Cheap Snowboarding

HI wondering if anyone has any other ideas other that AUST Post
to get my snowboard and bag here from Gold Coast QLD to London? or is AUS Post the best way? must be here before 12th JAN ? Cheap as possible .
Thanks for your time , Mike

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I’m just thinking maybe it’s better price in Europe because they have more stuff there but I don’t know. What do you think?

Europe!
Even to get it shipped from Europe would probably be cheaper than getting it in AUS. and there is a much wider selection.
The main brand that you are going to get in AUS is Burton- and there is lots of burton stuff- but thats about it. Some spider clothing and boots too, but thats about it

I’m looking to buy a new snowboard in Sydney, Australia and just wondering when is the best time to get the best price.

I just bought all my gear…I live near Mt Buller in Victoria and there have been huge sales to get reid of all of last years stock they didn’t sell. You can get cheap stuff at the start of the season, the end of the season or you can wait til they have summer clearances. Usually these sales are about clearing out last season’s gear. If your a person who gets the latest stuff, you will probably have to pay full whack cos they ain’t gonna put it on sale just yet.

I live in San Jose, California. My two other sisters and I are planning to pick up snowboarding. But I hear snowboarding gear is expensive. And we have to buy 3 sets! I don’t want to make it hard for my parents, so which is cheaper? ski or snowboard?

Depends what quality of stuff you get.
For snowboarding you need bindings, the board, and boots. You would want comfortable boots because sore feet at the end of the day sucks. Good bindings will help you in learning turns and stuff like that. Since your beginner the board wont matter that much.
I dont kow much about skiing just that snowboarding is so much funner.

well

i need to find some tighttt (as in cool) lol snowboarding gear but i have like hardly any money =\
haha
so do you know of any sites that i can find nice gear that is really really really cheap?
or how i can get gear cheap?
fast to!

Really really really cheap?

If you don’t mind used, you can get stuff on geartrade.com . Also as someone said TJ maxx randomly has new stuff that is from a couple seasons ago that never sold. Ebay is also an option but usually hard to find anything cheap on there, for me at least

This season i would like to start snowboarding. I need help figuring out how to pick out the right snowboard size, boot size, and bindings. Here’s me info. in case it helps:
height – 5′ 5"
weight – 145
shoe size – 10.5 – 11
Also, where is the cheapest place to get quality stuff?
Can some one give me some pointers please?

Awesome decision to start snowboarding. First off, one thing you’ll learn is that a lot of people will tell you to get a board that comes somewhere between your chin and nose. Or something of the sort. Truth is, even more people are going to tell you that your board will depend on your weight alone and rarely your height. This is who you need to listen to lol. Boards are designed based on weight, not really height. For you, a board ranging from a 152cm to a 154cm, possibly right in between will work for you. Go to your local snowboarding destination and rent a board for a day and see which one you feel most comfortable in because it’s also about personal preference, an awesome thing about this sport. Nothing is set in stone for you, whatever feels good to you is what you use, not what everyone’s going to tell you. And for your boot, I’d go to a store for those so you can try them on and know for sure which ones you want and what size fits perfectly. Find an associate there to help you out because a lot of your snowboard boots today have heat-molded liners. Which means the boot might feel snug at first but after you break it in it will really open up, at least a half size, sometimes slightly more. You can either break it in the old fashion way by shredding the mountains everyday, all day OR you can have the store selling the boots to you put them on a special heat machine which will form the linear to your likings, making them customized to the curves of your feet. The ultimate comfort. Bindings are simple though. You’ll most likely need a binding in size large. Large bindings are classified as boot sizes of 10 and up. Just as a suggestion, for your boots and bindings, I’d go Burton. They’re amazing. The bindings made by Burton are designed differently than other bindings. The highbacks (the support lip that’s against the entire back of your calf) are anchored more forward than other bindings, not only strengthening the highback overall, but also enabling it to be more flexable and responsive than others. It’s an awesome and innovative idea that put Burton a step ahead in bindings. But also, Burton has has made it so that their boots work best with their bindings and vis versa. So if I were you, I’d get Burton bindings and boots together. Go to www.Burton.com to check out their entire line. Some cheap sites for Snowboard Gear are the-house.com, actionvillage.com, porterstahoe.com, shredshop.com, and there are loads more. But your best bet is to visit your local snowboard shops. Even a lot of ski shops have junk for boarding if you don’t have snowboard shops near by. Nice thing about going to these places for your gear is that you can bargain with them on prices and most places sell their stuff from last year at 50% or more off. It’s awesome, the kind of deals you can get away with from these places on junk that’s just from last year. You’d be surprised on what kind of money you can save. Even if you want this years stuff, you can usually get 10% off the stuff just by asking or negotiating. Use it to your benefit dude, you’ll get outta there without tearin a hole in your wallet for it all. Good luck this year man, have fun.

Do i need to take moonboots for when im not snowboarding? Should i take a small back pack for when im on the slopes? Where is the best place in the UK to buy good Cheap Snowboarding Gear? Can you wear snowboarding goggles over glasses? Sorry there are so many questions. Please answer soon – i’m going in February
and what sort of hat is the best to take?

ur worrying waaay too much about it, but there are deff some things you cannot forget, or the experience wont b fun…

Waterproof snowboarding pants
Waterproof jacket
two long pairs of socks (two, to stop from getting blisters, and make sure they are long, so that the boot itself dont cut up ur leg)
you only need googles if its going to be snowing hard or if your gna b going pretty fast
you deff need gloves!!!, very important
and i take it since ur starting, it might be a good idea to buy wrist guards to put under ur gloves, the most frequent injury in begining snowboarding is wrist injuries, a 5-10 dollar wrist guard should protect you very well from that, cuz you willll be falling on ur hands ALOT…

other then that, just dont give up… and if you could, id put contacts in, but if not, u probably wont even need to wear googles so the glasses will suffice…

i dont live in UK so i dont kno where to get that stuff there

Do i need to take moonboots for when im not snowboarding? Should i take a small back pack for when im on the slopes? Where is the best place in the UK to buy good Cheap Snowboarding Gear? Can you wear snowboarding goggles over glasses? Sorry there are so many questions. Please answer soon – i’m going in February
and what sort of hat is the best to take?

ur worrying waaay too much about it, but there are deff some things you cannot forget, or the experience wont b fun…

Waterproof snowboarding pants
Waterproof jacket
two long pairs of socks (two, to stop from getting blisters, and make sure they are long, so that the boot itself dont cut up ur leg)
you only need googles if its going to be snowing hard or if your gna b going pretty fast
you deff need gloves!!!, very important
and i take it since ur starting, it might be a good idea to buy wrist guards to put under ur gloves, the most frequent injury in begining snowboarding is wrist injuries, a 5-10 dollar wrist guard should protect you very well from that, cuz you willll be falling on ur hands ALOT…

other then that, just dont give up… and if you could, id put contacts in, but if not, u probably wont even need to wear googles so the glasses will suffice…

i dont live in UK so i dont kno where to get that stuff there

i am going snowboarding in the winter in utah. my parents are paying for the airfare and the hotel. how much would it be for clothing? like for pants jacket etc. i will be there for a week so would it be cheaper to rent a board there or buy that gear as well? also what about lift tickets and such?
i will be snowboarding at Snowbird

these prices dont have to be spot on, just a rough estimate.

Ha don’t listen to chucky up there if your only gunna be snowboarding for a week and not all the time you dont need the best product out there just buy yourself gloves- 15-30 bucks Pants- 40-100 Jacket- 80-120 and yea it would be deff cheaper to rent. As for lift your looking at 100 bucks a day but you may be able to find a week pass for alot cheaper its not going to be cheap but deff worth the money if i were you id go to a local mtn and practice before you went to a place like snowbird.

I need some for this winter but I want some for cheap. But I want good quality. anyone have advice?

http://backcountryoutlet.com
http://moosejaw.com
http://dogfunk.com
http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/
http://the-house.com
http://www.boardparadise.com/snow/
http://www.whiskeymilitia.com/ – timed sales, you could get lucky though.