Snowboarding is a popular pastime and Olympic sport, and Forbes places the world's best resorts in Colorado, California, Montana, and Wyoming in the U.S., as well as in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, and Canada. Colorado offers a wide selection of ski and snowboarding lodges and resorts, and is home to mountain slopes perfect for snowboarders from beginner to expert.
Granby Ranch
Located 87 miles north of Denver and geared towards beginner and intermediate skiers and snowboarders, this family-oriented facility is tucked neatly near Colorado's Continental Divide and rests atop the SolVista Mountain With 33 trails covering 406 acres, SolVista provides first-timers their own separate area for a less-intimidating learning atmosphere, and hosts a ski school for group or private lessons.
Aspen Snowmass
Settled in Aspen, Colorado, the Snowmass resort is one of the world's best for skiing and snowboarding, and has hosted ESPN's Winter X Games for nine years as of January 2011. Offering a wide variety of activities off the slopes, the resort maintains horseback riding trails, Saturday markets, concerts, mountainbike rentals, fishing, climbing walls, yoga, paintballing, rafting and kayaking, and ballooning, while the nearby town hosts nightlife, shopping, and fine dining.
Breckenridge
Breckenridge Resort not only offers four peaks spanning 2,358 acres, which cater to every skill level, but also offers ski and snowboard rentals. Breckenridge cultures five sculpted ski and snowboarding parks and two half-pipes, and often hosts a long list of annual competitions. In addition to offering snowboarding lessons for any skill level, the resort also has a wide variety of other activities: a spa, acupuncture, sleigh rides, mine tours, dogsledding, snowmobiling, and a small collection of museums to explore.
The Little Nell
Rated by Forbes as one of the best ski and snowboarding resorts in the world, the Little Nell is nestled at the base of Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. The lodge features a ski-in/ski-out concierge to handle everything from equipment rentals to equipment storage after your ride. In addition to snowboarding and skiing, the resort offers cross-country skiing tours, dog sledding, powder tours, snowmobiling and snowshoe tours. The resort is even pet friendly, and includes dog beds, food and water bowls, and dog walking or sitting on request.
Vail Cascade
The Vail Cascade is a resort resting in Vail, Colorado, and is known to be the largest ski resort in the U.S. at seven miles across. Four terrain parks and seven bowls are classified by skill level, and include one superpipe and two halfpipes. Boasting 300 days of sunshine a year, the resort has often been rated the #1 ski resort in the United States by SKI magazine. In addition to snowboarding and skiing, Vail offers ice skating, tubing, snowmobiling, camps, and classes.
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