Vail Summit Resort. I absolutely love snowboarding in Colorado. The snow is always fresh and the mountains are gorgeous. The runs are long and it’s always fresh powder. However, that’s not to say I haven’t encountered icy parts where it feels like I’m hitting cement when I fall. Yes, I know. Pros still fall. The lift tickets keep going up every year but it’s expected. The main perk of the lift ticket is it could be used at all the local mountains. You could board Vail one day, Keystone the next and Breckenridge the day after. We always buy a multi-day pass and really milk it. Overall, I always have a good trip whenever I’m in Vail. I do prefer Keystone over Vail because the snow is usually softer. However, Vail Village is a lot more charming and fun to walk through after a day of boarding.