In the meantime, though, she'll have to be content with the distinctive "Ski Utah" plate. That promotion started in 1985 to boost the state's huge snow-sports industry, which includes 11 major resorts within an hour of the Salt Lake City airport, as well as Brian Head in the southern part of the state.
Comstock, who grew up skiing - yes, skiing - at Lake Tahoe, moved to Utah nine years ago to play soccer at the University of Utah and - having made the switch to snowboarding at age 12 - to ride to her heart's content.
"The snow is light and wonderful here, much better than Tahoe's in my opinion, and the riding opportunities abound," said Comstock, who has won several major snowboarding events in the past year.
"I love living and riding here and I recommend visiting to every snowboarder I meet," she added.
Not surprisingly, Comstock picks Park City Mountain Resort for her favorite place to ride, thanks to its highly respected terrain parks, which have been ranked tops in the nation by Transworld Snowboarding Magazine for four years in a row.
Moreover, its huge Eagle superpipe - which boasts 22-foot-high walls this year and annually hosts the World Superpipe Championships - draws top riders from around globe to test their skills.
"I was in a terrain park every day last winter," explained Comstock, who said the mix in the parks is usually 80% snowboarders and 20% skiers. On the mountain itself, she said the blend is about 50-50 for riders and skiers.
"It has steeper terrain that doesn't get tracked out often, plus great cliffs and more things to jump off of," she said.
Brighton is in Big Cottonwood Canyon and is known for its smaller, almost mom-and-pop feel, and generally attracts a younger crowd, many of whom make the short trip from Salt Lake City and its burbs.
In addition to the cliffs, it has a wide variety of intermediate and advanced terrain. Home to Utah's first terrain park, it now boasts four parks that draw plenty of riders and freestyle skiers who want to play on its 45 rails and boxes and 15 jumps.
Brighton fans recommend heading to the My-O-My run off the Crest chairlift to enjoy a top-to-bottom run full of features for all abilities. The Candyland park is for beginners, while the Majestic park is for advanced riders, according to terrain park Director Jared Winkler. He also says the resort's halfpipe, which is 400 feet long and has 16-foot-high walls, is worth checking out.
In the Ogden area north of Salt Lake City, one of the best resorts for snowboarders is the huge Powder Mountain Resort, which boasts a whopping 5,500 acres, much of which is ungroomed.
One somewhat sour note for snowboarders: Utah's Deer Valley in the Park City area and Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon still do not allow riders.
IF YOU GO
For more information on riding (and skiing) in the Beehive State, go to the Ski Utah Web site at www.skiutah.com.
Brian E. Clark is a freelance travel writer.
