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I am lucky enough to be able to work remotely, and I'm a huge snowboarder. I generally just go to Tahoe or Mammoth here in CA, but I want to explore more of this beautiful country and get some great snowboarding in at the same time.
What are some of the best places to do this? I know Aspen and Vail are cool etc, but are there any lesser-known gems I should visit?
Obviously snow conditions are the most important thing, but I also want great restaurants and other outdoor options as well.
Thanks to everyone who decides to weigh in on this.
Have a wonderful day.
Salt Lake City, without a doubt. There are seven world-class (and no, that's not just a hyperbole) resorts within a maximum of 40 minutes from the Salt Lake airport. Five of these allow snowboarding; the other two are for skiers only. We don't call our snow "The Greatest Snow on Earth" for nothing!
I've never skied Lake Placid personally, but I hear the snow kinda sucks at Whiteface. Actually, as far as eastern skiing goes the best compliments i've ever heard are "It's surprisingly good for back east" or "almost seems like _____" (some western mountain) Sometimes I hear the word "Authentic" thrown around as if having cute old-school towns makes the snow better.
I guess to the OP, if you ski east, do it for the challenge or to see old historic places, but the best skiing is in the Mountain West.
The best skiing in the Northeast would probably be Wildcat Mountain in Pinkham Notch, NH by North Conway or Jay Peak in VT. True Alpine and Nordic Skiing with 300''+ of snowfall on average.
The nearby resorts probably would be disappointing for a person out west but Banner Elk and Boone in NC could be called ski towns. Boone has a large public university, Appalachian State.
Based only on what I've been to, and I have clearly not been everywhere, Steamboat, Colorado is at the top of my current list. We'll try a few more places, but while I've really enjoyed skiing in other places I haven't enjoyed the surrounding towns as much as Steamboat.
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