If you’re a beginner looking for bindings, check out my top 5 women’s snowboard bindings for beginners list below for some great options.
This list has been updated for the 2021-22 season.
These bindings are great if you’re just starting out you want a binding that will help you to learn and progress as quickly and as easily as possible.
All the bindings in this list are great for beginners, forgiving of errors and makes snowboarding more fun and easier for beginners.
Some Brief Stats for this List
Of the 22 different women’s bindings that I rated for suitability as beginner bindings:
O.K. let’s get going with the top 5!
WOMEN'S BEGINNER BINDING #5
Bindings: Arbor Acacia
- CAN
- UK
Smart rating score: 88.7/100
Flex: Medium-Soft (3/10)
Starting off the list in #5 is the Arbor Acacia.
A nice forgiving mid-soft flex helps the Acacia provide a nice easy going binding, that will help you to progress.
It comes at a nice friendly price-point too.
Learn more about the Acacia in the Video below
Score Breakdown for the Acacia
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
FLEX | 5.0 | 25/25 |
PRICE | 5.0 | 20/20 |
COMFORT | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 3.0 | 6/10 |
ANKLE SUPPORT | 3.0 | 6/10 |
ENTRY/EXIT | 3.0 | 6/10 |
BOARD FEEL | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 88.7/100 |
WOMEN'S BEGINNER BINDING #4
Bindings: Union Milan
- CAN
- UK
Smart rating score: 89.2/100
Flex: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Coming in at #4 is the Union Milan.
The Milan are the highest priced on this list, but they're also the highest quality. They're not strictly beginner bindings at all, but they do work well as beginner bindings.
In fact, it works so well as a freestyle binding, it's #1 in my top 5 women's freestyle list.
If you're a high-end beginner, looking for a binding that will take you further through your progression (particularly if you think you'll get into freestyle) than a typical beginner binding, but is still easy to ride, the Milan is definitiely worth looking at.
Check out the video for more on the Milan
Score Breakdown for the Milan
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
FLEX | 4.5 | 22.5/25 |
PRICE | 3.5 | 14/20 |
COMFORT | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 8/10 |
ANKLE SUPPORT | 3.5 | 7/10 |
ENTRY/EXIT | 4.0 | 8/10 |
BOARD FEEL | 5.0 | 5/5 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 5.0 | 5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 89.2/100 |
WOMEN'S BEGINNER BINDING #3
Bindings: Burton Citizen
- CAN
- UK
Smart rating score: 91.4/100
Flex: Soft (2/10)
If you are on a tight budget the Burton Citizen is one of the best beginner binding options (that or the Rosa at #1 or CL-2 at #2 below). They come with a very friendly price tag and with great specs for the beginner.
Super forgiving and easy to control at slow speeds but at the same time comfortable, easy to use, easy to adjust and with a really consistent, predictable response.
Check out the video for more on the Citizen’s
Score Breakdown for the Citizen's
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
FLEX | 5.0 | 25/25 |
PRICE | 5.0 | 20/20 |
COMFORT | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 8/10 |
ANKLE SUPPORT | 3.0 | 6/10 |
ENTRY/EXIT | 3.5 | 7/10 |
BOARD FEEL | 4.0 | 4/5 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 91.4/100 |
WOMEN'S BEGINNER BINDING #2
Bindings: Ride CL-2
- CAN
Smart rating score: 91.9/100
Flex: Soft (2/10)
In at #2 we have Ride’s CL-2 bindings.
The CL-2 is the softest and lowest priced option in their women's line.
It's a nice forgiving entry level binding that makes it easy to progress and matches well with soft flexing boards. The CL-4 is another option from the line if you're more of a high-end beginner and have a slightly bigger budget and looking for something to last you a little longer through your progression.
Check out the video for more about the CL-2
Score Breakdown for the CL-2
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
FLEX | 5.0 | 25/25 |
PRICE | 5.0 | 20/20 |
COMFORT | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 3.5 | 7/10 |
ANKLE SUPPORT | 3.0 | 6/10 |
ENTRY/EXIT | 4.0 | 8/10 |
BOARD FEEL | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 91.9/100 |
WOMEN'S BEGINNER BINDING #1
Bindings: Union Rosa
- CAN
- UK
Smart rating score: 91.9/100
Flex: Medium-Soft (3/10)
And finally at #1, we have the Union Rosa bindings.
These are the equal lowest priced binding in this list – and that’s great for a beginner, but it’s not the only thing that’s important. What got the Rosa’s on this list was their ability to make the learning process easy and fun.
The Rosa’s have a nice medium-soft, forgiving flex for easy turning at and the ability to help control your board at slow speeds. They are also smooth and consistent and really comfortable and straight forward to adjust and setup.
Learn more about the Rosa’s in the Video Below
Score Breakdown for the Rosa
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
FLEX | 5.0 | 25/25 |
PRICE | 5.0 | 20/20 |
COMFORT | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 8/10 |
ANKLE SUPPORT | 3.5 | 7/10 |
ENTRY/EXIT | 3.5 | 7/10 |
BOARD FEEL | 4.0 | 4/5 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 93.5/100 |
Thanks for Reading
There you have it – that’s my top 5 women’s beginner snowboard bindings for the 2021-22 season.
I hope this has helped you find some great options if you’re looking for beginner bindings.
Even though all of these bindings are reasonably priced, if you’re looking to get an even better deal check out the 2021 model of each binding as you’ll be able to get them cheaper, if they’re not all sold out.
For the latest model check out the links under each binding above. For past year’s models check out the links below to see if they still have any left.
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