Top 7 Cheap Snowboards 2019-20 (PAST SEASON)

Why This Board Was Chosen

The Slash Happy Place is an awesome freestyle deck in its own right, before even taking price into account (ranked 5th/38 in my Freestyle snowboards list). It rates way above the average score in this category but costs a good $43 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 78.8. The Happy Place scored way above that – the next closest in score for boards under $399 was the YES Basic, which was a close second place (84.6 points | $499) and then the Burton Kilroy Process (81.9 points | $399), which is also a great cheap option. A great jib specialist option is the Rossignol Sawblade ($379, scored 81.3).

Why This Board Was Chosen

This was a no brainer. It’s my 6th overall pick for all-mountain-freestyle snowboards (not taking price into account), and it’s $74 cheaper than the average snowboard in this category.

So scoring 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.

The next closest in terms of value for money, IMO, would be the Endeavor BOD, coming in at $449 ($24 below the average) and with 81.5 points. 

Why This Board Was Chosen

Another option that was pretty obvious for this category, the YES Libre.  

It's a massive $126 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 88.3/100), YES Typo ($449 and 87.7/100) and the Arbor Element Black Camber ($419 and 82.7/100).

Why This Board Was Chosen

The DOA (Defenders of Awesome) is more than $80 cheaper than the average priced board in this category (and the cheapest in this category too) – and was my #7 ranked Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle snowboard, with a score above the average score.  

This one was a close run thing, with the Niche Crux ($499 | 92.0 points), YES Ghost ($499 | 89.1) and Lib Tech Hot Knife ($499 | 88.5) all deserving a mention here too. All $42 less than the average price, but all above the average score.

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 $110 cheaper than the average but with a score above the average, the Jones Frontier (formerley the Jones Explorer) is the standout when it came to this category.

It’s the 3rd cheapest overall that I looked at in this category and was also ranked 7th best.

In a category that has a very high average price, there aren't too many cheap options as such, but the Capita Supernova ($499 | 83.7 points) was a close second to the frontier. The Slash ATV is another good cheaper option (ranked #1 in my aggressive all-mountain list) at $529 and with a score of 91.0/100.

Why This Board Was Chosen

The Skeleton Key (ranking #10 in my Top 10 Freeride boards list) comes in at more than $75 cheaper the average price for this category, but has a score well above average. 

It's softer flexing for a freeride board, so if you wanted something stiffer, then the Flight Attendant ($549 | 89.1 points) is a great option. $549 may not sound cheap but is still $28 cheaper than the average for this cateogry. 

Other honorable mentions to the YES Hybrid ($549 | 87.5 points) and the Salomon Super 8 ($449 | 80.4 points). 

Board: Nitro Prime

Price: $299

SnowboardingProfiles.com Beginner Rating Score : 94/100