Top 7 Cheap Snowboards 2018-19 (PAST SEASON)

Board: Slash Happy Place

Price: $399

SnowboardingProfiles.com Freestyle Rating Score : 86.3/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

The Slash Happy Place is a great freestyle board even without taking price into account (ranked 5th/36 in my Freestyle snowboards list). It rates way above the average score in this category but costs a good $36 less than the average price.

Yes there are cheaper freestyle snowboards – but in terms of value for money you can’t go past the Happy Place.

The average score for the 13 boards that cost $399 or less was 78.7. The Happy Place scored way above that – the next closest in score for boards under $399 was the Burton Kilroy Process (83.5 points. $399), which is also a great cheap option. A great jib specialist option is the Rossignol Sawblade ($349, scored 81.3).

Board: Capita Outerspace Living

Price: $399

SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 87.6/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

This was a bit of a no brainer. It’s my 5th overall pick for all-mountain-freestyle snowboards (not taking price into account), yet it’s also more than $85 cheaper than the average snowboard in this category.

So with a score well above the average and a price well below the average, and ranking above a number of boards that cost a good bit more than it, the Outerspace Living is the obvious choice here.

Another great option is the YES Basic – same price ($399) and scored 82.0/100. Still above the average score and more than $85 cheaper than the average price.

Board: YES Libre

Price: $369

SnowboardingProfiles.com All-Mountain Rating Score : 81.7/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

Now the most popular snowboard category – and the best value snowboard in this cateogory (in this humble author’s opinion) is the YES Libre.

This board is a huge $112 less than the average price – but it still scores more than the average score. If your budget is tight but you still want a quality all-mountain snowboard, this is the go-to, IMO.

Honorable mention to the Slash Brainstorm ($449 and 87.2/100), YES Typo ($449 and 84.8/100) and the Ride Wild Life ($429 and 81.1/100).

Board: Capita DOA

Price: $439

SnowboardingProfiles.com Aggressive All-Mtn-Freestyle Rating Score : 87.9/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

Another Capita selection – and another no-brainer. The DOA is more $75 cheaper than the average priced board in this category – and was my #4 ranked Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle snowboard. So, of course, well above the average score.

The Lib Tech Hot Knife (90.8), YES Ghost (90.2) and Ride Helix (87.9) all deserve mention here too. All $14 less than the average price, but all above the average score.

Board: Jones Explorer

Price: $449

SnowboardingProfiles.com Aggressive All-Mtn Rating Score : 84.8/100

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Why This Board Was Chosen

Whilst not the most aggressive, aggressive all-mountain board going around, it's still something you can get aggressive on. And at a price over $150 cheaper than the average but with a score above the average, the Jones Explorer is the top choice for this category and the standout when it came to this category.

It’s the cheapest I looked at in this category and was also ranked 6th best.

There wasn’t much else in an category, a category which has a high average price – though the Slash ATV is another good cheaper option (cheaper relative to this category) at $529 and with a score of 91.6/100.

Board: Salomon Super 8

Price: $449

SnowboardingProfiles.com Freeride Rating Score : 81.5/100

Why This Board Was Chosen

This board only scored around the average for freeride snowboards but it’s significantly cheaper than the average price – $136 less to be precise (and the 2nd cheapest of all boards I rated for this category).

If you’re on a budget that’s some serious coin to be saving. Especially for a board that is still of good quality that can do for you what you need it to.

In a pricey category such as this, the Super 8 was the standout. The Rossignol Krypto also deserves mention ($499 and 81.5/100). And if you've got a bit more but still want to get in under the average price, the Burton Flight Attendant ($549 and 89.1/100) is also great value-for-money).

Board: Rossignol Circuit

Price: $299

SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 96/100