I started in 1988..... I think the first day I went snowboarding it was me and one other dude on the Mountain. Nowadays there are more snowboarders than skiers. I remember my first board it was a Burton Air. lol
Let me know the dates you're looking at and I may be able to come over as well. I'm a better skier than a snowboarder, but I haven't skied in almost three years. I've did some boarding last year. Slopes here opened last week, but I haven't gotten up there yet... soon hopefully.
i can see it now... a group of about 20 of us sitting around some a bar leeching their wi-fi all drunkingly yelling at each other while we bid for some site being sold here...
I'd like to go too and I was also planning a trip to US, but the timing is not good, may be some other time..