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Types of Boards:
Freeride/
All Mountain |
Freestyle |
Freecarve |
| The all mountain board is good for everything that you could possibly dream of doing on the mountain. It's the most popular types of board and is specifically designed for riding really well on powder. | Freestyle boards are wider and more stable which makes it easier to ride. It's shorter and lighter than other boards which makes it perfect for the terrain park and doing tricks. This is the best types of board for a beginner. | This board is best used for racing and is not a beginner board. It's narrow and doesn't flex easy which makes it faster. If you get this board it is best to be very good at carving. |
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Best Places:
| Vail,Colorado,USA | Offers great riding for all types of riders. It's good for beginners and advanced riders. |  |
Mount
Hood, USA |
This is a great place for intermediate snowboarders to go. They offer a wide variety of great terrain to board on. |  |
| Davos, Swtizerland | They offer many long intermediate runs that will challenge and amaze you. They have more than one mountain to skii on so you could go to a different part every day and never skii the same thing twice. |  |
| Whistler, Canada | This is the location of the 2010 winter olympics. It has been called the # 1 mountain resort in North America. They offer over 8000 acres of accessible terrain for you to ski and snowboard down. They have everything from amazing terrain parks to great backcountry riding. |  |
| Big Sky, Montana | This is a relatively small skii resort compared to the others on the list but it is one of the best places to skii in Montana. They have runs for all levels of snowboarders and skiiers and offer some great terrain parks. |  |
| Mt. Baker, USA | Located in Washington, they hold the world record for the most snowfall in one year. It's most known for its challenging slopes and offer a large variety of backcountry to skii and snowboard on. |  |
| Mammoth Mountain, USA | Located in California, is best known for their huge and insane terrain parks. This is a snowboarder's paradise if you enjoy riding the terrain parks. |  |
| Shaun White's gold medal winning slopestyle run at the 2009 winter x games. | |
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Louie Vito at the 2009 winter x games. |
| Gretchen Bleiler at the 2009 winter x games. |  |