The Best Cheap Women’s Snowboards 2025-2026

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD

Board: Capita Space Metal Fantasy

Price: $449

SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 84.8/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

Capita's Space Metal Fantasy (SMF) is only $23 cheaper than the average price of boards in this category, this is the category with the lowest average price (bar the beginner category) and it's still under the average, while achieving a score a good couple of points above the average.

It's also only $50 more than the lowest priced board in this category and the equal cheapest of any board that scored over the average score.

Last year's winner, the Rome Hype, has been replaced as it went up in price enough so that it's now the same price as the Space Metal Fantasy (which went up by less).  But the Space Metal Fantasy has it over the Hype in score, all-be-it by not that much. It was a closely run thing and naturally the Hype still makes the alternatives list below. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $16 compared to last year
• Of the top half (top 9) of the 18 boards, not including the SMF, the average price was $507, putting the SMF $58 cheaper than the others in the top half of this category. 
• Of the top 9, the SMF is lowest priced.
• The average score for the 7 boards, not named the Space Metal Fantasy, that cost $449 or less was 80.4. The SMF in comparison scored 84.8.

Alternatives

Honorable mentions to: 

Burton Good Company - $449 | 85.9 points - technically this would have claimed the title, but being a unisex model, it wasn't considered eligible. However, it would still make a great value-for-money freestyle board if there's a size that works for you.

Rome Hype - $449 | 84.2 points

Rome Hype Pro (review on its way) - $479 | 86.4 points

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD

Board: Nidecker Women's Sensor

Price: $479

SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 85.4/100

Why This Board Was Chosen

For the second year running, this one belongs to the Nidecker Women's Sensor. 

The Freestyle category was closely run and not a lot of difference, but the all-mountain-freestyle value-for-money spot was more obvious. The Women's Sensor comes in $67 cheaper than the average price but scores well enough to get the #5 spot in our top rated women's all-mountain freestyle snowboards list this year (which doesn't take price into account).

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $29 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is $74 higher than the freestyle category (see above).
• The average price for the top half (top 9), not including the Sensor, was $592, making the Women's Sensor $113 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list!
• The Women's Sensor is the lowest priced board in the Top 9.
• Only two boards in the category were cheaper than the Women's Sensor, but the average score of those two boards was 78.7. This compares to the Sensor's score of 85.4!

Alternatives

YES Women's Basic ($449 | 82.6 points);

Jones Women's Tweaker ($529 | 87.6 points);

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARD

Board: YES Frenzy

Price: $449

SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mountain Rating Score : 86.1/100

Why This Board Was Chosen

The YES Frenzy takes over this spot for the 2025-2026 season, usurping the Nidecker Venus which occupied it last year. The Venus is still really good value-for-money, and so makes the alternative list below. 

But the new champion takes over and deservedly so, with a price that's $70 cheaper than the average and a score that's good enough to secure it the #5 position in this year's Top 10 Women's All-Mountain snowboards list, which doesn't take price into account. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $22 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is $27 lower than the all-mtn-freestyle category (see above) but $47 higher than the freestyle category (see first category above).  
• The average price for the top half (top 13), not including the Frenzy, was $577, making the Frenzy $128 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list!
• The Frenzy is the lowest priced board in the top half. 
• Of the 4 boards costing $449 or less, not including the Frenzy, the average score was 76.7. This compares to the 86.7 scored by the Frenzy. 

Alternatives

Nidecker Venus ($499 | 86.1 points)

Nidecker Astral ($459 | 83.1 points)

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S FREERIDE SNOWBOARD

Board: Jones Dream Weaver 2.0

Price: $529

SnowboardingProfiles.com Freeride Rating Score : 86.7/100

Why This Board Was Chosen

The Dream Weaver 2.0 is new this year and carries on where its predecessor, the Dream Weaver, left off The 2.0 is a more directional iteration and was previously in the all-mountain category, but the new version has become directional enough to move to this category. 

At $74 cheaper than the average score and a score that was enough to get it the #4 slot in our top rated women's freeride snowboards list this year, it's pretty easy to see why the Dream Weaver 2.0 takes the title here. 

But if you need more convincing here are some more notable numbers. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $44 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is the highest of all categories - $57 higher than the all-mountain-freestyle category, which is the next highest .  
• The average price for the top half (top 8scores) was $650, not including the Dream Weaver 2.0, making it a significant $121 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
• The Dream Weaver was the lowest priced board in the Top 8.
• Of the 3 boards costing $529 or less, not named the Dream Weaver 2.0, the average score was 77.2. This compares to the Dream Weaver 2.0's score at 86.7. 

Alternatives 

Honorable mention to the:

Rome Women's Ravine (review on its way) - $579 | 88.9 points;

GNU Barrett - $599 | 87.2 points;

Capita Equalizer - $599 | 86.1 points;

BEST CHEAP WOMEN'S BEGINNER SNOWBOARD

Board: NITRO LECTA

Price: $349

SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 94/100

Why This Board Was Chosen

For the 7th year running, and deservedly so, the Nitro Lectra retains its spot here. 

A trend I've noticed in snowboard pricing is that boards tend to go up in price at least 2 out of every 3 seasons it exists. The Lectra bucks this trend, with this being the third year in a row that it's remained at this price. With other boards around it going up, it's not surprise that it continues to occupy this spot. 

The Lectra was the equal cheapest in the entire category – and achieved the highest score of all the all the women's beginner boards that we rated. Not to mention that it's $106 cheaper than the average price, which is no mean feat in our lowest average priced category.   

Note that 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 $11 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is the lowest of all categories - $17 lower than the freestyle category, which is the next lowest.  
• The average price for the top half (top 15), not including the Lectra was $430, making the Lectra $81 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of this category had a higher average price than the top half though (the reverse of every other category) - because price in this category influences the scores. 

Alternatives 

Honorable mentions to:

Roxy Dawn ($349 | 92 points).

Nidecker Elle ($369 | 91.5 points)

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