Breckenridge

“Breck” was the first major Colorado resort to encourage boarders and it hosted the world’s first freestyle snowboarding event in 1985. Today Breckenridge boasts five first-class Terrain Parks and four halfpipes for snowboarding and freestyle skiers, and hosts various World Cup Events.

The Peak 8 Freeway Terrain Park is renowned for its award-winning SuperPipe, a 300-foot (90 m) half-pipe, and it was voted one of the four best in North America by American Snowboarder magazine. The resort’s adjacent snowboard park was rated the second-best facility in the country in the same readers’ poll. The park’s impressive series of large tabletops and spines, with slopes of up to 15 degrees, makes it a popular site for the advanced and expert boarder. Peak 9 is home to the Country Boy and Gold King Terrain Parks which are less daunting facilities. Hits and features are more subdued for the budding freerider and skier. Trygve's and El Dorado are designed specifically for beginner freestyle riders. They have smaller features and halfpipes.

Overall, Breckenridge’s network of lifts between mountains allows for easy access for boarders, but you may want to stay away from Lower Sawmill, as its extremely gentle slope is not conducive to snowboard gliding.