Taos Open To Snowboarders: Hippie Ghetto Fabulous
Love it or hate it, Taos is open to snowboarding! Taos Ski Valley opened to snowboarding March 19, 2008 after decades of denial.

Heavenly: Local Knowledge
I'm a just a student and a snowboarder. I don't get paid to ride; I don't travel the world dropping first descents. So when I was invited to shred for free at Heavenly, I said, 'Hell Yes! Let's do this.'

BEAR MT. : Local Knowledge
Bear Mountain is located deep in the 909 at Big Bear Lake, California.

CHILE: Local Knowledge
I hopped into a pickup truck with a guy named Jorge Chacón. A cold sideways rain was pissing down on Concepción, Chile, but I was pretty sure that meant snow in the mountains.

SOUTH AFRICA AND LESOTHO: Local Knowledge
“The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.” Sounds like a snowboarder’s dream, doesn’t it? Compared to the desert and rainforest terrain that covers the majority of Africa, this tiny landlocked principality in the south of the Dark Continent is exactly that.

SNOW PARK: Local Knowledge
When it comes to the current hotspot of southern hemisphere shredding Snow Park, New Zealand is it. The name says it all.

MT. BACHELOR: Local Knowledge
Situated smack dab in the center of Oregon, Mt. Bachelor is the recreational jewel in the volcanic Cascade Mountain Range.

MT. LOON: Local Knowledge
Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, is quite possibly the Vikings' best discovery since horned helmets.

MOUNTAIN HIGH: Local Knowledge
Mountain High is located 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles in Wrightwood, California, in the Angeles National Forest. Being the closest ski resort to SoCal as well as having ample night riding makes it perfect for those of us who actually work or go to school...

SNOWBIRD: Local Knowledge
Snowbird has "snow" right in the name, so you'd hope they aren't just claiming, precip-wise.

TELLURIDE: Local Knowledge
Legend has it this Old West town was once home to brazen bordellos, gun totin' gauchos, and plundering prospectors. I suppose these aren't legends so much as facts, which makes Telluride the real deal.