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The Best Destinations for Snowboarding Enthusiasts

There are snowboarding destinations and then there are the best snowboarding destinations. If you are to pick a spot for your favorite ice sport you must simply visit one of the places featured here.

First on the list is Austria's Solden Resort. It is around 50 miles away from the well known Innsbruck. This amazing snowboarding spot has three killer slopes featuring three of the fastest lifts in the world that helps showcase one of the prettiest scenery one can lay eyes on. The resort also features a once a week nightboarding experience where you will have the chance to snowboard under the stars in style. To complete the experience, they also showcase a fireworks display and drinks that go along with the snowboarding night fever!

If you think that Solden is the only resort in Austria featuring A-1 snowboarding facilities, guess again. Austria boasts of yet another snowboarding destination in St. Anton Resort. St. Anton features one of the best terrains perfect for the extreme sport of snowboarding. It is generally known as the freestyler's boarding heaven where the slopes are unyielding. Guaranteed to give thrill seekers the high speed, high octane and pure adrenaline fun that they are looking for, the slopes are covered with astounding amounts of white powdery snow which really gives the snowboard the acceleration it needs to reach extreme boarding speeds down its slopes.

Tignes is definitely the spot to go to when you want to snowboard in France. It is practically one of the pioneers to offer snowboarding in the French slopes when other resorts were open exclusively for skiing. Beginners and pro snowboarders will enjoy the slopes with designs that cater to training courses for experts who want to teach the sport and for beginners who are budding enthusiasts. The Tignes slopes are not known for their tree slopes but you will not be disappointed if you are looking for the perfect snowboarding run!

If you are in the United Kingdom do not fret, the Xcape Building Snowzone is the best indoor snowboarding destination in town. The resort features complete snowboarding equipment for rent. This is considered a beginner's haven since there are snowboarding instructors all over the resort ready to offer expert help on techniques and snowboarding lessons.

LAAX in Switzerland is considered a must see snowboarding spot for snowboarding enthusiasts of all levels. It is also the home of some of the biggest snowboarding events in the world. Professional snowboarders never fail to strut their stuff on the challenging slopes of this world-renowned snowboarding destination. As an added teaser, the top DJs, celebrity performers and pop stars all mix it up every now and then to indulge the resort visitors in LAAX's featured events.

The place does not fall short of expectations particularly for freestylers with a host of various half-pipe setups where snowboarders can flip all they want. Ski lifts found all over the resort will give beginners the chance to relax and appreciate this outstanding Swiss snowboarding spot.

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