Snowboard partners and riding friends
Find snowboard buddies for your next day
Find snowboard buddies for your kind of day, from park laps to powder: what the coming-soon SkiBuds app will do and where to look until it's out.
Finding snowboard buddies means finding someone who wants your kind of day, whether that's laps in the park or a partner who will wait for you at the flats. SkiBuds, an app for finding ski and snowboard partners, is being rebuilt for iOS and Android and is coming soon. It will help you find a crew by ability and terrain, and everything below about describing your riding and finding friends works before it launches.
What you can use today
The SkiBuds app is not currently available to download. Rider discovery and messaging are planned app features; this website does not match you with riders or send messages. You can browse resort guides and forecasts and use the free meetup-message planner to draft a plan to share in an existing group or conversation.
Say what kind of riding you mean
"I snowboard" leaves most of the day unanswered. A park session and a day exploring the whole resort call for different partners. In the rebuilt app, discovery filters will cover riding interests such as groomers, park, powder, moguls and trees, alongside skill level and availability, and every resort will have green, blue and black channels so you can find people riding the same terrain.
Be specific when you describe your riding. For a park session, name the features: "small jumps and boxes, working on 180s" tells someone far more than "park." If you're learning, say you want terrain you know and room for breaks. If you ride a lot, say whether you want to repeat a few favorite runs or explore.
Profile preferences start a conversation. They don't promise a skill level or that someone is at the mountain today.
Keep the first meetup short
The app will connect rider profiles and friend requests with private messages, group chats and mountain channels. Whatever you use to find someone, settle these before the day:
- Your usual terrain and pace.
- Lift access and arrival time.
- How long you want to ride, and when you'll take a break.
- A regroup spot if you get separated.
A few laps is enough to see whether your styles work together. You can plan a longer day afterward.
Riding with skiers
You don't need a snowboard-only crew. Skiers and snowboarders share terrain well once the group talks through the awkward parts first: long flat traverses and where to wait after a lift. Ski buddy matching covers the same ground from the skier's side, and once you've picked a resort and date, carpool planning helps you share the drive.
Forecasts, friend locations and Day Recaps
Snow totals are one part of a snowboard day. Check when the snow is expected to fall, the temperature and wind, and the resort's own operating updates before you decide when to arrive. Every resort guide on this site includes a snow forecast now, and the app's weather views and opt-in powder alerts will sit alongside your chats.
When the crew splits up, friends who choose to share their location will show on the mountain map, as long as their phones have a connection. GPS tracking and Day Recaps will let you record the day and share time, vertical, runs and lifts afterward without sharing your exact route.
Find riding friends now
Until the app launches, try local snowboard groups, ski clubs that welcome snowboarders, resort events and friends of friends. The guide to finding snowboard friends shows how to describe your riding and turn a first conversation into a session.
Where can I find snowboard friends near me?
Look for groups around the mountain you actually ride as well as near home, and share the resort, date, terrain and pace you have in mind. If a group calls itself a ski club, ask whether its trips welcome snowboarders before judging it by the name.
Regional riding guides and community resources are a starting point. The first-meetup checklist helps you agree on lift access, time to strap in, routes and breaks. If you're a beginner, ask for a relaxed session, and book a lesson if you want instruction.
Can I meet people for park laps or a mixed riding day?
Yes, if you describe the session. For park riding, say which features you're comfortable on and how long you want to spend there. For a mixed ski and snowboard day, choose terrain everyone wants and leave room for separate laps. The mixed-ability group guide explains how to keep a regroup plan.
SkiBuds is coming soon to iOS and Android. The launch status will change when it's in the stores, and the FAQ covers rider discovery and the other features being rebuilt.