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Expert: Andy Varner
Bio: Andy Varner has been the manager for 14 years at the MAX snowboard shop at the base of Park City Mountain Resort.
Filmmaker: Erik Hutchins
I am fairly new to snowboarding, and I am in love with it, I fell in love with the sport the first time I went down the mountain.
I am looking for a good value on a cute snowboard package. I would like to get the board, boots and bindings all in one to save money. Any idea of where to look with a big selection. I was looking for a unique looking board. Something cool looking.
Also, If anyone has any idea of where I could find a good selection of Snowboarding Clothes like coats and pants for girls as well, that would be great.
I wouldn’t recommend a "package" – look for the gear that you like the best one piece at a time. If you really want to save money you should buy during the pre-season sales – it is very common to see 1/2 price deals but you won’t find many right now. I would recommend:
How strong are Snowboarding Goggles, and can they withstand 2 joules of impact.
The impact from a 0.2 gram projectile traveling 330 feet per second transfers one joule to whatever it hits. So I guess what im saying is could the goggles hold up to an object that weighs 0.2 grams traveling 660 feet per second
Barely strong enough to stop a paintball. Don’t try it.
http://www.activerideshop.com/Mens-Snowboard-Jackets/Planet-Earth-Hammer-DB-Jacket-Brown
I know brown and brown match; I don’t want a single color outfit.
Also, since the jacket is pinstripe, would pinstripe pants work or should I stick to solid colors? I was thinking of:
I want a good quality INEXPENSIVE snowboard (w/ bindings + boots), clothes, goggles, helmet, etc. etc.
I’m ok with getting a used board that is in good condition, because I can always just buy my own boots.
Anyone know any good stores that have a good selection of nice cheap gear? Hopefully some in N.H-M.A U.S.A, otherwise online is great.
THANK YOU very much for reading this, and even more so for replying.
you might want to go during the summer to a ski shop. they will have boards that they demoed last year in good condition and good quality for cheap prices. also you might want to get last years modle. i got $1100 skis for $400 and they were really nice. you would also want to get last years modle for boots. that doesn’t mean there bad the ski shop just wants to get rid of them. you might want to go to a ski swap because that stuff is usually good. if you need to you might want to use ebay but im not sure the security of that. good luck finding the gear!
and how does it stack up against other fillers like a poly filler or down filler? i’m looking for a super warm snowboarding jacket so any clues will help!
Gore tek, helps but 100 gram the higher the number the warmer it is. So much in clothing tech. Its redicules out of control. helpful hint the thickness of a jacket doesn’t matter or effect the warm lot of the fabric manufactures are using synthetic material to improve breathabliity and waterproofing. Look for big number 20,000 waterproofing 20,000 breathability and read labels.