Which European resort has the best pistes for beginner to intermediate snowboarders?
I'm trying to choose a ski resort for a couple of snowboarders.
Here's what we are looking plenty of beginner and intermediate runs which:
- Long and wide not just 100m nursery runs nor narrow winding roads which are easy on skis but hard on a board!
- Accessible by chairs - no drag lifts!
- No long uphill sections - I don't want to have to keep unstrapping and walking!
In the end I chose Seefeld in Austria. It's a small resort as per Roflcoptr suggestion. From what I can see on snowboarding sites and youtube the runs seem to all be easy to intermediate which is great and it looks like most of it is accessible without using drags.
Best Answer
Some options in Sweden.
Romme Alpin outside Borlänge in Dalarna Sweden is a good place to start snowboarding. It got 23 slopes of varying kind, 3 chair lifts and a good small beginners area with a slow short button lift that is manageable for beginners. For intermediate snowboarders it may get boring after a couple of days though. A good thing with Romme is that it is only a couple of hours drive from Stockholm if you are flying in.
Another larger option in Sweden is Sälen that is the largest ski area in northern Europe with all kinds of slopes and lifts. It actually consists of 4 ski areas that are connected - sometimes in a way that is not good for beginners. But it is no problem so spend the whole day in one of the areas and then switch the next day. It is a good way to get varied boarding for an entire week. It is further from Stockholm but it is possible to take a plane or a train to get there so it may not be too inconvenient.
You may have heard of Åre that is the most advanced ski resort in Sweden but I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. It is smaller than Sälen but got more challenges for the advanced downhiller. You should either be intermediate or better or like partying to choose Åre.
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