boasts tons of shops, a variety | | | | and head off to one of these great resorts! |