British Columbia Canada mountains
are a wicked retreat for snowboarders.
The hardest part is waiting! Come November every year,
the boards are waxed, gear is checked and eyes are all on the hill...
waiting... waiting... for the first flakes to fall blanketing the
alpine mountain peaks in layers of powder snow.
Throughout BC, Canada there are many established
resorts and retreats who cater to the ski and snowboard crowds.
Being that half of B.C.'s land mass is above sea
level and three quarters is mountainous it only
makes sense that snow board enthusiast flock to
BC in the winter and
spring seasons to hit the rails and get some air.
The presence of the Rocky Mountains..
and others like the Columbia, Selkirk, Monashee, Cassiar, Skeena,
Coastal, Omineca, Cariboo and Purcell mountain ranges creates an
abundance of high alpine peaks and terrains that are ideal drop
sites for heli-boarding... yes you got it, helicopters
dropping boarders onto peaks of untouched, virgin powder snow for
a ride of a lifetime.
The British Columbia snow board hills
are mainly designed for all skill sets of boarders with some snow
hills expanding their facilities to include snow board parks with
rails, lifts and jumps.
At the other end of the spectrum are the "Blue"
and "Green" ski runs designed for beginners with gradual
slopes, small moguls and plenty of room to learn the cuts and urns
of snow boarding. The lodges and resorts on the snow mountains offer
equipment rental and lessons, which all new comers to the sport
should take... so you can spend more time boarding and less time
sprawled out in a knot.
Out in the open trail with the skiers, snow boarders
enjoy the same variety of ski runs like the "Double Black Diamond"
ski runs with drop points and the forest runs, slicing through powder,
avoiding trees are some of the runs mainly explored and enjoyed
by expert boarders.
Plan accordingly as mountain resort accommodations
are limited. Good news is, that at the base of many of the mountains,
in the communities there are plenty of accommodations to select
from. Go boarding in Bceh! |
BC Snow Boarding 
