| When thinking about snowboard trips to Tahoe, it's all | | | | different features for all-day, or all-weekend fun, and |
| about fun. But besides fun, thoughts of destination | | | | enough features to keep you excited. |
| resorts' proximity to lodging and their location, and | | | | Where the difference lies, though, is in the size of |
| how busy the resorts are also factored in. These | | | | the mountain. Boreal is a small mountain. The locals |
| factors play a part in snowboard resort destination, | | | | love it as it's close, convenient, and loads of fun. For |
| but the main factor, as already stated, is fun. | | | | those traveling great distances to ride, Northstar is a |
| And what's more fun than tearing up a snowboard | | | | natural first choice as it's a larger mountain, and |
| park? Well, we can't think of much. Two resorts in | | | | on-site lodging rules out any need to commute. And, |
| the Tahoe area shine as prime spots for park | | | | taking into consideration that most travel with |
| shredding: Northstar at Tahoe and Boreal Mountain | | | | families, Northstar might have more to offer |
| Resort. These two resorts are basically polar | | | | everyone. But size isn't necessarily a good thing - if |
| opposites - Northstar is a large resort with lots of | | | | you want to keep better track of your family |
| runs, a hotel, condos for rent, and plenty of shops; | | | | without the aid of radios and smoke signals, you |
| basically it's a little village, and is called such. Boreal, on | | | | might want to head to Boreal instead. |
| the other hand, is a small resort right off of | | | | What this really boils down to is whether you're |
| Interstate-80, with the standard resort shops and | | | | looking for a large mountain everyone in the family |
| services, lodge with food and bar, and a small, quaint | | | | can enjoy, or a smaller, quaint mountain that fills your |
| mountain. What they both share, though, is fantastic | | | | simplistic needs, Tahoe has tons to offer. Great |
| snowboard parks | | | | snow, great weather, and great people all work to |
| From rails, boxes, quarter pipes, half pipes, and large | | | | make the Lake Tahoe area one of the best in the |
| and small tables, you're sure to get your snowboard | | | | world for ski and snowboard vacations. Add in two |
| park fix at either Northstar or Boreal. Neither | | | | great resorts with enough snowboard park features |
| mountain is lacking at all in the park and jib feature | | | | to whet your appetite, and you have a weekend, |
| department. Both resorts will have the typical park | | | | week, month, or more full of good times riding. |
| parking lot, and both have multiple parks with | | | | |