Best places to snowboard in Canada

We think these are the top 10 places to snowboard in Canada.

  1. Whistler/Blackcomb

    Major riding for all styles and all levels, especially backcountry and amazing park and pipes.But take note: lift queues can be very long, especially at Easter and Christmas. Great summer riding on Blackcomb Glacier.
    Freeriding: 90% - Trees and amazing off-piste
    Freestyle: 95% - World leader in parks & pipes
    Pistes: 90% - Huge array of good runs

  2. Big White

    Excellent freeriding on crowd-free slopes, with great terrain for all levels. Local facilities are very basic but good. Night life is tame but okay.
    Freeriding: 80% - Trees and good backcountry
    Freestyle: 85% - Impressive parks & pipes
    Pistes: 80% - Well prepared slopes

  3. Lake Louise

    Excellent freeriding on four mountain faces although slopes can get very busy. Facilities in Louise are a bit on the dull side, but overall with Banff as an alternative this is a great destination for all.
    Freeriding: 80% - Trees and good off-piste
    Freestyle: 75% - A terrain park and pipe
    Pistes: 75% - Well pisted and long

  4. Marmot Basin

    Great freeriding mountain with excellent challenging runs on crowed free slopes. However, the resort is let down by the lack of slope side facilities, although what is on offer in Jasper is first class.
    Freeriding: 76% - Trees and good backcountry
    Freestyle: 70% - A terrain park and good natural
    Pistes: 74% - Well prepared slopes

  5. Sunshine Village

    Excellent terrain
    Freeriding: 80% - Trees and backcountry
    Freestyle: 65% - A terrain park & halfpipe
    Pistes: 75% - Huge number

  6. Fernie Alpine Resort

    Excellent open bowl freeriding on crowd free slopes and a mountain with a good annual snow record. Good for beginners and ideal for natural freestlye riding.
    Freeriding: 80% - Trees and great off-piste
    Freestyle: 60% - Only a small rail park
    Pistes: 77% - Lots of well groomed runs

  7. Kimberley

    Good Family Resort Kimberley is good resort that will suit all levels of riders especially beginners with lots of easy to handle green runs. Excellent friendly local services
    Freeriding: 65% - Trees and some off-piste
    Freestyle: 55% - A terrain park
    Pistes: 80% - Good wide tree runs

  8. Castle Mountain

    What it's all about
    Freeriding: 78% - More chutes than a panda
    Freestyle: 70% - A natural terrain park
    Pistes: 47% - Not really what it's about

  9. Kicking Horse

    Think you're a good rider? Come to Kicking Horse and get your ass kicked! Forget the trail map and your traditional way of assessing a resort by number of runs etc - this hill has 85 chutes alone and almost the entire area of the upper bowls is freeride terrain.
    Freeriding: 90% - Gnarly chutes, huge off-piste and trees.
    Freestyle: 40% - A small park but lots of natural hits
    Pistes: 65% - Limited options for newbs

  10. Sun Peaks

    A really good resort
    Freeriding: 75% - Trees & some backcountry
    Freestyle: 70% - Park & pipe
    Pistes: 74% - Something for everyone
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