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  There are ski resorts all over the world that, for decades, have catered to skiers. However, with the invention of the snowboard, and its subsequent rise in popularity, many resorts have had to tailor their designs toward both skiers and snowboarders. This has meant the addition of many beginner-to-insane-level terrain parks, bowls, half-pipes and superpipes, as well as wide trails with adequate carving-space. And, as snowboarding grows ever more popular, as both a recreational and extreme sport, some resorts have become famous for their particular appeal to snowboarders.
  
  

Big Sky Resort

• Located in Big Sky, Montana, Big Sky Resort offers some of the most spacious runs, divided among three adjacent mountains. Winner of the 2009 OnTheSnow Visitors Choice Award, this resort features a 2,000-vertical-foot bowl and four different terrain parks, each catering to different skill-levels. And, with the "Biggest Skiing in America" pass, you can access all of the lifts and runs at both Big Sky and Moonlight Basin Resort---a total of over 5,000 acres of skiing/snowboarding trails. In addition, Big Sky prides itself on providing "lots of elbow room," with little or no lift lines. The resort also features a wide variety of hotel, cabin and condo rental options.
  
  Big Sky Resort
  
  P.O. Box 160001
  
  1 Lone Mountain Trail
  
  Big Sky, MT 59716
  
  800-548-4486
  
  bigskyresort.com
  
  

Whistler Blackcomb

• Located in Whistler, British Columbia, Whistler Blackcomb Resort features more than 8,000 skiable acres, between the adjacent Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. Home of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler Blackcomb has 33 lifts, servicing 12 alpine bowls and 200 trails. There are three different terrain parks of various difficulties on each mountain, as well as a superpipe on Blackcomb Mountain. The resort also offers helicopter-dropped runs and the "PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola," which transports riders between Whistler and Blackcomb. As far as lodging goes, Whistler Blackcomb resort offers a number of both luxury and value-oriented accommodations, including hotels, bed and breakfasts, lodges, condos, houses, townhouses and chalets.
  
  Whistler Blackcomb
  
  4545 Blackcomb Way
  
  Whistler, BC, Canada V0N 1B4
  
  866-218-9690
  
  whistlerblackcomb.com
  
  

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

• Located in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado, this resort, with only 1,167 skiable acres, may not be as big as some of the mega-resorts. However, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is still a snowboarder's paradise, with 121 trails, three terrain parks and a 400-foot-long superpipe. Home of the 1998 and 1999 Winter X Games, Crested Butte has long been known for having some of the most diverse skiing and snowboarding terrain in the United States. The resort also features a variety of accommodations, including lodges, hotels and condos.
  
  Crested Butte Mountain Resort
  
  12 Snowmass Road
  
  Crested Butte, CO 81224
  
  800-810-7669
  
  skicb.com