First, we sat down and figured out what the most important resort qualities were for snowboarding. Then, we ranked those qualities in order of importance. Then, we did an informal survey and determined the top 5 resorts for every category. Here are the results:
Snow Quality
1. Snowbird
2. Mt. Baker
3. Solitude
4. Grand Targhee
5. Kirkwood
Terrain
1. Mt. Baker
2. Whistler Blackcomb
3. Sunday River
4. Snowbird
5. Telluride
Challenge
1. Mt. Baker
2. Whistler Blackcomb
3. Jackson Hole
4. A-Basin
5. Sunday River
Value
1. Mt. Baker
2. A-Basin
3. Boreal
4. Brighton
5. Grand Targhee
Ride Vibe
1. Mammoth
2. Whistler Blackcomb
3. A-Basin
4. Mt. Hood Meadows
5. Boreal
Lifts
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. MammothÂ
3. Vail
4. Winter Park
5. The Canyons
Weather
1. A-Basin
2. Steamboat
3. Solitude
4. Copper
5. Beaver Creek
Accessibility
1. Stevens Pass
2. The Canyons
3. Snowbird
4. Solitude
5. Copper
Scenery
1. Jackson Hole
2. Telluride
3. Grand Targhee
4. Mt. Baker
5. A-Basin
Grooming
1. Sunday River
2. Okemo
3. Mammoth
4. Northstar
5. Winter Park
Resort Service
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Telluride
3. The Canyons
4. Sunday River
5. Vail
Lodging
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Telluride
3. Sunday River
4. Vail
5. Northstar
Dining
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Vail
3. Crested Butte
4. Breckenridge
5. Steamboat
Apres/Nightlife
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Vail
3. Killington
4. Sunday River
5. Breckenridge
Off-hill Activities
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Vail
3. Breckenridge
4. Steamboat
5. Heavenly
On-mountain Food
1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Northstar
3. Sugarloaf
4. Keystone
5. Telluride
Family Programs
1. Steamboat
2. Breckenridge
3. Whistler Blackcomb
4. Vail
5. Keystone
Best Halfpipe
1.
Breckenridge
2. Stratton
3. Whistler Blackcomb
4. Mt. Snow
5. Vail
Best Snowboard Park
1. Whistler
Blackcomb
2. Breckenridge
3. Mammoth
4. Snow Summit
5. The Canyons