Mountain Layout—Snowboarding

This is a resort for beginners and intermediates. Experts and advanced riders can have a good time, but you shouldn't expect anything too challenging.

A favorite is the old Rattlesnake Trail, to the rider’s right off the summit. It was widened and straightened a little by former owners, but still gives the feeling of snaking down the mountain. The Ledges (yes, the trail runs right over the granite of the Granite State) and Koessler trails, down the center and to the rider’s left, offer some challenge, as do the tight, but not too steep, Black Forest and Tree Meister glades from Rattlesnake and Kandahar.

Experts may want to tackle Mt. Washington.

Parks and pipes
The Darkside Terrain Park on Zip's Trail has rails, jibs, jumps and boxes designed by the same folks who make the parks for the U.S. Open. The Darkside is home to the Jib Saw Massacre, a series of three snowboard and skiing competitions designed to introduce riders and skiers to the world of competition.

The Other Side Progression Park on South Slope has small rails and boxes to help ease newbies into the terrain park scene.