I was reading the thread on how/whether ski resorts have gotten more dangerous lately and I completely agree. I'm also at the age where I really don't want an injury, especially one caused by some jackass running into me.
Really, really don't like snowboarders ( for all the reasons listed in the other thread--know-nothing "bro" boarders, greater likelihood of boarders being drunk, high or generally out of control etc.) and thought it would be useful to pool tips on how to minimize exposure to them. First, obviously, would be to only go to resorts that don't allow them--not a realistic possibility. Second, ski during the week and avoid holidays--getting to be more of a realistic possibility as I get more seniority
) Third, no night skiing - I wouldn't do that anyway.
But are there resorts that gets lots of boarders vs. resorts that get fewer? I was at Vail two weeks ago, not a lot of boarders; I was at Heavenly last year and I'm not going back. In the East, I avoid Hunter and Killington. Not a lot at Stowe when I was there, but it was years ago; I'd be concerned about Mt. Snow and Sugarbush but have no experience with either one.
Are there certain types of terrain that boarders don't like? Realizing that the general advice is to ski the less popular slopes, but that's not so easy to do if you don't know the mountain already.
I'd be interested in what others have come up with.
For those of you who know/love/do business with snowboarders, apologies in advance for the stereotyping. I'm in a "safety first" mode these days.