• Select a Snowboard

• Buy Snowboard Boots & Bindings

• Get Essential Snowboarding Accessories

• Find Snowboarding Gear on eBay Australia

• Buy Snowboard Gear with Confidence

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Select a Snowboard

Select a Snowboard

When buying a snowboard, it is very important that you pick one suitable for your style. Are you looking for speed, agility, or a mixture of both? There are basically three types of snowboards: freestyle snowboards, freeride snowboards, and alpine snowboards. Some popular choices include K2 snowboards, Burton snowboards, Rossignol snowboards, and Lamar snowboards.

• Freestyle snowboards: An excellent choice for beginners, freestyle snowboards are short, wide, flexible as well as very responsive and forgiving over harsh terrain. Designed for half pipes and terrain parks, most freestyle snowboards are symmetrical and have shovels on both ends. Some are directional-twin, which means that while they have the same shape on both ends, the tail is stiffer than the nose.

• Freeride snowboards: Due to its versatility, the freeride snowboard is the most popular out of the three snowboard types and account for almost half of all snowboard sales. Typically directional with the tail thinner than the nose, freeride snowboards bridges the gap between freestyle and alpine carving by combining some aspects of both the alpine snowboards and freestyle snowboards. They are more rigid than freestyle boards, so they’re good for carving long turns, but they are not as rigid as alpine snowboards. 

• Alpine snowboards: Also known as carving snowboards, apine snowboards are stiff, narrow and straight. Because of this, they almost look like an enlarged ski. Designed for speed, clean curves and sharp turns, they are made in both symmetrical and asymmetrical styles and usually only have a shovel at one end. Due to their stiffness, they are generally reserved for the more advanced riders who are looking for a snowboard built for downhill.

The most important things to consider when buying a snowboard are your riding style and experience level. Freestyle snowboards and freeride snowboards are more suitable for beginners, whereas alpine snowboards are designed for anyone who wants to get down that mountain fast.

Buy Snowboard Boots & Bindings

Buy Snowboard Boots & Bindings

Snowboard bindings and specialized snowboarding boots are an essential part of snowboarding since without them, it would be almost impossible to control your snowboard.

Snowboard Bindings

You need snowboard bindings in order to steer and control your snowboard, and of course to keep your feet attached to the board. There are five main types of snowboard bindings: strap bindings, step-in bindings, flow-in bindings, plate bindings, and baseless bindings.

• Strap snowboard bindings: The original and most popular bindings, strap snowboard bindings secures your feet to the snowboard using two straps and a high backplate. Used together with soft snowboard boots, strap snowboard bindings offer a lot of control and are generally very comfortable.

• Step-in snowboard bindings: Step-in snowboard bindings have a backplate and make use of a step-in mechanism to locks your snowboard boots in place rather than using straps. While step-in bindings does not offer the same control as step-in bindings, they make it a lot easier to get on and off your snowboard. When buying step-in snowboard bindings, be sure to check that your snowboard boots can accommodate them.

• Flow-in snowboard bindings: Flow-in snowboard bindings are relatively new and offer the comfort of soft boots, the control of strap bindings, plus the speed and ease of step-in bindings due to the combination of one strap and a backplate. The disadvantage is that they are more difficult to adjust than strap bindings.

• Plate snowboard bindings: Plate bindings require hard boots and thus are also known as hard-boots bindings. This binding style is the closest to that of traditional ski bindings and is mostly preferred by downhill (alpine) snowboarders who want the extra edge control that plate bindings offer.

• Baseless snowboard bindings: In baseless bindings, the baseplate of the binding is removed thus placing the rider's feet directly on the board. This gives the rider a better sense of the board's flexion. Snowboarders who ride terrain parks and pipes prefer baseless bindings for their quicker edge response.

Popular snowboard binding choices include Salomon snowboard bindings, SP snowboard bindings, Forum snowboard bindings, and Atomic snowboard bindings.

Snowboard boots

Together with bindings, snowboard boots transfer your body movement to the snowboard, as well as protect your feet and ankles from the twists and torque of snowboarding and the cold. There are three main types of snowboard boots available: soft boots, hard boots, and hybrids.

• Soft snowboard boots: Soft snowboard boots can be used with both strap-in and flow-in bindings and are hugely popular with beginners and freestylers as they are the most comfortable to ride and walk in. Soft boots have two layers. The inner liner is padded and insulated to keep feet warm and dry as well as protected from heavy impacts. The outer boot is stiffer to give the rider control of the board.

• Hard snowboard boots: Like soft snowboard boots, hard boots have a warm and padded inner lining. The rigid exterior however, is made our of hard plastic. Used together with plate bindings, hard boots allow for quick turns and precise cornering and are hence preferred by downhill racers.

• Hybrid snowboard boots: Hybrid snowboard boots combine the best aspects of soft and hard snowboard boots. Besidees having a tough sole, they also offer flexibility above the ankle. Hybrid snowboard boots are often used with step-in bindings and has to be matched with the binding that you plan on using.

Popular choices include Ride snowboard boots, Vans snowboard boots, Airwalk snowboard boots, and Flow snowboard boots.

Get Essential Snowboarding Accessories

Get Essential Snowboarding Accessories

Boots, bindings, and snowboards will get the job done, but you’ll need some additional items to make your day more pleasant.

• Snowboarding apparel: Snowboarding apparel, including jackets and pants that are waterproof, windproof, and breathable are a necessity. Breathability lets sweat and moisture evaporate to keep you dry.

• Snowboarding goggles: Snowboarding goggles are an essential to protect your eyes from snow, wind, UV light, and branches. Be sure that your goggles have vents in them so as to prevent fogging.

• Snowboarding gloves: Good gloves should offer the same things as a good jacket does: protection from the elements and breathability.

• Snowboard carrying case: Protect your snowboard from damages while travelling by putting it in a snowboard bag or carrying case. Most also contain pockets to hold miscellaneous equipment like wax, goggles, gloves and tuning kits.

• Tuning kits: Snowboards can get dull and bent out of shape after use. Customise how you want the edge of your board sharpened by using a tuning kit. Whether you want your board to grab every edge or slide a little, a snowboard tuning kit lets you choose while wax will keep you gliding across the slopes smoothly.

Find Snowboarding Gear on eBay Australia

Find Snowboarding Gear on eBay Australia

Once you know what type of snowboarding gear you want, go to the Sporting Goods portal. Click on Snowboarding under Skiing & Snowboarding, and start searching for item listings on eBay Australia.

• Categories: The Categories list on the left side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. You'll find links for Bindings, Boots, Snowboards and Other Snowboarding Equipment. 

• Keyword search: Search eBay Australia listing titles for specific words. For example, if you want to find snowboard boots, type "snowboard boots" (without quotation marks) into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay Australia's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords.

If you can't find exactly what you want, shop eBay Stores, tell the eBay Australia Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now, or save a search on My eBay and eBay Australia will email you when a match becomes available.

Buy Snowboard Gear with Confidence

Buy Snowboard Gear with Confidence

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