Snowboarding Holidays
Snowboarding holidays are now commonplace for many enthusiasts, with the sport now an industry in its own right and boasting a forty year history. Still attracting a huge youthful cult following, snowboarding holidays are no longer just for the stereotypical young skater type. The sport has become increasingly more mainstream, now attracting everyone including children and adults alike, with most resorts now seeing their fair share of both skiers and boarders happily sharing the slopes. Snowboarding holidays have re-invented the style of the mountain, introducing now familiar sights such as terrain parks, half pipes and jumps, and injecting a fresh new culture and sense of style.
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Snowboarding Holidays - Choose from a range of varied resorts suitable for the first-time boarder or expert rider
Whether a beginner, or experienced freerider, freestyler or carver, there are endless opportunities available for a snowboarding holiday, with both Europe and North America offering a choice of resorts with ideal conditions for the sport. The best resorts for a snowboarding holiday feature wide open spaces, long runs, lots of powder and off-piste areas, together with a lively apres-ski scene. Top resorts for a snowboarding holiday in Europe include the high-altitude Tignes, with its powder bowls and impressive views, Chamonix, full of natural half-pipes and jumps found in its challenging slopes, Alpe d'Huez with its huge amount of piste and miles of off-piste and Verbier, home to spectacular and ultra-steep terrain. Other favourites for a top snowboarding holiday could include Les Arcs, Sauze d'Oulx, Saas Fee and Pas de la Casa. In North America, some of the best resorts for a snowboarding holiday include Jackson Hole, Lake Tahoe, Banff and Crested Butte. Whilst further afield, snowboarding and skiing holidays in Lebanon are growing in popularity.
Snowboarding Holidays - Extensive terrain, lots of long runs and off-piste, vibrant apres-ski scene
A well-linked and modern lift service is also important on a snowboard holiday, ideally with a large number of chairlifts able to transport boarders around quickly and efficiently. Numerous terrain parks can now be found in a variety of resorts, with places such as Avoriaz and La Plagne boasting multiple parks. A lively apres-ski scene with plenty of nightlife is also important on a snowboarding holiday, as the sport does continue to attract a young crowd, looking to party hard both on and off the slopes.
Our choice of top resorts for snowboarding:
Andorra: Pas de la Casa
Austria: Mayrhofen
Canada: Whistler
France: Les Arcs
Italy: Sauze d'Oulx
Switzerland: Saas Fee
USA: Breckenridge
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