Youth Snowboard
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Is there a big difference between a women snowboard and a youth snowboard?
Youth boards always seem cheaper and was wondering if it would be a smart to get a youth snowboard instead of a women snowboard.
There is a huge difference.
Youth snowboards are rarely built with the performance standards adults will have in mind. A youth board is built to be cheap and to be strong as kids usually hammer their equipment pretty hard. These boards are generally built using the simplest technique’s and materials with no accommodation for performance. Not to mention that for the most part all kids boards are built pretty much the same. Now, adult boards are produced at a variety of price and performance levels. Kids are a lot less discerning than adults when it comes to their snowboards (I hate to say it but most kids look no further than graphics and when I say kids I’m talking 13 and under). As a snowboarder progresses things like flex and sidecut and core profile and contact length all begin to mean more. A women’s specific board accommodates women by having a narrower waist width (for a typically smaller foot), a narrower stance selection (for a typically smaller frame) and will generally have a flex pattern that is a bit softer flexing in the nose of the board to help compensate for a woman’s lower center of gravity.
All this makes a difference. I would never recommend a youth board for an adult
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Lamar Omens Youth 139 Snowboard+Lamar Bindings+Boots $161.86 |
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Lamar Omens Youth 133 Snowboard+Lamar Bindings+Boots $161.86 |
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COLUMBIA CONVERT SNOWBOARD SKI PANTS CAMO YOUTH M 10-12 $56.00 |
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Used Giro Recruit Ski & Snowboard Youth Helmet XS $19.99 |
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Used Rossingol Comp-j Ski & Snowboard Helmet Youth Red $9.99 |
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Used Rossingol Compj Ski & Snowboard Helmet Youth Black $9.99 |
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Used Rossingol Comp-j Ski & Snowboard Helmet Youth Red $9.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 4 $69.99 |
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Lamar Omens Youth 123 Snowboard+Lamar Bindings+Boots $161.86 |
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Burton Gore-Tex Youth Snowboard Large Gloves Mocha NWT $36.88 |
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Liquid snowboard boots kids youth size 2 PRISTINE cond $21.50 |
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LAMAR Kids Jr. Youth Snowboard Boots Size 5 US 23 CM $39.99 |
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Head 370 Snowboard Boots,Youth Size 1, Mondo 19.5, NEW $29.99 |
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NORTHWAVE Kids Jr. Youth Snowboard Boots Size 4 US! $39.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 5 $69.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 6 $69.99 |
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NEW Morrow Youth Girls Slick Snowboard Boots Black 3 $29.99 |
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NEW K2 09 Youth Boys Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 4 $69.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 5 $69.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 3 $69.99 |
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NEW K2 Youth Boys 09 Vandal Boa Snowboard Boots Black 6 $69.99 |
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NITRO Clicker Kids Jr. Youth Snowboard Boots Size 6 US! $36.99 |
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VANS Millenium Youth Snowboard Boots Size 25 CM 7 US! $59.99 |
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Burton Chicklet snowboard 126cm Youth Child kids $41.00 |
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MORROW Kids Junior Youth Snowboard Boots Size 5 US! $24.99 |
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Liquid Hot Rod Snowboard boots, Youth Size 5, New! $29.99 |
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New black Bonfire youth large snowboard pants $29.00 |
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NEW Atlantis Snowboard Boots youth kids size 5 BOA $10.00 |
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BURTON R.E.D. 2010 SNOWBOARD HELMET YOUTH HI-FI NEW S $39.95 |
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New Columbia Insulated Ski/Snowboard Pants Youth 10-12 $30.00 |
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Avalanche Sol Kids Jr Youth Snowboard Boots Bindings 3P $129.98 |
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Lamar Omens Youth 133 Snowboard/ Lamar Mx100 Bindings $199.99 |
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Burton Snow Board Boots : Youth 3 Size $10.00 |
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SONIC YOUTH SNOWBOARD HELMET Used 53.5 – 55.5 cm, Sz S $0.99 |
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Kids youth Junior Ski/Snowboard Helmet-GIRO NINE 9 $9.99 |
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Giro Slingshot Child Youth Ski Snowboard Helmet Silver $35.96 |
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New Pulse Youth Wings Ski Snowboard Jacket Hummas XL $39.99 |
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New Pulse Youth Wings Ski Snowboard Jacket Purple XL $39.99 |
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New Pulse Youth Wings Ski Snowboard Jacket Hummas Med $39.99 |
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New Pulse Youth Wings Ski Snowboard Jacket Hummas Large $39.99 |
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NEW Elan RSC Snap Snowboard/Kids/Youth/143cm/Entry/Wood $129.95 |
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NEW Elan RSC Snap Snowboard/Kids/Youth/149cm/Entry/Wood $129.95 |
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giro youth girls snowboard helmet $19.99 |
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youth girls burton snowboard boots size 5 $19.99 |
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NEW * HEAD SNOWBOARD JR CRASH VEST * Youth M – Thorac $10.00 |
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USED YOUTH LAMAR JUSTICE YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS SIZE 3 $9.99 |
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**Scott USA Brand Youth Ski / Snowboard Goggles** $8.50 |
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Fera Kids Youth Snowboard Ski Snow Pants Black Size 8 $9.99 |
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YOUTH SKY BLUE SNOZU SKI / SNOWBOARD PANTS SZ M 10/12 $12.99 |
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Bonfire Strobe Ski Snowboard Jacket Coat Youth Medium $19.99 |
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RAWIK OUTERWEAR Youth/S Ski Snow Board Bibbed Pant Suit $24.99 |
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New Youth Burton Step In Snowboard Boot Size 5 $9.99 |
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Obermeyer Ski Snowboard Pants Youth Size 10 Black $22.88 |
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Columbia Ski Snowboard Pants Youth Size 6 7 Grey NWT $33.88 |
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WORLD INDUSTRIES YOUTH SNOWBOARD TRAVEL CARRYING CASE $9.99 |
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Green Snowboard Pants Youth W 25″-27″ Inseam 25″ Sz 10 $24.88 |
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ROSSIGNOL Youth Kids Snowboard Boots 4.5 US 22.5 CM $49.99 |
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NORTHWAVE Girl’s Youth Snowboard Boots 5.5 US 24 CM NEW $59.99 |
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LTD Kids Jr. Youth Snowboard Boots Size 6 US! $24.99 |
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EVOL Racing 10 Youth Junior 110 CM Snowboard no Binding $49.99 |
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QUIKSILVER SNOWBOARD CARGO PANTS SMALL YOUTH S $59.99 |
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Columbia Insulated Bib Snowboard Pants Youth 18-20 Navy $19.95 |
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BURTON Youth Pirates of Caribbean Snowboard NWT DISNEY $76.46 |
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Burton Biolite Snowboard Pants Youth S Black $24.95 |
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Burton Snowboard Pants Youth M Gray $24.95 |
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Body Glove Snowboard Pants Youth M Gray $19.95 |
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Columbia Insulated Snowboard Pants Youth 14-16 Navy $24.95 |
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Columbia Tectonite Snowboard Pants Youth 14-16 Black $24.95 |
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Burton Snowboard Pants Youth L Tan $28.00 |
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Burton Universe Snowboard Pants Youth M Navy $9.95 |