Snowboard help!!!?

Question

I'm a p*****n knows all most nothing about snowboarding. Right now i just have a cheap little kid snowboard, and i want to buy a new one. I've got about $150-$200 to spend......but i have no idea how much a snowboard will cost. I would also need all the gear. I've never really snowboarded before other than down little hills will with my c**p board. so...umm....HELP! how much will it cost and what and do i need and what else do i need to know?

Answer 1

Well for startes the width, stance and lenght of your board is important if you want optimal performance. Use this calculator :

http://www.frostyrider.com/tips/size-gui...

You will also need bindings and a helmet and goggles. The salesman can help you with that, I already worked in a snow/surf/skate shop and we did it all the time with newcomers. Bindings are always your shoe size. Snowboards are usually 300$ , but there are cheaper ones, bindings can be around 20$, goggles around 12$ and a helmet can go up to 40$ , but where I worked there was only brand named gear. So you'll probably find some cheaper.

Answer 2

Go to the local board shop and see if they have any swap program

they'll take your board and give you a used one but its free

if you buy a new board its going to cost a lot more than 150-200

use your money to buy better boots and bindings

Answer 3

im starting aswell and saving up for a burton feather. their good apparently and are pretty cheap (about 400)  i only had c**p board too so hopefully thisll be better!!!

Answer 4

If you want to buy a snowboard that will last you a long time, expect to spend around 600 dollars for the board boots and bindings. You can try www.sierratradingpost.com and maybe you can find some of last years products at a lower wholesale price. Bindings aren't 20 dollars and they usually run on the upwards of 100 dollars.