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BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 21 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $469 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.9/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The reigning cheap freestyle board returns for another year, despite going up by $20 this year.
The Rome Heist scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, which doesn't take price into account. The other 4 boards in the top 5 were all above the average price.
The Heist however is a good $20 cheaper than the average price, but scores well above the average score.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by just $3 compared to last year
- Of the top half (top 10) of the 21 boards, the average price was $500.
- The Heist was 5th= - and was $61 cheaper than the average price of the the top 10.
- Of the top 10, the Heist was the equal 2nd cheapest.
- The average score for the 8 boards, not named the Heist, that cost $449 or less was 79.1.
Alternatives
Honorable mentions to:
Rome Hype ($399 | 84.2 points)
Capita Space Metal Fantasy ($429 | 84.8 points)
Burton Good Company ($449 | 85.9 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: YES WOMEN'S BASIC
Price: $429
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 84.8/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 23 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $518 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.0/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Women's Basic takes this spot again this year. It is only $30 more than the lowest priced board we looked at in this category. But it's a good bit over the average score.
And it's a good $89 cheaper than the average price in this category.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $14 compared to last year
- The average price for this category is $49 higher than the freestyle category (see above)
- The average price for the top half (top 11) was $550, making the Women's Basic a huge $121 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list, which included the Basic at #10.
- The Women's Basic was the lowest priced board in the Top 11.
- Of the 2 boards, not named the Women's Basic, costing $429 or less, the average score was 73.0.
Alternatives
Bataleon Push Up ($499 | 86.5 points);
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 24 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $494 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.0/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Paradise also retains it's spot from last year.
It has been a cheaper option of a good quality for years now. It made #10 in this year's Top 10 Women's All-Mountain snowboards list, which doesn't take price into account.
The Paradise scores a good bit above the average score, but is $35 cheaper than the average price, so great value-for-money.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $16 compared to last year.
- The average price for this category is $24 lower than the all-mtn-freestyle category (see above) but $25 higher than the freestyle category (see first category in this list).
- The average price for the top half (top 12) was $542, making the Paradise $83 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
- The Paradise was the lowest priced board in the Top 10 and Top 12.
- Of the 9 boards costing $459 or less, not named the Paradise, the average score was 76.
Alternatives
Bataleon Thunderstorm ($489 | 91.0 points)
YES Hello ($499 | 86.1 points)
Rome Muse ($499 | 85.5 points)
Jones Dream Weaver ($499 | 84.9 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 22 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $449 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $557 | |
Average Rating Score: | 83.0/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Odyssey was only $50 more than the cheapest option in this category, but got an above average score.
A freeride board this price is hard to come by. Snowboards tend to cost more as they get stiffer, and whilst the Odyssey isn't extremely stiff or anything it's on the stiffer side of medium - and represents great value for those looking for a freeride board, but don't want to break the bank.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $17 compared to last year.
- The average price for this category is the highest of all categories - $39 higher than the next highest.
- The average price for the top half (top 11) was $593, making the Odyssey $94 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
- The Odyssey was the 2nd lowest priced board in the Top 11.
- Of the 6 boards costing $499 or less, not named the Odyssey, the average score was 78.1.
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the:
GNU Frosting ($479 | 83.3 points);
Capita Equalizer ($549 | 86.1 points);
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 32 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $410 | |
Average Rating Score: | 87.4/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Lectra was the equal cheapest – and it was the highest that I rated of all beginner boards. Not to mention that it's $98 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this category.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $37 compared to last year.
- The average price for this category is the lowest of all categories - $22 lower than the next lowest.
- The average price for the top half (top 16) was $408, making the Lectra $59 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of the list had a higher average price than the top half though - because price in this case influenced the scores.
Alternatives
Honorable mentions to:
Roxy Dawn ($349 | 92 points).
Nidecker Elle ($349 | 91.5 points)
How the Boards were Chosen
The boards chosen above were not chosen because they were the cheapest in their category, but because they were the best value-for-money.
This is a list of cheap snowboards, so of course they had to be at a low price, but the price-quality ratio was also an important consideration.
Over to You
Thanks for reading and I hope that this page has been helpful to narrow down some options if you are looking for a well-priced snowboard of a reasonable quality.
Check out the links under each board for more details, current availability and where to buy.
Because every snowboarder is different this list is broken down into the following:
- Best cheap women’s freestyle snowboard
- Best cheap women’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboard
- Best cheap women’s all-mountain snowboard
- Best cheap women’s freeride snowboard
- Best cheap women’s beginner snowboard
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 17 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $369 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $466 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.1/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Rome Heist scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, which doesn't take price into account. The other 4 boards in the top 5 were all above the average price.
The Heist however is a good $37 cheaper than the average price.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $32 compared to last year
- Of the top half of the 17 boards, the average price was $504.
- The Heist was 5th - and was $75 cheaper than the average price of the the top 8.
- Of the top 8 the Heist was the equal cheapest
- The average score for the 7 boards that cost $429 or less was 78.5.
Alternatives
Honorable mentions to:
Capita Space Metal Fantasy (last year's winner) - $429 | 84.8 points
Arbor Cadence Camber ($449 | 83.7 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: YES WOMEN'S BASIC
Price: $429
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 84.8/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 24 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $504 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.1/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Women's Basic (formerly known as the Emoticon) is only $30 more than the lowest priced board we looked at in this category. But it's a good bit over the average score.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $36 compared to last year
- The average price for this category is $26 lower than the all-mountain-freestyle category (see above)
- The average price for the top half (top 12) was $533, making the Women's Basic $104 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
- The Women's Basic was the lowest priced board in the Top 12
- Of the 3 boards costing $429 or less, the average score was 77
Alternatives
Bataleon Push Up ($499 | 86.5 points);
Capita Birds of a Feather ($499 | 84.8 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 21 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $329 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $478 | |
Average Rating Score: | 82.1/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Paradise has been a cheaper option of a good quality for years now. It's recently received a slight setback stance and so has been moved to the all-mountain category, where it was all-mountain-freestyle previously.
The Paradise scores well above the average score, but is $29 cheaper than the average price, so great value for money.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $34 compared to last year
- The average price for this category is $38 higher than the freestyle category (see above) but $12 higher than the freestyle category
- The average price for the top half (top 10) was $551, making the Paradise $102 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
- The Paradise was the lowest priced board in the Top 10
- Of the 11 boards costing $449 or less, the average score was 78
Alternatives
YES Hello ($499 | 87.2 points)
Rossignol Airis ($499 | 84.1 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 24 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $439 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $540 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Odyssey was only $40 more than the cheapest option in this category, but scored above the average.
A freeride board this price is hard to come by. Snowboards tend to cost more as they get stiffer, and whilst the Odyssey isn't extremely stiff or anything it's on the stiffer side of medium - and represents great value for those looking for a freeride board, but don't want to break the bank.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $33 compared to last year
- The average price for this category is the highest of all categories - $36 higher than the next highest.
- The average price for the top half (top 12) was $567, making the Odyssey $88 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
- The Odyssey was the lowest priced board in the Top 12
- Of the 6 boards costing $479 or less, the average score was 76.6
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the:
Capita Equalizer ($529 | 84.2 points); and
Jones Dream Weaver ($499 | 81.5 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 33 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $319 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $410 | |
Average Rating Score: | 87.4/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Lectra was only $10 more than the cheapest – and it was the highest that I rated of all beginner boards. Not to mention that it's over $100 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this category.
Some other notable numbers:
- The average price for this category went up by $27 compared to last year
- The average price for this category is the lowest of all categories - $29 lower than the next lowest.
- The average price for the top half (top 16) was $397, making the Lectra $68 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of the list had a higher average price than the top half though - because price in this case influenced the scores.
Alternatives
Honorable mentions to:
Nidecker Elle ($319 | 91.5 points)
Roxy Dawn ($349 | 92 points).
Because every snowboarder is different this list is broken down into the following:
- Best cheap women’s freestyle snowboard
- Best cheap women’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboard
- Best cheap women’s all-mountain snowboard
- Best cheap women’s freeride snowboard
- Best cheap women’s beginner snowboard
All prices represent the recommended retail price in US dollars.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 84.6/100
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 16 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $434 | |
Average Rating Score: | 81.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Space Metal Fantasy scored a decent amount higher than the average score for the 16 Freestyle boards that I rated – and it’s also $35 cheaper than the average. It scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, with the other 4 boards in that list all above the average price.
Alternatives
Other notable contenders for this list were the Arbor Cadence Camber ($419 | 84.1 points), Arbor Cadence Rocker ($419 | 82.4 points) and the Rossignol Meraki ($399 | 81.3 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 25 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $329 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $468 | |
Average Rating Score: | 81.5/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
Another Capita board takes top honors here – and this one ranked 6th/25 among women's all-mountain freestyle snowboards, despite it’s modest price.
Whilst the price went up $30, it's still $19 cheaper than the average price and scores way above the average score.
Alternatives
- The YES Emoticon ($399 | 83.3 points); and
- Lib Tech Ryme ($479 | 86.8 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 20 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $444 | |
Average Rating Score: | 81.8/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Hello isn't quite lower than the average price, the only one in this list that isn't, but it's only $5 over, and it's way over in terms of score, and ranked 4th out of 20 for my Top 6 Women's All-mountain snowboards list.
Alternative
Honorable mention to the Rossignol Airis ($449 | 84.6 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 22 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $507 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
Whilst the Barrett is only $8 cheaper than the average - it's still cheaper than the average and gets a score miles higher than the average and is the # 3 board in my top 5 women's freeride list, which spells value for money to me.
And with the average of the other boards in the top 5 women's freeride snowboards list at $577, it's well below the price of the other high scoring women's freeride boards.
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the:
- Lib Tech Dynamiss ($499 | 83.9 points); and
- Jones Dream Catcher ($479 | 81.7 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 32 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $410 | |
Average Rating Score: | 87.4/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Lectra was the cheapest equal board that I looked at – and it was the highest that I rated of all beginner boards. Not to mention that it's over $100 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this category.
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the Roxy Dawn ($299 | 92 points) and Salomon Lotus ($299 | 91 points).
How the Boards were Chosen
The boards chosen above were not chosen just because they were the cheapest in their category, but because they were the best value for money.
This is a list of cheap snowboards so of course they had to be at a low price but the price-quality ratio was also an important consideration.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 83.5/100
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 17 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $428 | |
Average Rating Score: | 81.3/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Space Metal Fantasy scored higher than the average score for the 17 Freestyle boards that I rated – and it’s also $29 cheaper than the average. It scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, with the other 4 boards in that list all above the average price.
Alternatives
Other notable contenders for this list were the Arbor Cadence Camber ($399 | 83.0 points), Arbor Cadence Rocker ($399 | 82.4 points) and the Rossignol Meraki ($399 | 81.3 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Paradise
Price: $419
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 86.0/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 28 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $319 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $462 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.8/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
Another Capita board takes top honors here – and it’s another that made my top 5 for the category, despite it’s modest price. It's $80 cheaper than anything else in that list.
And it’s well above the average score and well below the average price (by $43) for the category.
Alternative
The YES Emoticon ($399 | 81.5 points) was also a contender.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
Board: YES Hello
Price: $449
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mountain Rating Score : 87.7/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 19 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $440 | |
Average Rating Score: | 81.7/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Hello isn't lower than the average price, the only one in this list that isn't, but it's only $9 over, and it's way over in terms of score, and ranked 4th out of 19 for my Top 6 Women's All-mountain snowboards list.
Alternatives
Honorable mentions to the Salomon Wonder ($399 | 83.3 points) and Rossignol Frenemy ($449 | 83.3 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
Board: Jones Dream Catcher
Price: $479
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freeride Rating Score : 82.2/100
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 19 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $502 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
With a score a little over the average and priced $23 under the average, the Dream Catcher is great value for money.
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the Lib Tech Dynamiss ($499 | 85.6 points)
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
Board: Nitro Lectra
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 94/100
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 31 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $408 | |
Average Rating Score: | 87.4/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Lectra was the cheapest equal board that I looked at – and it was the highest that I rated of all beginner boards. Not to mention that it's over $100 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this category.
Alternatives
Honorable mention to the Arbor Ethos ($319 | 93 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy
Price: $379
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 83.0/100
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 19 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $319 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $419 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Space Metal Fantasy scored higher than the average score for the 19 Freestyle boards that I rated – and it’s also $40 cheaper than the average. That equals value for money in my books – in fact it scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, with the other 4 boards in that list all above the average price.
Another notable contender for this list was the Rossignol Meraki ($379 | 81.3 points) and the Arbor Cadence Camber ($399 | 83.0 points) and Cadence Rocker ($399 | 82.4points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Paradise
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 86.0/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 26 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $319 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $457 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.8/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
Another Capita board takes top honors here – and it’s another that made my top 5 for the category, despite it’s modest price. It's $100 cheaper than anything else in that list.
And again, it’s well above the average score and well below the average price (by $58) for the category.
The YES Emoticon is a notable omission – the same price as the Paradise, with a score of 81.5/100.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
Board: Rossignol Frenemy
Price: $449
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mountain Rating Score : 82.9/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS |
Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 18 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $440 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.3/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Frenemy makes my Top 6 Women's All-Mountain snowboards list, which doesn't take account price. It's a good step up from the average score and whilst it's no longer cheaper than the average price (it went up $50 for the 2020 model), it's pretty close to.
Honorable mentions to the Salomon Wonder ($399 | 82.3 points), the Arbor Swoon Camber ($459 | 83.5 points), Swoon Rocker ($459 | 82.3 points) and the Never Summer Infinity ($479 | 82.3 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
Board: GNU Whip
Price: $479
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freeride Rating Score : 84.4/100
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 15 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $485 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The GNU Whip makes my top women's freeride snowboards list with a very healthy score. That plus it's just under the average price for boards in this category.
Honorable mentions to the Jones Dream Catcher ($479 | 82.2 points) and Lib Tech Dynamiss ($479 | 81.7 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
Board: Nitro Lectra
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 96/100
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS |
Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 31 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $397 | |
Average Rating Score: | 88.4/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Lectra was the cheapest equal board that I looked at – and it was the highest that I rated of those costing this price. Not to mention $98 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this category.
Honorable mentions also to the Rossignol Gala ($319 | 96 points), Arbor Ethos ($319 | 95 points) and Rossignol Myth ($319 | 94 points).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy
Price: $379
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 82.8/100
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS | ||
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Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 17 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $398 | |
Average Rating Score: | 80.9/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Space Metal Fantasy scores higher than the average score for the 17 Freestyle boards that I rated – and it’s also $20 cheaper than the average. That equals value for money in my books – in fact it scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, with the other 4 boards in that list all above the average price.
Another notable contender for this list was the Rossignol Meraki with a score of 82.2 and a price of $349.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD
Board: Capita Paradise
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 87.6/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE CATEGORY STATS | ||
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Number of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards looked at: | 22 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $319 | |
Average price of all-mtn-freestyle snowboards: | $449 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.6/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
Another Capita board takes top honors here – and it’s another that made my top 5 for the category, despite it’s modest price.
And again, it’s well above the average score and well below the average price (by $50) for the category.
And of all the all-mountain-freestyle boards I looked at costing less than $400, the average score was 76.7/100 – so it’s way above that. A steal for the price.
The YES Emoticon is a notable second place too – the same price as the Paradise, with a score of 82.0/100, so still above the average score for this category and $50 cheaper than the average price.
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S All-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD
Board: Rossignol Frenemy
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mountain Rating Score : 82.3/100
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS CATEGORY STATS | ||
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Number of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 19 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $427 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.2/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
The Frenemy makes my Top 6 Women's All-Mountain snowboards list, which doesn't take account price. It's a good step up from the average score and $28 cheaper than the average price.
Honorable mention to the Salomon Wonder, also costing $399 and scoring 80.5. Or if you're looking for a more beginner all-mountain option the Nirto Lectra ($299 and 76.2/100) or the Rossignol Gala ($299 and 75/100).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD
Board: Jones Dream Catcher
Price: $449
SnowboardingProfiles.com Freeride Rating Score : 84.4/100
WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS | ||
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Number of freeride snowboards looked at: | 12 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 | |
Average price of freeride snowboards: | $504 | |
Average Rating Score: | 79.3/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
With a score a healthy amount above the average and a price a good $55 cheaper than the average, the Dream Catcher was the obvious choice here.
The GNU Klassy is also great value-for-money, with a price $35 cheaper than the average ($469) and a score above the average (81.1/100).
BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD
Board: Rossignol Gala
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 96/100
WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD CATEGORY STATS | ||
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Number of beginner snowboards looked at: | 28 | |
Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 | |
Average price of beginner snowboards: | $382 | |
Average Rating Score: | 88.8/100 | |
Why This Board Was Chosen
This was the cheapest equal board that I looked at – and it was the highest that I rated of those costing this price. Not to mention $83 cheaper than the average price.
Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner boards – so this is somewhat skewed in this case.
Mention also to the Nitro Lectra with the same price ($299) and score (96/100) as the Gala and the Rossignol Myth ($299 and 94/100) - which is also a good freestyle option, if that's what you're looking to get into.
The Best Cheap Women’s Freestyle Board
Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy
Price: $369
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 83.5/100
| Womens Freestyle Snowboard Stats | |
| Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 16 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 |
| Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $399 |
| Average Rating Score: | 81.7/100 |
Why this board was chosen
The Space Metal Fantasy is a good bit above the average score for the 16 Freestyle boards that I rated – and it’s also $30 cheaper than the average. That equals value for money in my books – in fact it scored well enough to make my Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboards list, with the other 4 boards in that list all above the average price.
Another notable contender for this list was the Rossignol Tesla. Whilst the Tesla was slightly below the average score (80.7/100) it is $50 cheaper than the average price and $20 cheaper than the Space Metal Fantasy.
The Best Cheap Women’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Board
Board: Capita Paradise
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 83.5/100
| Womens All-Mtn-Freestyle Snowboard Stats | |
| No. of freestyle-all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 19 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 |
| Average price of freestyle-all-mountain snowboards: | $459 |
| Average Rating Score: | 81.1/100 |
Why this board was chosen
Another Capita board takes top honors here – and it’s another that made my top 5 for the category, despite it’s modest price.
And again, it’s well above the average score and well below the average price (by $50) for the category.
And of all the all-mountain-freestyle boards I looked at costing less than $400, the average score was 78.7/100 – so it’s way above that. A steal for the price.
The YES Emoticon is a notable second place too – the same price as the Paradise, but not scoring as well – but still 83.1/100, so still above the average score for this category and $50 cheaper than the average price.
The Best Cheap Women’s All-Mountain Board
Board: Rossignol Gala
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 76.2/100
| Womens All-Mountain Snowboard Stats | |
| No. of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 15 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 |
| Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $429 |
| Average Rating Score: | 78.7/100 |
Why this board was chosen
Whilst the Gala does score less than the average score for an all-mountain board, it is also $130 cheaper than the average price – which was too much to ignore, given that it’s close to the average score.
But it is a more beginner level all-mountain board, so if you were looking for something a little more advanced the Salomon Wonder ($30 cheaper than average price with a score of 78.7/100) is a good option.
The Best Cheap Women’s Freeride Board
Board: GNU Klassy
Price: $449
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 78.9/100
| Women’s Freeride Snowboard Stats | |
| No. of freeride snowboards looked at: | 10 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $399 |
| Average price of freeride snowboards: | $530 |
| Average Rating Score: | 79.1/100 |
Why this board was chosen
The Klassy is pretty match bang on the average score for this category but it’s $81 cheaper than the average price.
The YES Hel Yes was a close second – it’s $50 more than the Klassy (still $31 cheaper than the average price, but is way above the average score with 91.7/100. In fact it was number 1 in my top 5 women’s freeride snowboards list – which doesn’t take price into account.
The Best Cheap Women’s Beginner Board
Board: Rossignol Myth
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 94/100
| Women’s Beginner Snowboards Stats | |
| No. of beginner snowboards looked at: | 29 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 |
| Average price of beginner snowboards: | $400 |
| Average Rating Score: | 86.4/100 |
Why this board was chosen
The Rossignol Myth was number 2 in my top 10 women’s beginner snowboards list.
And with a score way above the average and the cost a huge $101 cheaper than the average, the Myth was an easy choice for this category (note that this category is the only category that gives points based on price, so the fact that it’s low cost helped with its score as well).
The Myth is a freestyle oriented board – if you’re a beginner but want an all-mountain oriented board, the Rossignol Gala (also featured in the all-mountain section above) is also $299 and scores 93.5/100.
How the Boards were Chosen
The boards chosen above were not chosen just because they were the cheapest in their category, but because they were the best value for money.
This is a list of cheap snowboards so of course they had to be at a low price but the price-quality ratio was also an important consideration.
The Best Cheap Women’s Freestyle Board
Board: Rossignol Tesla
Price: $349
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 78.3/100
| Number of freestyle snowboards looked at: | 19 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $299 |
| Average price of freestyle snowboards: | $402 |
| Average Rating Score: | 79.9/100 |
Why this board was chosen
Whilst the Tesla was very slightly below the average score of 79.9/100 it is more than $50 cheaper than the average price.
And of the 7 boards that I looked at that cost less than $350, the average score was 75.6/100 – so it is a good bit above the average score for boards under $350.
The Best Cheap Women’s Freestyle-All-Mountain Board
Board
: DC Women’s Ply
Price: $379
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 83.5/100
| No. of freestyle-all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 20 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $329 |
| Average price of freestyle-all-mountain snowboards: | $447 |
| Average Rating Score: | 82.5/100 |
Why this board was chosen
Despite being $68 cheaper than the average price, the Women’s Ply was 1 point above the average score.
So it was better than the average board costing $447 but it only costs $379. That’s a bargain if you ask me. Also it’s only $50 more than the very cheapest I looked at.
And of all the freestyle-all-mountain boards I looked at costing less than $400, the average score was 77/100 – so it’s way above that. A steal for the price.
The Best Cheap Women’s All-Mountain Board
Board: Rossignol Frenemy
Price: $399
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 85/100
| No. of all-mountain snowboards looked at: | 26 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $269 |
| Average price of all-mountain snowboards: | $449 |
| Average Rating Score: | 79.9/100 |
Why this board was chosen
The Frenemy scores way above the average score – in fact the Frenemy scored high enough to make my top 6 women’s all mountain snowboards where it was going up against some much pricier boards.
And even though it’s way above the average score it’s still a good $50 less than the average price.
Of the 10 all-mountain boards I looked at that cost less than $400 the average score was 75/100 – so the Frenemy was a full 10 points higher! So in that lower price category this board is queen.
The Best Cheap Women’s Freeride Board
Board: Jones Women’s Flagship
Price: $549
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 91.2/100
| No. of freeride snowboards looked at: | 10 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $349 |
| Average price of freeride snowboards: | $565 |
| Average Rating Score: | 81.7/100 |
Why this board was chosen
You may notice a hike in the average price here. Freeride snowboards tend to cost more than other snowboards for various reasons. But I guess you want the best possible equipment if you’re doing things to the extreme – especially if you’re in the backcountry.
That said, there are some that are better value than others and the Jones Women’s Flagship represents great value. It might only be $16 cheaper than the average board here but it’s way above the average score – almost 10 points higher in fact.
It should also be noted that there was one board that cost $349 but that only scored 67.6/100 and the next cheapest was actually the Women’s Flagship (along with a few others on the same price) at $549.
The Best Cheap Women’s Beginner Board
Board: K2 First Lite
Price: $299
SnowboardingProfiles.com Rating Score: 93/100
| No. of beginner snowboards looked at: | 27 |
| Cheapest Board I Looked at: | $269 |
| Average price of beginner snowboards: | $386 |
| Average Rating Score: | 81/100 |
Why this board was chosen
The K2 First Lite is about the ideal beginner’s board.
And with a score a whopping 12 points above the average and the cost a huge $87 cheaper than the average, the First Lite was a no-brainer for this category.
How the Boards were Chosen
The boards chosen above were not chosen just because they were the cheapest in their category, but because they were the best value for money.
This is a list of cheap snowboards so of course they had to be at a low price but the price-quality ratio was also an important consideration.
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