[oddjob]

not many places in colorado will be great in december. i've only been to crested butte during tgiving, and they usually only have a couple runs open.

never been to aspen. there's a small chance their main mountain doesn't allow snowboarding still.

vail is good, but not very cheap. i love to ride copper. less resorty feeling. more a local mountain. and you can eat lunch there without breaking the bank.

used to love winterpark, but haven't been in like 7-8 years. also less resortey feeling.

breckenridge sucks for boarders. too many flats and cat tracks.

keystone is fun, but i always get lost there, as there are like 3 peaks, and last run (when i'm done boarding i'm done boarding) is sometimes 3-4 more runs trying to get back to the main base. dont' know if you'll have this problem in december though.