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!
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