With very little vertical drop (only around 400m!), Snow Summit has very limited freeriding terrain and most of the runs are quite short. Don't expect any powder unless there's some freak weather pattern. However if you come to Snow Summit you should be here for one reason and one reason only...the parks.



Snow Summit is probably the most snowboard specific resort in the world, with 4 snowparks each built for different levels of rider. The most recent addition is the cleverly and probably rightly named "Ego-trippers park"...
...This is a super park built for pro level riders only (you need a special pass to get in). As you can imagine the kickers are pretty huge, ranging from 25ft of flat to clear, upwards. There's a range of kickers, hips, and all kinds of rails and boxes, including s-rails, rainbow rails, and now they even carve steps out of the snow and put handrails down them!

For those who aren't pros, the West Ridge park still has some pretty big jumps but also some smaller ones, and it is apparently the longest running snowpark in the world at nearly 2km long! In total there are around 30 kickers, plus plenty of rails and jib obstacles of all sorts.
The other two parks and a boardercross track and a special junior snowpark, where the future JP Walkers are just waiting to happen. The resort also has two halfpipes which are very well maintained.

Snow Summit has been an inspiration to resorts worldwide and now many of the park shapers here in Europe have started trying to mimic it, which can only be a good thing. Just check what Avoriaz shaper JNC Calvet said in the interview we did with him.

Nightlife - like I said LA is only two hours away so get in the car and have it large!

Travel - The closest airport is LAX which is a huge international hub. From the airport the resort of Snow Summit is around 2 hours drive. The best method of travel is to rent a car which works out pretty cheap and also means you can explore the surrounding areas, beaches, etc. Snow Summit lies in the San Bernadino national forest.

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