If you’re on a budget but you’re still looking for something of decent quality – but quality that won’t break the bank – then check out my list of the best cheap women’s snowboards below.
This represents what I consider to be the top 5 cheap women’s snowboards. This list has been updated for the 2022-23 season.
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.
Related: BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARDS FOR MEN
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).
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.
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.
Hi Nate, why is salomon lotus absent in this list? This board have good price and good characteristics or in this season worse than last season?
Thanks so much in advance!
Hi Rachel
The Lotus is well priced as a beginner board. It is in our top 10 beginner boards – which for the most part are all pretty well priced. At the end of the beginner section here I mentioned a couple of other’s then linked to that list. But yes, it is a well priced board and well suited as a beginner board.