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Most expensive places to go snowboarding
Most expensive places to go snowboarding
Here's the top 20 resorts with the most expensive lift passes.
Snowboard Guide rating 0 out of 10
“Steep, lots of snow, you can hire the entire mountain!”
Pass (Low/High Season) : £36-94 Day,
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“Good freeriding”
Freeriding
Trees and good off-piste
Freestyle
4 terrain parks & 2 pipes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £77 Day, £304-405 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“One of the best overall resorts in Oz”
Freeriding
Trees and some off-piste
Freestyle
A terrain parks & 2 pipes
Pistes
Some good long trails
Pass (Low/High Season) : £75 Day, £280-388 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“Good resort overall, but nothing too extreme”
Freeriding
Little that isn't pisted
Freestyle
3 main parks but no halfpipe
Pistes
Good mix of pistes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £75 Day, £310-394 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 5 out of 10
“Australias most snow sure resort with enough to keep you happy for a good few days.”
Freeriding
Trees and some good steeps
Freestyle
A park & a half-pipe
Pass (Low/High Season) : £75 Day, £282-358 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10
“Very good resort”
Freeriding
A few trees and some good off-piste
Freestyle
A park & a half-pipe
Pass (Low/High Season) : £73 Day, £351 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 10 out of 10
“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. Avoid major holidays if an option and Sundays are quieter than Saturdays, especially on Blackcomb. Great summer riding on Blackcomb Glacier.”
Freeriding
Trees and amazing off-piste
Freestyle
World leader in parks & pipes
Pistes
Huge array of good runs
Pass (Low/High Season) : £69 Day, £391 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10
“An award winning terrain park and expanded bowls make Keystone a snowboarder paradise”
Freeriding
Bowls fun but not extensive
Freestyle
Good halfpipe & park
Pistes
Lots of good pistes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £68 Day, £275 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 3 out of 10
“Remote and basic terrain, but fine for total beginners”
Freeriding
Some hikeable stuff
Pistes
Short but okay for beginners
Pass (Low/High Season) : £53-67 Day, £283-363 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“Good freeriding area”
Freeriding
Trees & some good backcountry
Freestyle
2 Terrain parks & halfpipe
Pistes
Lots of wide & easy slopes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £65 Day, £367 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 5 out of 10
“Okay fun resort”
Freeriding
Tree runs but little off-piste
Freestyle
3 terrain parks & a halfpipe
Pistes
Busy but good intermediate runs
Pass (Low/High Season) : £41-65 Day, £157-301 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 8 out of 10
“The dog's balls for backcountry riding, steeps and cliffs, but also a piste-loving carver's destination and good for beginners. Free skiing from 25th Nov until the 15th of Dec. Good and friendly local services. ”
Freeriding
Some of the best extremes in the USA
Freestyle
New park & superpipe for 2010
Pistes
Boasts 'Colorado's Best Corduroy'
Pass (Low/High Season) : £43-63 Day, £240-362 Week
Pass (Low/High Season) : £62 Day, £160 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10
“A real advanced riders heaven, but not the place to go for a lads holiday.”
Freeriding
Some trees & good steep off-piste
Freestyle
Terrain park, halfpipe & good natural
Pistes
Some good challenging slopes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £57 Day,
Snowboard Guide rating 10 out of 10
“Award winning parks & pipes, great freeriding, but try and avoid weekends. ”
Freeriding
Some trees and good off-piste
Freestyle
3 Parks and 3 halfpipes
Pistes
Imaculate and varied runs
Beginners
Great beginner area and top tuition
Pass (Low/High Season) : USD-79 Day,
Snowboard Guide rating 8 out of 10
“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
Trees and good backcountry
Freestyle
A terrain park and good natural
Pistes
Well prepared slopes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £43-57 Day, £258-338 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 9 out of 10
“Excellent freeriding on four mountain faces, slap bang in the heart of the Canadian Rockies giving a sense of true remoteness. Nightlife here is limited, however Banff (population 8000) is located a 45 minute drive away and provides a livelier after hill scene. A 'Tri-Area Lift Ticket' lift pass gives you access and free transport to the trio of 3 ski areas in the Rockies - Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and Mount Norquay. The first two complement one another well in their own individual ways and well worth riding. ”
Freeriding
Trees and good off-piste
Freestyle
A terrain park and pipe
Pistes
Well pisted and long
Pass (Low/High Season) : £52-55 Day, £309-330 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“big mountain riding for a small mountain”
Freeriding
lots o tree runs but little off-piste
Freestyle
3 Parks and 2 halfpipes
Pistes
Lots of quiet slopes
Pass (Low/High Season) : USD-74 Day, USD-390 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 8 out of 10
“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
Gnarly chutes, huge off-piste and trees.
Freestyle
A small park but lots of natural hits
Pistes
Limited options for newbs
Pass (Low/High Season) : CAD0-75 Day, CAD0-410 Week
Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10
“Good freeriding for this up & coming resort”
Freeriding
Tree runs & good off-piste
Freestyle
Park and a halfpipe
Pistes
Quiet but short slopes
Pass (Low/High Season) : £47-53 Day,
