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I just got back from Levi in Finland (Lapland) it was ace empty slopes in half term and the snow was great i'll definitely go back

will up some pics later

Have you fed the fish?

going in a few weeks and need some cheap gear. can someone(sure stoney or something) recommend me some gear that i need. never been and got fuck all clue on what to get/where to get.

you need a snowboarding jacket, some snowboarding trousers, some decent sb gloves and a pair of goggles, not cheep but at least the sales are on now, you will all so need some base layers ie: thermals long johns and a top and some mid layers hoodys or sweat shirts, and some snowboarding socks!
you can hire boots & board there

for goggles try to get something with a silver/amber (best all round) lens or interchangeable lenses amber for lo light and mirror for bright light (or similar) i bought black anon figment with a silver amber lens they where spot on in all conditions

try some of these shops for stuff on sale:
http://www.snowboard-asylum.com/
http://www.attlasnowboards.com/
http://www.boardsonline.co.uk/
http://www.edgeriders.com/
http://www.s2as.com/
http://www.ss20.com/
http://www.boardwise.com/
http://www.entityboardsports.co.uk/
http://www.twoseasons.co.uk

after having a quick look about the bonfire volt jacket looks like a decent buy on sale at about 50/60 it seems to come in loads of colours, i haven't seen them in the flesh but i'm gona go check them out at that price

these are the goggles i got:
http://www.sailandski.co.uk/acatalog/Anon_Figment_Snowboard_Goggles__black_silver_lens.html

anyone been snowboarding in canada/the states? where should i be looking at going?

I've done a fair few of the Canadian hills and it really depends what you want. Partying = Whistler and Banff (to a point), terrain = Kicking Horse, snow = most of interior BC. I think Banff and the surrounding hills (Sunshine, Lake Louise, Norquay) would give you the best variety of the above if you can handle the bus to/from the hill or renting a car. Also relatively close to Kicking Horse/Fernie/Panorama if you want to stay in a few different places.

Not been to the US before but avoid the East (ice) Coast both there and in Canada. Avoid Presidents day as well wherever you decide to go.

There isn't so much an 'on piste' 'off piste' thing in NA, it's more of an 'in bounds' and 'out of bounds' so marked runs can be varying difficulties with anything more difficult than a blue usually not pisted.

Banff gives you a good mix if you can stomach the cost of a lift pass. Inghams were doing late deals for 10 nights at under £400 a head last year. It's a cool town and there's loads of places to eat/drink and a couple of places to go all out. There are three mountains which give you a good mix of terrain and snow.

Bottom line, if money is one of your concerns you want Banff on a cheapo deal. You can get a coffee for a buck and a steak with a beer for 12. If you want a top night life, cash is less of a concern and you don't mind being rained on occasionally I'd go to Whistler.

On top of that there's a whole host of US resorts like swede says but I have no experience of them. Nightlife wise Aspen as the best rep but it's not cheap.