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I am someone who has skied quite a bit. A few excursions in the US, (Utah, Idaho, and new england), several times in Quebec (and a bit in Ontario), a few times at Whistler/Blackcomb, and a whole bunch throughout BC and Alberta.
I would stay away from east Canadian hills. In my expereince, the snow is like cement - comes down thick and heavy and becomes concrete solid. Although I am Canadian, if you want to snowboard on the east coast, hit Maine. I've been on a roadtrip that started in New York, drove up the coast and staying in Boston for a night, then did some skiing in Maine at a great place called Sunday River (best conditions I've found in the east). Another half day of driving and we were in Montreal, which I reccomend to any group of guys that are in the area. (granted you'll also be hitting vegas)
The best snow I've found was in Utah, but also some of the most expensive. The best terrain and parks and all out awesomness goes to Whistler/Blackcomb, but again things were pretty expensive. My favorite hill is Lake Louise, located in the best looking mountains in the world, about two hours from Calgary, which is incidentaly a nice international airport. There are lots of smaller but still great (and affordable) hills throughout BC, but none are really easily accessable for a travelling crew.
So get on the snow in the east US or Alberta based. Flights across Canada can be found pretty cheap through WestJet. And in my somewhat recent expereince, Canadian airports have been friendlier to those amoung us without an American passport.
I did a Montreal-Calgary trip (with a no-extra cost hop to edmonton) in October for $CAN$159 one way
I say LA fly to NY drive to Montreal fly cheap to Calgary, fly to Vegas and call it a trip. And if you ski in maine, you can eliminate the Canadian leg. (Of course, I recommend travel anywhere in Canada, but I know there is better skiing/snowboarding elsewhere)
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