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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Youth Size Small Ski Snowboard Helmet Uvex Yellow NR $9.99 |
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White Sierra Ski Snowboard Bib Pants Youth Large Boy $9.99 |
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Avalanche Kids Youth Snowboard+Bindings Package NEW $ $129.19 |
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Sims System youth snow board helmet 48-54cm xsmall NEW! $22.00 |
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BIEFFE SKI/SNOWBOARD HELMET YOUTH 7 1/2 $6.99 |
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Zuma Cyclone Snowboard Boots, Youth size 2, New! $27.99 |
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Youth Billabong Snowboard/Ski Pants $9.99 |
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SPYDER STRYKE Boys SNOWBOARD SNOW SKI PANTS Youth 12 $14.50 |
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Lamar Omens Youth 115 Snowboard+Lamar Bindings+Boots $161.94 |
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Zuma Cyclone Snowboard Boots, Youth size 1, New! $27.99 |
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Burton Youth Kids Freestyle Snowboard Boots Size 5 used $29.99 |
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Girls Ski/Snowboard Pants Youth l pre owned $9.99 |
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TAN AND WHITE HELLY HANSEN YOUTH XS SKI/ SNOWBOARD PANT $9.99 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 4 $59.99 |
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Body Glove Snowboard Pants Youth L Gray $19.95 |
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Burton Snowboard Pants Youth M Black $28.00 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 4 $59.99 |
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5150 Kids Youth Childs Snowboard Boots 4 US 22.5 CM! $29.99 |
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LAMAR JUSTICE Youth Girl’s Kids Snowboard Boots 5 US 36 $32.99 |
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LTD STRATUS Linerless Kids Youth Snowboard Boots 6 US! $29.99 |
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HEELSIDE Youth Kids Junior Snowboard Boots 4 US NEW! $69.99 |
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HEELSIDE Youth Kids Junior Snowboard Boots 5 US NEW! $69.99 |
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burton Youth ski snowboard pants M excellent condition $9.00 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 3 $59.99 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 4 $59.99 |
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Scott Youth Jr. “Stinger” Ski Snowboard Goggles BLACK $16.99 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 4 $59.99 |
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NEW~ATLANTIS YOUTH SNOWBOARD BOOTS W/BOA TIES~SZ 4 $59.99 |
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Turbine Youth Snowboard/Ski Pants Size Large $15.00 |
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WORLD INDUSTIES Youth Junior Snowboard Boots Size 5 US! $24.99 |
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RIDE Orion Youth Junior Kids Snowboard Boots Size 5 US! $24.99 |
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BURTON Step-In Snowboard Boots Youth Junior Kids 36.5CM $24.99 |
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RIDE Kids Youth Junior Snowboard Boots Size 5 US! $24.99 |
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NEW snowboard/ski helmet Winterstick youth/adult $14.95 |
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Lamar Omens Youth 105 Snowboard + T9 Lil Nine Bindings $134.94 |
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NEW snowboard helmet Winterstick youth/adult-60-56 cm $14.95 |
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Burton Punch 35 Youth Snowboard With Burton Bindings $138.51 |
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LL Bean Youth Ski Snowboard Snow Pants size 8/10 Black $15.50 |
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Burton “Apollo” Youth Snowboard Jacket – Boys M – NEW!! $79.99 |
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Columbia 3-in-1 Ski, Snowboard Parka Size Youth 14-16 $19.99 |
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$39 Boa! Thirty two Youth Snowboard Boot 32 NEW Size 2 $39.99 |
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Scott Youth Jr. “Stinger” Ski Snowboard Goggles silver $4.99 |
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Foursquare Lindy Youth Snowboard Pants – Girls M – NEW! $39.99 |
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BURTON YOUTH FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD BOOTS $7.95 |
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BURTON R.E.D. 2010 SNOWBOARD YOUTH WAISTCOAT MED. NEW $49.95 |
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QUIKSILVER CARGO SNOWBOARD PANTS YOUTH BOYS MEDIUM M $75.99 |
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Used Rossingol Blast Jr.Ski & Snowboard Helmet Youth Sm $19.99 |
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New! Burton Youth Standard Snowboard Pants size: L $45.00 |
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Burton Snowboard Boots Youth Boys Sz 6 High Quality $19.99 |
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Kids Youth Snowboard Boots DPQ size US 6 no reserve $9.99 |
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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 $9.99 |
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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 |