Here are just some little tidbits of useless knowledge to throw into the pile. As rated from a 2004 census, the top 10 snowboarding/ski locations around the world are as follows:
1] Vail, Colorado, USA
2] Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
3] Aspen, Colorado, USA
4] Arlberg Region, Austria
5] Sunvalley, Idaho, USA
6] Portillio, Chile
7] Heavenly Hills, California, USA
8] Chamonix, France
9] Stowve, Vermont, USA
10] Park City, Utah, USA
Vail and Breckinridge in Colorado are definitely great places; firstly for snowboarding and the community itself. Then again I can't comment on Utah, California, and Wyoming - bet they're just as good. Heck, I'd go anywhere just to snowboard haha. Next on the list; Whistler BC hopefully
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Ciao,
Talliun