Snowboarding Clothes

If you’ve never snowboarded before you probably will have to buy snowboarding clothes. You really don’t have to spend a huge fortune for the clothes, but do make sure the clothes are appropriate for snowboarding.

Snowboarding Pants

Never make the mistake of wearing normal pants for snowboarding. You really need to buy pants that are meant for snowboarding, especially if you are just a beginner. Remember that if you are a neophyte, you are most likely to be the one stumbling most of the time on your knees or on your behind. Hence, if you happen to be wearing casual jeans then the ice will melt every time you fall on the snow and you will eventually get soaked and cold. This is not a good way to learn.

Although you can use ski pants as an alternative when you don’t have snowboarding pants yet, they will not allow you to do the movements that you can normally do wearing snowboarding pants. Ski pants are not intended for tricks like aerial spins or jumps. So when you’re buying snowboarding pants, look for pairs that have enough room for you to do your tricks. Also, you extra padding, especially on the knee and butt area since these are the parts that commonly catch your plunges.

The purpose of snowboarding pants is to ensure protection from injury, weather conditions, and any other external force. There is generally an accepted method to maintain your core temperature and prevent you from cooling off easily and this is known as the Three Layer System.

This system is composed of a base layer, an insulation layer and an outer shell. The base layer is the only layer directly in contact with your skin and its sole purpose is to turn the moisture away from the skin. Then comes the insulation layer, which is also intended to get rid of moisture, but also to insulate your body by confining your body heat. The outer shell is the layer directly exposed to the environment. It is expected to be waterproof, windproof and has also a breathable outlet for moisture.

Snowboarding Jacket

When considering a snowboarding jacket, try not to be too concerned with price. Of course you want to get alot for your money, but this is not a place to cheap out. Cheap jackets can actually cost you more money in the long run. Why? Because a cheap jacket may have waterproof coating that wears off over time, meaning you have to buy another jacket far sooner than had you gone with a more expensive jacket.

What to look for in a good snowboarding jacket? Again, you'll want to make sure it has good quality waterproofing. You don't want just a waterproof coating, but you want the jacket made out of waterproof materials. Better jackets also have taped seams and insulated zippers. You'll also want to check out the "breathability" of the jacket. You want to check for vents that allow your jacket to breath, as well as zippers that open at the arms, the chest or the back which will enable you to release some of the heat. Check for cuffs as well. These are good for keeping the chilly breeze from entering your sleeves.

Snowboarding Boots

When purchasing snowboarding boots, you have to first decide which kind of snowboarding you'll be doing: FreeStyle, FreeRide or FreeCarve. If you're going to engage mostly in FreeStyle and FreeRide snowboarding, then you'll want to look into soft boots. If you're going to go for FreeCarve snowboarding, then you'll want to look into hard boots, which resemble the traditional ski boots, but have lateral mobility for the snowboarder's ankle. The soles of Hard Boots usually have a mechanism that allows them to be connected to plate bindings.

Or, try hybrid boots. Hybrid boots are a good choice for those who want the comfort and flexibility of soft boots, but the conrol of hard boots. As with Hard Boots, you will need to find a match between the Step-in Binding mechanism and the Boot mechanism.

But no matter which type of snowboarding boots you plan to buy and irrespective of the amount of money you are willing to spend for your boots, the most important factor in choosing your snowboarding boots is the manner in which your feet fits inside them.

Resist the urge to buy bigger boots. The problem with snowboarding boots is that they are harder and they seem inflexible, so many people tend to buy snowboarding boots that are a little oversized to give more room for the feet. Oversized boots can cause injuries like sprains and even bone fractures. If your snowboarding boots are oversized, try wearing thick socks to compensate for too much space inside your boots.

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