2009 Resort Poll: Top 10 Parks
DannyGariepy
- November 13 2008
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4. Keystone, Colorado
Nick Dirks at Keystone. PHOTO: Robbie Sells
Keystone used to be a secret, but after years of consistent park builds, pro-level events, and photos in the mags, people know the score. The hit-packed Area 51 park zones offer everything from mini jumps to the pro line on upper Main Street. The well-laid-out surplus of obstacles and jumps is always getting a fresh groom, good for locals and visitors alike.
keystone.snow.com
5. Buttermilk, Colorado
While the crowds are swelling over at Aspen and Snowmass, shredders in the know can be found ripping laps through any of the four parks and North America’s numero uno Superpipe at mellow, little Buttermilk. Jib-bonk a log on Uncle Chuck’s, hit a wallride on Jacob’s Ladder, then point it down to Crazy T’rain. All day long.
aspensnowmass.com/buttermilk.com
6. Breckenridge, Colorado
Breckenridge Colorado’s recently relocated Park Lane park on Peak 8 is so primo—just ask Donny Stevens. PHOTO: Chris Wellhausen
Make the best laps of your winter on Peaks 8 and 9. Breckenridge is bananas and slides into the top five by dropping a wide array of rails, boxes, and even some “junk”-style obstacles in their five perfectly groomed parks. The jump lines at Breck, from Freeway to Park Lane, are smooth as butter.
breckenridge.snow.com
7. Park City, Utah
Park City has a long history of giving riders what they want and also building features you’d never expect. The Pick ‘n Shovel park offers a mix of jumps, innovative jibs, and rails while Jonesy’s park sports a pro-caliber jump line. With the quality and variety of A-grade freestyle terrain, it’s no wonder so many pros claim local status at Park City.
parkcitymountain.com
8. Mammoth Mountain, California
Mammoth is the place to escape to for Southern Californians. With everything from steep cliff drops and lines to epic park and pipe and late-night restaurants and bars in the village-Mammoth meets the needs of SoCal shredders. Jonas Michelot blasts off in excitment. PHOTO: Tim Peare
Mammoth has led terrain-park innovation for a decade; yet they never rest. On any given day in the winter, something is fresh. From Main Park, the most pro-populated park run in snowboarding, to South Park, where the whole crew can hang, it’s all good. With some of the most consistent and progressive parks anywhere, local Mammoth kids continue to become world-class pros year after year.
mammothmountain.com
9. The Canyons, Utah
In a region with lots of options for the park-minded shredder, The Canyons has set themselves apart with progressive park designs. In addition to smooth-cut jumps features, they’ve loaded the hill with some sick skate-style jibs, like twenty-foot-long picnic tables, a crazy quarterpipe, a steep rail with stairs, and more.
thecanyons.com
10. June Mountain, California
Chas Guldemond blasts off a mega-feature at the biggest secret in snowboarding-June Mountain, California’s park-during the stoniest event in snowboarding, the Grenade Games. PHOTO: Andy Wright
It seems the sun is always shining over at June, perfect for all-day park play. From the top of Chair One it’s easy to spot your crew lapping one of the six park runs. With everything from an all-jib park to pro jump lines and big, sunny Superpipe, June is on. The fact that it’s never crowded is a bonus.
junemountain.com
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November 13th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
jksdhfjkshfkjds woooo
November 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
hitting up keystone this year, can’t wait
November 13th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Where is Tyrol Basin? I thought it would make the list for sure.
November 13th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
bear mtn #2 park? HAHAHAHAHAHAH whatta fucking joke.
November 13th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
tyroll basin….lmao have you ever been out west?
November 13th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Actually, ski brule should be number one, that shit is sick…all 300 feet of it
November 13th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
ye the riden is all Canada boys, we got the best snow, the best mountains, and the best beer.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
lived in CO for years now live in socal. gotta say breck, keystone, heavenly….shit vail or beav creek blow bears park away. sorry to say it’s just the truth
November 14th, 2008 at 7:41 am
yo this is bullshit. there are no vermont resorts and we get a shit load of snow. but 802 crew is better then any of your crews for you haters wanna email me lilskater0708@yahoo.com
November 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
umm Keystone..Breck and Buttermilk are soo much better than any park..Area 51 is the shit and Buttermilk goes from top to bottem..easy at first and then all the sudden you’re in the x-games park..
November 14th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Why would you ever leave your email???????? No one is interested or cares.
November 15th, 2008 at 10:10 am
mr im from vt, youre an idiot. i lived in vermont for about 20 something years, once i got the chance i moved outwest and never looked back. lived in truckee last year and worked at northstar, that park is the most fun. its different almost everyday and everything is perfect, not to mention you end ever run with the best maintained pipe. the only reason to rep vt would be for bolton valley, thats where the action is
November 15th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
yea they might have bigger jumps but i can hit like 20 things in one run at bear and ther park crew actually fixs ther lips on ther jibs.you must really suck at snowboarding if your hating on bear
November 15th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
tyrol basin all 900 vert feet….whhheeeewww …..I would take the time to make it WEST
November 15th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
i think kamiscotia snow resort should be in there
November 15th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
woah woah u got dis all wrong wake up becks where it at
November 16th, 2008 at 11:36 am
park city needing some more love son
November 16th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Keystone is supposed to be sick! Have a great time!
November 16th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Both parks are great, guys. I give props to both parks. That’s what makes them great but different and worth visiting. Agreed?
Can’t we just get along?
November 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I didn’t vote, so I can’t say shit. Give me some snow, a small hill and a shovel and I’ll have the best damn day of my life.
November 16th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Hell yeah, shred Keystone!
November 16th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Uh ya you guys are dumb, Sierra at Tahoe, Northstar, Breck are the top parks, at least in the U.S suck it!
November 16th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
tyrol basin is in mt horeb wiscon and it sucks dick compared to these places
November 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
dude this is shit…its like no one has herd of wyoming i mean jackson hole should be in the top ten…if not the top five by far jeeze!!!
November 17th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Yeah!!! Reppin’ the True North Strong and Free…love Kammie and Mt. Ste Adanac in Sudsville!!!
Snow is good, parks are fun…ride more!
November 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
BOREAL!? If you are going to prop bear as number 2 then Boreal should undoubtedly be somewhere in the top ten. Open day and night. Epic jib features in the superpipe!? Boreal is the best place to get your hot lap on for sure when Northstar closes for the day. Oh wait, it’s sponsored by Snowboard magazine, TWS can’t show the love.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
where is the list?
November 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Vermont…? hahaha yeah sweet leave your email bc your a baaaddd A$$$$! I bet you could argue anybody off of here, I bet everybody wishes they were as cool as you!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Bout to tear up whistler in April. gonna be so gnar. CANNOT WAIT
November 18th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
where is the list of the top 10 ?! wtf
November 25th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
woooo tyrol basin! top babies for sure! nah not all wisconsin people are dumbasses
November 26th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Haha…. kiddies complaining about parks - love it. I think every mountain should invest more in parks so I can have more room on the mountain and ya’ll can work on the latest “look at me” huck suck.
Where is a poll for best terrain? Oh that’s right, powder scares most TWS readers.
November 28th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
i just moved to park city, and im just glad to be at a mountain that HAS a park, whether its #1, 7 or 100. so go out and ride, if you don’t have a fantastic park be inventive. thats what snowboarding is about, creativity.
November 28th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
where’s the list?
December 17th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
how is bear at #2 a joke. the only thing that sucks is that all the huge stuff that you see in the vids, are only in the vids, they build a phat gap with a hugee kicker, shoot some film, then block it off so no one else can attempt it.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
THE BEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD IS JAY PEAK IN VERMONT. THEY GET 375 INCHES OF SNOW A YEAR. THE GALDES ARE SICK AND THERE ARE NO CROWDS ALSO IT IS COOL THAT IT IS SO CLOSE TO QUEBEC YOU COULD GO TO MONTREAL OR QUEBEC CITY TO HIT SOME SICK STREET.
February 4th, 2009 at 12:17 am
canyons repressent good to see utah gettin da credit that is well deserved. gotta ta give pc more love baby sick shit you east siders need to move to some real mountains weeesstt siiidee!
February 4th, 2009 at 12:41 am
oh yeah and if bear is at number two then brighton utah should be in there lots of funkie jibs but no big hits rails are fun but thats it they are becoming more of a fasion show or carnival than sick big booters are what seperate real riders and possing little bitches
February 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
shut the fuck up
March 8th, 2009 at 9:24 am
the best snow/mtns may be in Canada, but let me assure you that American craft beers kick the crap out of ANY canadian beer
March 18th, 2009 at 11:58 am
your a douche go do a slash or something homo
November 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
hahaha wisconsin get it but im going to have to go with granite peak for best midwest resort. brule is like 300 feet tall and they dont know how to groom for shit, and they have the worst park set up ever, tyrol has the best park and its always open early and late. but granite takes the top
November 12th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
this list is kinda jacked. there are a couple of parks on this list that shouldnt even be mentioned, and a few parks that didnt make the cut that shouldve. And who cares at all about vermont!