Snowboarding in Canada

[TigerBear]

I'm hoping maybe someone on this board can point me in the right direction. My dh is an avid snowboarding fan. He would like to take a trip to board at the end of November (Thanksgiving here in the states). Unfortunately, most resorts in the US will not have true snow at that point. I am thinking maybe Canada would be a good option. I did a search and am overwhelmed by the number of resorts in Canada. Does anyone know which ski resorts are the best, especially for boarding?

Thanks fellow DISers!!

 

[sammi]

Hi there! I'm not too familiar with winter resorts (hate winter but love Florida! LOL) but I would think you'd have to go out west to the BC area, in the mountains, to find suitable snow conditions in November for snowboarding.Hopefully some other Canadian DIS'ers can help!

 

[SandraC]

Sammi's right (as usual)

BC would be the place in November. No real snow in Southern Ontario that time of year. January/February is a different story. Last year was horrid ~ no snow to speak of. A ski instructor comes to one of my classes and he said the conditions were bad. Good luck with year! S

 

[Belle2002]

You might want to consider the Rockie mountains in Alberta. Some of the best skiing in the world can be found in Alberta. November can still be a not so great time to ski anywhere, it depends how the weather is this fall. So far it's been a hot dry summer which can last through into the fall. A couple of good resorts to look at that get a lot of snow and have an earlier ski season are Sunshine and Lake Louise. These are both huge resorts that get a ton of snow ( Sunshine actually tends to get the most) Good luck! oh yeah, both these resorts are in the Alberta Rockies in the Banff area.

 

[TigerBear]

Thanks for all of the information! I knew I could count on you to steer me in the right direction.