My Top 10 Ski Resorts in The World

Hey what's up everyone Kevin here. In this video I want to share with you guys my top 10 favorite places to snowboard in the world and this list is a reflection of if I could ride anywhere tomorrow where would I go and I just want to share that with you guys now. Starting off at number 10 this resort just squeaked in it's Snowbird Resort here in Utah. Snowboard is at number 10 and not any higher because I've only had one day of riding there but I can see from that one day that there is so much terrain to explore incredible views and from the riding that I had there it was some of the lightest and deepest powder mixed in with some incredible terrain. So some steep runs mixed in with some fun drops so that is the terrain that I love to ride. The people at Snowbird were also super friendly so that's something I consider too the overall vibe of the mountain. At number nine I've got Kirkwood Mountain in California. I spent last season in Lake Tahoe and Kirkwood stood out as a very special mountain. It's definitely a bit removed from the rest of the mountains so a bit of a trek to get out there but once you're at Kirkwood you're hitting some of the best steep runs, shoots, mellow trees just a great variety of challenging and fun terrain. The special thing to me about Kirkwood is how you really feel like you're removed from civilization and you're out in the mountains so you get that big mountain feel and because it's removed you get really quiet runs too so you find yourself on a run by yourself so it's not crowded and you can also just get lap after lap because there's barely any lift lines. At number eight I've got Hapo One Resort in Hakuba, Japan. It's been about five years since I've been to Hakuba but the experience I had there and the runs still stick in my head and still some of my favorite riding that I've ever done. Japan is known for having some of the deepest and lightest snow and that was definitely my experience but the unique thing I found at Hapo One is that you also get some incredible views and the terrain is some of my favorite for snowboarding so some big natural half pipe style features also some very unique tree riding so that entire experience at Hakuba with the Japanese culture definitely puts this spot into my top 10. Number seven is Corralco, Chile. This is the only resort on the list that's in the southern hemisphere. Corralco is a bit further south in Chile compared to the rest of the resorts near the town of Melcaueo and the special thing about Corralco is you pretty much have no lift lines so if you turn up you're going to get lap after lap of fun turns. On a pow day you're going to get those untracked turns through some really unique terrain so Corralco definitely the most unique terrain on the list from alpine feeling riding to trees so a really good mix and when you combine that with no lift lines and incredible views and the friendly people of Chile it's definitely a place that you have to go snowboarding. At number six we've got Saint Anton, Austria. Saint Anton is definitely the biggest resort of this entire list. The first time I saw the trail map I was completely blown away. It would take you 10 years to explore this whole resort but I think the highlight is just the immense and big mountain riding so everywhere you look you've got big long runs, steep chutes, the kind of riding that you would see in a snowboard movie. Saint Anton is probably also the most advanced riding of the list so if you want those steep technical runs or if you want to ride with lots of speed and big wide open spaces Saint Anton is definitely the spot. At number five we're going to the mountain I've spent the most time at in my life is Whistler Blackcomb. You guys may be surprised that this is at number five but the only reason it's not in the top three is because Whistler Blackcomb is getting a little bit busy so if you turn up you're gonna ride maybe some of the best terrain, best trees, incredible alpine but the one drawback is it does get fairly busy but if you don't mind dealing with some lineups the first place that I would head up to is Peak Chair. You're gonna get some incredible alpine runs combined with some trees or if you prefer Blackcomb heading up the Glacier Chair and checking out Spanky's Ladder you're gonna find some of the best alpine and deep powder lines in all of Canada and if you prefer trees you got the Crystal Chair which has some of the best trees in the world. At number four of my favorite places is Whitewater BC Canada. So Whitewater BC you've probably never heard of it but it's a small resort in the interior of BC. Whitewater is definitely a smaller resort but each run that you get out there is super high quality you're finding great snow and it's another resort that is pretty much empty so you're never gonna wait in a lift line you're just gonna get right on there and back into another run. The standout in Whitewater is definitely the terrain so as you're riding through you're just gonna find all kinds of natural drops, kickers, things to ride between really fun trees. So for the variety of terrain the quietness of the mountain definitely a spot you got hit up. We're heading into the top three so all these places are incredible and at number three I've got Hanazono Resort in Nisako, Japan. Nisako definitely has the lightest and deepest snow I've ever ridden so if you're looking for that real light Japan snow Nisako is the spot to hit. Hanazono also has some very unique things about the mountain it's got the pizza box chair so a single seater chairlift that takes you to the top of the mountain. If you can brave that chairlift it's going to take you to some of the best tree riding in the world and riding through that deep snow through the trees is what makes Nisako so special. My number two place in the world to snowboard is Mount Baker, Washington. Starting off I got to apologize to everyone at Mount Baker I'm sorry I'm putting you guys into a list but this place is too good to keep a secret. Mount Baker gets some of the most snowfall in all of North America. When it is a pow day and if you get there early you're going to find short lines and everywhere you look there's just incredible terrain with deep untouched snow. Because it's a quiet resort you're going to get lap after lap of incredible lines and once everything is taken you've got some easy backcountry access so if you have your avi gear and some safety training you can get out to some incredible backcountry zones that to me are best in the world. Of my top five best pal laps of my life definitely at least three of them I've been at Baker that's how good it is. If you want to go off the beaten track find a small resort Baker is the spot to go. Number one on my list if I could go anywhere tomorrow my favorite place on earth I'd go to Palisades Tahoe in California. Palisades I think even though the locals know it's amazing it's a little bit underrated and for me when I first arrived at Palisades it took me a little while to get used to all the areas different chairlifts. It's a place where you have incredible terrain just packed into one resort everywhere you look you're finding incredible bulls very rideable drops just everything that you can imagine that you want to do on your snowboard it's very accessible at Palisades. I was riding with a friend there who told me that riding at Palisades felt like you're playing a snowboard video game it's just so unbelievable the quality of terrain and the variety of things you can do and what's really surprising to me as well is that even though Palisades can get a little bit busy because there's so many different lifts people get spread out so you're not really spending any time in lift lines but what makes it really special to me is you just get that combination of sunny skies with the great snow and incredible terrain when you put that all together it's giving you like the best runs that you can get in life and I definitely felt that at Palisades so that's why I would go back there tomorrow. So those are my top 10 favorite places to snowboard in the world if you guys have any questions about these resorts hit me up in the comments if you disagree with this list or if there's some place that you would recommend it'd be great to hear from it down in the comments as well. Thank you guys for watching and I'll catch you in the next video.