When we’re stuck doing nothing in the summer months, waiting not-so-patiently for the snow to return, many of us like to turn toward skiing or snowboarding video games to get our fix. It’s never the same, and it never scratches the itch well enough, but it’s a decent stand-in. There have been countless games over the years built for a host of consoles, computers, and hand-held devices. But we wanted to find out the best, so we hopped on our Facebook and asked, “What is the best ski/snowboard video game of all time?” This is how the answers broke down.
Top 10 Ski/Snowboard Video Games
1. Amped Series, including Amped, Amped 2, Amped 3 (17 mentions): The “Amped” game series, began with Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, in 2001. It was mentioned on many occasions, though Amped 2, released for the Xbox in 2003, was the most mentioned.
2. SSX series, including Tricky, 3, On Tour (12 mentions): The “SSX” Series began with SSX as a PlayStation 2 launch title in 2000. Subsequent titles includes SSX Tricky, SSX 3, SSX On Tour, SSX Blue, and SSX (2012).
3. Cool Boarders series, including 2 and 2001 (7 mentions): The “Cool Boarders” video game series included 5 main series games and 4 spinoffs. It began in 1996 with Cool Boarders for the PlayStation.
4. 1080° Snowboarding (6 mentions): 1080° Snowboarding launched for the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
5. Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder (6 mentions): Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder video game launched in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, GameBoy Color, and GameBoy Advance.
Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder
6. Shredders (6 mentions): Shredders is one of the newest games on the list, launching in 2022 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows computers.
7. Steep (5 mentions): Steep, published by Ubisoft, launched for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in 2016.
8. Shaun White Snowboarding (4 mentions): Shaun White Snowboarding launched in 2008 for Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable, Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. The Wii version, Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip, used the Wii Balance Board.
9. SkiFree (3 Mentions): SkiFree, a single-player computer video game, launched on Windows 3.0 in 1991. Online emulators of the game are still available.
10. Grand Mountain Adventure (2 mentions): If you’re looking for a fun way to enjoy skiing or snowboarding on your phone, Grand Mountain Adventure is the way to do it.
