Below are Snowboarding Profiles' Top 10 cheap women's snowboard pants.
This list has been updated for the 2022-23 season.
This list has been designed to find the best women's snowboard pants from those that cost $200 or less. It's not just the cheapest pants you can find, but those of still decent enough quality, but costing no more than $200.
As per tradition I have given each pair of pants a score out of 100. This isn’t an exact science but it’s an easy way to represent their quality. Each score is broken down into categories like waterproofness, breathability etc.
When there are 2 or more pants on the same score, the pants with the lowest price gets the higher position.
Compared to other Women's Snowboard Pants
Below are the stats for all the 50 women's snowboard pants that I researched:
Note that this list is based on specs only and not by personal experience with these pants. So this is only going by taking the given specs at their face-value. Style, fit durability and weight haven’t been taken into account.
O.k. let’s take a look at the top 10
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #10
Pant: Armada Brae
- CA
Score: 70/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 10,000mm
Breathability: 10,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
Starting off the list, at #10, we have the Armada Brae Pants.
The Brae, like everything on this list of course, give you real bang for buck when it comes to performance. The waterproofing and breathability of the fabric may not be high-end, but it's at least at a minimum of what you want. Where these pants overperform for their price, is having fully taped seams.
All the pants in this list have fully taped seams, but of the 30 pants under $200 that we looked at, only 13 in total had fully taped seams.
Score Breakdown for the Brae
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 3.0 | 21/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 3.0 | 15/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 0.0 | 0/5 |
POCKETS | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL | 70/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #9
Pant: Burton Melter Plus
- CA
- UK/EU
Score: 70/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 10,000mm
Breathability: 5,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
Next up, at #9, we have Burton's Melter Plus pants.
They are the cheapest pants on this list, and that's saying something for a list that's all about value. And for the performance specs in these pants, you really do get more than your money's worth.
They are the lowest in terms of breathability on this list - and the only pants with less than 10,000g breathability, but if you can live with that, then you can get a really decent set of pants at a super low price, especially given that they have fully taped seams.
Score Breakdown for the Melter Plus
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 3.0 | 21/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 2.0 | 10/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL | 70/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #8
Pant: Armada Mula
- CA
Score: 76/100
Insulation: 40g | Recycled Polyfill
Waterproofing: 10,000mm
Breathability: 10,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
In at #8, we have the Armada Mula pants.
Whilst technically Armada is a ski brand, the Mula do all the things you want from snowboard pants and feature fully taped seams and plenty of functionality.
Score Breakdown for the Mula
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 3.0 | 21/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 3.0 | 15/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL | 76/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #7
Pant: Burton Gloria 2L Stretch
- CA
- UK/EU
Score: 76/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 10,000mm
Breathability: 10,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
Next up, at #7, we have the Burton Gloria snowboard pants.
The Gloria's waterproofing and breathability numbers are fairly modest, but they feature seams that are fully taped, which is really good for the price.
That and they feature a great functionality as snowboard pants.
The only really difference performance and functionality-wise versus the Mula above, is that the Gloria are a little cheaper than the Mula (and of course style is different and fit is likely a little different too).
The Gloria comes in short, regular and tall versions.
Score Breakdown for the Gloria
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 3.0 | 21/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 3.0 | 15/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL | 76/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #6
Pant: Helly Hansen Legendary Insulated
- CA
Score: 82/100
Insulation: 60g | Primaloft™ Black Insulation
Waterproofing: 15,000mm
Breathability: 15,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
Next up at #6, we have Helly Hansen's Legendary insulated pants.
OK more ski boots in the picture! But again, value for money can't be denied here. They might be at the max for the price ceiling for this list, but the Legendary feature a great combo of 15mm/15k for waterproofing/breathability as well as being fully seam sealed.
The Legendary are insulated for those who like their pants nice and warm or don't like to layer underneath.
Score Breakdown for the Legendary
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.0 | 28/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 4.0 | 20/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 0.0 | 0/5 |
POCKETS | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL | 82/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #5
Pant: Airblaster High Waisted Trouser
- CA
Score: 82/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 15,000mm
Breathability: 15,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
Coming in at #5, we have Airblaster's High Waisted Trouser Pants.
Like the pants above (see #6), the High Waisted Trouser Pants feature 15,000mm of waterproofing and 15,000g of breathability to go with their fully sealed seams, giving you value well above the price you pay for them, IMO.
Unlike #6 above, these are shell pants - great for those that want their pants to remain cooler for warm days on the hill and who prefer to layer underneath for those colder days.
Score Breakdown for the High Waisted Trouser
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.0 | 28/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 4.0 | 20/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 0.0 | 0/5 |
POCKETS | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL | 82/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #4
Pant: DC Viva
- CA
- UK/EU
Score: 83/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 15,000mm
Breathability: 10,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
At #4, we have the DC Viva snowboard pants.
The Viva are the equal 3rd cheapest pants on this list, but still manage to feature great waterpfroofing, breathability and functionality.
Score Breakdown for the Viva
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.0 | 28/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 3.0 | 15/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL | 83/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #3
Pant: Roxy Cabin
- CA
Score: 88/100
Insulation: Shell
Waterproofing: 15,000mm
Breathability: 15,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
In at #3, we have Roxy's Cabin pants.
The Cabin score way above the average of the 30 cheap pants we looked at for this list (average was 67.9/100) - and even way above the average of the full list of 50 (which had an average score of 76.1/100).
Score Breakdown for the Cabin
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.0 | 28/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 4.0 | 20/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL | 88/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #2
Pant: Billabong Nela
- CA
Score: 88/100
Insulation: 40g | Polyfill Synthetic
Waterproofing: 15,000mm
Breathability: 15,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
The Billabong Nela are the 3rd equal cheapest on this list and score way above the average of the 30 for this list (67.9/100) and the full list of 50 (which didn't take price into account).
The performance and functionality you get from these pants is more typical in pants way above their price-point.
The Billabong are lightly insulated for those who prefer a bit more warmth in their pants.
Score Breakdown for the Billabong Nela
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.0 | 28/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 4.0 | 20/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL | 88/100 |
BEST CHEAP SNOWBOARD PANTS #1
Pant: Oakley Iris
- CA
Score: 90.5/100
Insulation: 60g | Thinsulate™
Waterproofing: 20,000mm
Breathability: 15,000g
Seams: Fully Taped
And finally, in at #1, we have the Oakley Iris snowboard pants.
The last of 4 in this list to feature insulation, the Iris are a great option for those who run cold, seldom see warm days on the mountain and/or don't want to have to layer underneath.
The Iris are also the highest rated on this list in terms of waterproofing, so if you want the most waterproofing for your buck, the Iris are definitely worth considering. But they also feature really good breathability and functionality to go along with that waterproofing.
These pants even made the main Top 10 women's snowboard pants list, which doesn't take price into account.
Score Breakdown for the Iris
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
WATERPROOFING | 4.5 | 31.5/35 |
SEAM SEALING | 5.0 | 20/20 |
BREATHABILITY | 4.0 | 20/25 |
VENTING | 5.0 | 5/5 |
GAITERS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
JACKET TO PANTS CONNECTIONS | 5.0 | 5/5 |
POCKETS | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL | 90.5/100 |
Thanks for reading and I hope this post has helped you to find the best cheap women’s snowboarding pants for you.
Check out the links under each pants description for current prices, availability and more information.
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