Past Season Women’s Cheap Snowboard Boots Lists

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE BOOTS

Boot: Vans Women's Hi-Standard Pro

Price: $299

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 89.7/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

The Women's Hi-Standard Pro might be $15 more than the average price for this category, but they are a long way above the average in terms of performance and offer great value-for-money. They went up by $30 this year, making them not as good value as they were, but still manage to hold on to this spot. 

They are the #2 boots in our women's top 5 all-mtn-freestyle snowboard boots list this year and that's saying something given their price and given they are $47 cheaper than the average price of the other 4 in the top 5. 

Traditional lace boots tend to be cheaper, but if you're looking for a different lacing system, see the alternatives below. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $7 compared to last year.
• The average price for the top half (top 8 scorers) was $319, making the Hi-Standard Pro $20 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this category. 
• The Women's Hi-Standard Pro were the 3rd lowest price in the top half. 
• Of the 9 boots that had a price of $299 or less, not named the Hi-Standard Pro, the average score was 78.5. This compares to the Hi-Standard Pro with a score of 89.7. 

Alternatives

Vans Hi-Standard OG (Traditional Lace) - $199 | 84.5 - these are perhaps even  better value, if you're looking to go a little cheaper and softer flexing.  

ThirtyTwo STW Double BOA (Double Boa) - $289 | 82.8 points

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREERIDE BOOTS

Boot: Nidecker Altai W

Price: $299

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mountain-Freeride Rating Score : 86.1/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

Nidecker's Altai W takes over this spot this year. 

The Nidecker Altai W are not only $66 cheaper than the average price for this category, they are also the equal cheapest of every snowboard boot we tested for this category. Yet, they still manage to score just above the average score. 

And when digging a little deeper, they are $94 cheaper than the average price of boots that score above the average score for this category!

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $23 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is $81 higher than the all-mtn-freestyle category (see above).
• The average price for the top half (top 10) was $393, making the Altai W $94 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
• The Altai W were the equal lowest priced boots in the whole category - what makes this even more surprising is that they are Double BOA - and that usually means a higher price tag than traditional lacing, hybrid and speed lace. 

Alternatives

Vans Luna Ventana Pro (Double BOA) - $315 | 86.7 points - last year's top spot, but it went up by $46 this year. Still good value-for-money for sure, but just not as good as it was. 

Nidecker Rift W (Double BOA) ($349 | 88.3 points)

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER BOOTS

Boot: Vans Women's Hi-Standard OG

Price: $199

Snowboarding Profiles' Beginner Rating Score : 92.0/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

The Vans Women's Hi-Standard Pro takes out this spot again this year - a few years running now. 

This is somewhat skewed in the case of the beginner category, since prices are taken into account in the scores. 

But the Women's Hi-Standard OG still offer great value for money for those starting out on their snowboard journey at $56 cheaper than the average price and the equal cheapest for the whole category. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category stayed the same as last year.
• Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boots – so this is somewhat skewed for this category. 
• The average price for the top half (top 9) was $249, making the Hi-Standard OG $50 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of the list had a an average price that was actually slightly higher at $261, because price in this case influenced the scores. 
• The Hi-Standard OG were the equal cheapest in the whole category.
• The average price for this category is the lowest of all the categories, naturally being a beginner list - and with those that are suited to this category being softer flexing boots. 

Alternatives

Burton Mint (Speed Lace) ($229 | 91.4 points)

Ride Harper (Single BOA) ($229 | 89.1 points)

Also check out our top 5 women's beginner boots list for some great alternatives as they're all reasonably priced. 

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE BOOTS

Boot: Vans Women's Hi-Standard Pro

Price: $269

Snowboarding Profiles' Freestyle Rating Score : 91.4/100

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOTS

Boot: Vans Luna Ventana Pro

Price: $269

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mountain Rating Score : 86.7/100

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE BOOTS

Boot: DC Mora

Price: $369

Snowboarding Profiles' Freeride Rating Score : 89.7/100

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER BOOTS

Boot: Vans Women's Hi-Standard OG

Price: $199

Snowboarding Profiles' Beginner Rating Score : 92.0/100

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE BOOTS

Boot: Vans Women's Hi-Standard OG

Price: $199

Snowboarding Profiles' Freestyle Rating Score : 85.1/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

The Women's Hi-Standard OG are the equal cheapest in this category, coming in at $55 less than the average price of all the boots in this category - and well above the average score. In fact, enough so that they were the #5 selection in our Top 5 Women's Freestyle boots list. 

Traditional lace boots tend to be cheaper, but if you're looking for a different lacing system, see the alternatives below. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $2 compared to last year (so fairly consistent with last year, which is unusual (in a good way) with most categories increasing by more). 
• The average price for the top half (top 7) was $276, making the Hi-Standard OG $77 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this category. 
• The Women's Hi-Standard OG were the lowest price in the whole category. 

Alternatives

Burton Mint Lace (Traditional Lace) ($199 | 83.3 points)

Burton Mint (Speed Lace) ($219 | 79.8 points)

Vans Encore Pro (Double BOA) ($289 | 94.0 points)

K2 Cosmo (Lace/BOA Hybrid) ($259 | 87.5 points)

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOTS

Boot: Vans Luna Ventana Pro

Price: $269

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mountain Rating Score : 85.0/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

This one was a no brainer. The Luna Ventana Pro were the lowest priced boots in this whole category but still managed to get the #5 spot in our Top 5 Women's All-Mountain boots list, which doesn't take price into account. Enough said, really. 

The Luna Ventana Pro features a hybrid lace/BOA lacing system. If you have other preferences for lacing systems, check out the alternatives below.  

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $21 compared to last year
• The average price for this category is $73 higher than the freestyle category (see above)
• The average price for the top half (top 7) was $335, making the Luna Vantana Pro $66 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
• The Luna Ventana was the lowest priced binding in the Top 7 - in fact the lowest priced in the whole category. 

Alternatives

Vans One and Done (Hybrid Lace/BOA) ($319 | 92.2 points)

K2 Kinsley (Double BOA) ($299 | 83.9 points)

Thirty Two Lashed (Traditional Lacing) ($299 | 82.2 points)

Burton Limelight (Speed Lace) ($289 | 80.6 points)

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE BOOTS

Boot: K2 Contour

Price: $329

Snowboarding Profiles' Freeride Rating Score : 93.1/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

This was another no-brainer. The K2 Contour were only $30 more than the lowest priced boot we rated in this category and $72 cheaper than the average price, yet they scored well above the average price. In fact, they got the #2 spot in our Top 5 Women's Freeride boots list. 

Whilst some might not see $329 as cheap for snowboard boots, it is for this category. When it comes to snowboard gear stiffer nearly always means more expensive. Hence why the average price for this category is so much higher than the previous categories. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $41 compared to last year
• The average price for this category is the highest of all the categories - $74 higher than the next highest category (all-mountain), and $147 higher than the freestyle category (see above).
• The average price for the top half (top 6) was $435, making the Contour $106 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. 
• Of the 3 boots, not named the Contour and that were $329 or under, the average score was 83.7.

Alternatives

DC Mora (Double BOA) ($329 | 88.8 points)

Vans Viaje (Double BOA) ($369 | 93.6 points)

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER BOOTS

Boot: Burton Mint Lace

Price: $199

Snowboarding Profiles' Beginner Rating Score : 92.0/100

Why These Boots Were Chosen

This is somewhat skewed in the case of the beginner category, since prices are taken into account in the scores. 

But the Mint Lace still offer great value for money for those starting out on their snowboard journey at $38 cheaper than the average price and the equal cheapest for the whole category. 

The Mint also come in Speed Lace and BOA versions (but they cost more, particularly the BOA option). 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $13 compared to last year
• Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boots – so this is somewhat skewed for this category. 
• The average price for the top half (top 9) was $233, making the Mint Lace $34 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of the list had a an average price that was actually a little higher, because price in this case influenced the scores. 
• The Mint Lace were the equal cheapest in the whole category.
• The average price for this category is the lowest of all the categories, naturally being a beginner list - and with those that are suited to this category being softer flexing boots. They are $17 cheaper on average than the next closest (freestyle category) and $164 cheaper on average vs the highest priced category (freeride).

Alternatives

Vans Women's Hi-Standard OG (Traditional Lace) ($199 | 92.6 points)

Burton Mint (Speed Lace) ($219 | 93.2 points)

Ride Harper (Single BOA) ($219 | 89.8 points)

Also check out our top 5 women's beginner boots list for some great alternatives as they're all reasonably priced.