Sometimes you need a great snowboard on a budget. Curated experts make sure to take each snowboarder's budget into account every time they make recommendations. This list brings together their top recommendations for boards under $400. Note, however, that we don't believe in "best of" lists here at Curated – everyone is different and we believe in finding the best gear for you and not generally for the masses. Want a more personalized fit? Don't forget to talk to a Snowboard Expert here on Curated for free advice and recommendations on the best board for your needs.
- Arbor Foundation Rocker Snowboard · 2023
- Arbor Ethos Rocker Snowboard · Women's · 2023
- Jones Frontier Snowboard · 2023
- Salomon Lotus Snowboard · Women's · 2023
- Burton Ripcord Snowboard · 2023
- Nitro Lectra Snowboard · Women's · 2024
- K2 Standard Snowboard · 2023
- Lib Tech Skate Banana Snowboard · 2023
- Ride Twinpig Snowboard · 2023
- Arbor Formula Rocker Snowboard · 2023
Arbor Foundation Rocker Snowboard · 2023
The Arbor Foundation Snowboard is a medium flex board that is ideal for hitting whatever features you can find on the mountain and the grip tech underfoot ensures you have control when you need it. This classic, all-around, all-mountain board has a parabolic rocker that is ideal for a surfy ride, natural float, and buttery turns and spins! This board will cruise the groomers and ride the park with ease.
The Arbor Foundation Snowboard is a medium flex board that is ideal for hitting whatever features you can find on the mountain and the grip tech under foot ensures you have control when you need it. This classic, all-around, all-mountain board has a parabolic rocker that is ideal for a surfy ride, natural float, and buttery turns and spins!
A high-quality do-it-all board. System Rocker profile so it is shaped like a "banana" and the points of contact are between your feet. Easy to turn and playful. Great for cruising groomers and riding park. GripTech for added edge hold on those icy days.
Arbor Ethos Rocker Snowboard · Women's · 2023
This is a fully rockered deck that will be quite noodly and playful. This means that the edges curve away from the snow instead of towards it, so turn initiation is easier and catch free. If you like to get buttery and and surfy, this is the deck for you!
Jones Frontier Snowboard · 2023
This board can seriously do it all. It's out for hidden turns, great powder and snow, and can handle anything you throw at it. Made for everything on the mountain from freestyle to bootpacking, this medium flexing board has a directional rocker that supports float in that soft snow, and effortless turns on the hard snow. The Frontier is made with the Jones' durable sintered 8000 base, a sturdy wood core that adds pop, and an eco friendly top sheet that looks good and helps our earth feel good too. Directional rocker - hybrid rocker/camber flex pattern defined by more tip rocker then tail camber between the bindings. The rockered tip floats the boards' nose and improve maneuverability. 6/10 flex rating, so plenty of room to play but gives you the durability that you're needing.
Salomon Lotus Snowboard · Women's · 2023
Summary: The Salomon Lotus is a beginner/intermediate board that's great for pushing your boundaries and conquering new terrain! It's a very forgiving board and will make you quite confident in your progression! It's soft flexing and therefore playful so you'll never feel like you have to fight it and will have full control over your riding!
Notable Features:
- The edge of this board is fully detuned straight from the factory, this means that you're less likely to randomly catch and edge and fall on this board than you would be on other boards!
- this board is a directional twin which means it's nearly identical from end to end. This makes it super versatile and great for riding in either direction if you want to explore riding with either leg forward! The nose is just ever so slightly bigger than the tail which helps it cruise through deeper snow on powder days!
Personal thoughts: this is one of those boards that is great if you're a beginner but it'll also totally stand up to more technical riding, making it great for intermediates as well!
Burton Ripcord Snowboard · 2023
Solid deck for progressing on, with its flat profile, you'll get a catch-free ride so you get tons of room for freedom of trying new things and keeping your confidence levels up! The softer flex gives you a ton of opportunities to get jibby in the park if you so desire but keeps the ride as a whole, mellow. Not much this deck won't be able to do all over the mountain.
Softest of the three, an amazing bang for buck and a similar vibe to what you have already been riding. Easy edge transitions, ready to tackle the whole mountain!
Nitro Lectra Snowboard · Women's · 2024
Lightweight wood core give you the power and response in the pop you need without sacrificing strength and durability. Hybrid flat camber profile has nose and tail lift before the traditional contact points for catch-free and effortless turns. Float, press, and explore all over!
K2 Standard Snowboard · 2023
The K2 Standard Snowboard is a great choice for those just getting started in the sport, or for intermediate riders looking to improve their skills on a forgiving, playful deck. It's made with a Catch-Free Rocker Baseline that moves the contact points off the snow for an intuitive and easy-going ride. Combines a soft flex and snappy Aspen wood core. Biaxially woven fiberglass hugs the aspen core and gives the board edge hold needed to handle higher speeds as you progress and explore new terrain. Directional twin, so you can play while moving in either direction as you fine tune your skills. It also uses Rocker Profile, featuring K2s Catch Free tune-that is flat in between the bindings and rockered just outside them as well. This results in easy release and initiation of each toe side or heel side turn. Easier turn release from the turns will equal faster progression. The package is rounded out with an Extruded 2000 base which is forgiving, durable and always ready for more fun.
Lib Tech Skate Banana Snowboard · 2023
Fun and easy to ride, ideal for progressing those tricks in the park! From a day one snowboarder to an experienced rider looking for a softer option, this is the perfect board for you! Lib Tech is famous for inserting a rocker section in the center of the boards, brought to life with camber under foot. The rocker in the center of this board will make it super easy to flex and press while the camber underfoot will give you amazing edge hold and control when landing off jumps. Magnetraction is like a serated knife that will cut into the icey and hard pack snow. Mid to soft flexing so ideal for any rider who wants an easy board to press!
Ride Twinpig Snowboard · 2023
This snowboard is a great twin option for floating in pow, hitting up the park, and cruising! The stability of the wide platform let you size down and still reap the benefits of a snowboard a few sizes larger!!
Arbor Formula Rocker Snowboard · 2023
Parabolic Rocker, flex rating 5/10, so sits right in the middle of playful with some moderate stiffness for support and durability. The Formula Rocker utilizes an all mountain twin shape, manageable flex, and lively sinister core. This board leverages decades of real life results of riders that have been on it year after year. This is the perfected formula (pun totally intended). This board can rip all over the mountain, is catered to intermediate riders and beyond. Directional twin, so you're totally free to ride as much switch as you'd like. This is the surfy ride with natural float, buttery turns and spins, and catch free tracking across the snow, with some unreal edge hold.
The Arbor Formula Rocker is perfect for the all mountain rider who likes to keep things simple and to the point. A perfect twin shaped snowboard with a rocker profile will ride surfy and playful, a super easy board for most riders to get on. Coming in with a 5/10 flex, this option from Arbor won’t feel to soft or stiff. Grip-Tech tri-radial sidecut with designed contact points under the toes and edges will keep this board locked in on any hard pack or icy terrain.
GNU Money Snowboard · 2023
Budget conscious riders that want a ton of great tech packed into a price friendly option. GNU's accountants got mad at the board builders for letting this board out of the factory at such a low price. Magne-Traction edges, C2 rocker camber hybrid, sustainable wood core, and eco-sublimated graphics make the Money strong and poppy with precision control. True twin shape is at home in the park and rips everything you can find at the resort. Intermediate to advanced riders looking for a freestyle focused board that performs well anywhere you take it on the mountain.
It has full rocker and a mellow flex for easy turn initiation and forgiveness. It will carve nicely because of its asymmetrical edges and magne-traction. It will hold an edge in icy conditions and be easy to ride anywhere. Camber underfoot for added response and pop.
C2 Rocker Camber hybrid profile is where it's at! This board gives you that and then some. With a freestyle-oriented profile, this board is fun and easy to ride and you will enjoy progressing on it easily!!!
K2 Raygun Pop Snowboard · 2023
The 2023 K2 Raygun Pop is a very well known intermediate board in the all mountain realm of snowboarding. It can jib, jump, stomp and slash, so in other words it is one of the most versatile decks on the market. It loves resort groomed runs just as much as park laps and coveted stashes of pow. A nice blend of camber and rocker, it gives reliability and stability without being too aggressive. Better yet, it wont break the bank! Intermediate and advanced riders unite!
An award winning all-mountain board comes at a killer price for the quality construction and versatility. Directional twin that has great control, a bit extra pop, yet with a nimble and playful feel suited to those in the beginner-intermediate range. A great board for progression at an even better price.
Groomer-cruisers, freestylers that like to jump and hug rails, any boarder looking for a quiver of one.
Ride Warpig Snowboard · 2023
A directional, playful, volume shifted deck, designed for the rider who loves a freestyle feel in their freeriding. Very wide waist allows you to size down 5cm or so, and the wide waist adds stability and float in powder. Hybrid camber profile, with a set back camber zone under foot for solid edge hold carving and pop off of side hits, and loads of rocker to the nose for pow floatation. The tail and nose are not too stiff, so this board can butter nicely and lock into presses. Slimewall edge tech reduces chatter adds stability on landing. This board is a blast for the rider looking for a directional shaped board for all terrain riding, looking for a surfy feel in the trees and a dream in the pow.
From laying deep into carves to big mountain lines, freestyle laps in the park to powder stashes in the trees, this Volume Shifted option from Ride is designed to feel playful and be durable. The Warpig is a true weapon of choice when it comes to all-mountain riding. Naturally a wider board, you can size down a few cm for a more nimble ride. A true mid flexing directional board for the intermediate to advanced rider.
This board is super fun. It's a volume shift board allowing you to ride it shorter but get the same feel as a normal size board. The directional zero camber profile allows for float in pow and super easy turning. The tapered bi radial sidecut and carbon 3 array give it stability when getting deep in the turn as well as getting pop when you wanna get some air. The Warpig is so versatile and so much fun!
Decathlon Park & Ride 500 Snowboard · 2024
Medium flexing all-mountain freestyle board guided more towards intermediate-advanced riders! 6/10 flex for all-mountain versatility. Directional twin with a combination of rocker and camber for a stable ride. Sintered base on this board makes it built for speed!
A wide board great for on-piste and hitting up the park. You can also set the bindings back far for powder!
Decathlon SNB 100 Snowboard · 2024
This board is meant to hit the whole mountain! It's a super versatile deck that floats well in deep powder, has very soft torsional rigidity, and great edge grip. It will be a lively board, but it still gives you a touch of control.
Roxy Raina Snowboard · Women's · 2023
This board has a playful, medium-soft flex that was designed to help you progress all over the mountain. The directional twin shape + c2 camber/rocker makes it a great board for progressing your turns, learning/riding switch, and will float well in pow. MagneTraction will ensure that the board is gripping no matter what type of terrain you're riding.
Salomon Wonder Snowboard · Women's · 2023
This board features a directional twin shape with a rock out camber profile. What does this mean? The best of all the worlds. You get stability and control on steeper terrain, without sacrificing the pop and playfulness that you will want in freestyle situations. Flat between the bindings for stability, with camber near the feet for locked in carves, and rocker in the tip and tail for pressability. A great board for anyone wanting to explore more diverse terrain or try out park!
This board is going to kill it all over the resort and in the park! Medium flex, combined with a rocker/camber/rocker profile gives this board tons of pop, great edge hold, and control at all speeds. Go through the trees, bomb the runs, hit some jumps, and get those nice turns in! Directional twin so you can ride it either way, but it'll ride a bit better your normal direction!
The Wonder is a great all-mountain option with side country and powder in mind. Floaty, yet the rock out camber offers supreme edging due to the camber underfoot, while the flat between the bindings offers stability for less than ideal conditions, or just support for going fast!
Dreamscape by Decathlon Endzone 500 Snowboard · Women's · 2024
A fun flexing, easy to turn, true twin. This board is great for beginners looking for a forgiving ride, that is catch-free, and playful due to its flat to rocker profile, and its softer flex. Also, due to those same traits, this will make any freestyle rider happy with how easily it butters, and turns at slower speeds. Very solid board for the price! Beginner-intermediate riders looking for fun, easy to turn, flexible board that won't break the bank.
Decathlon SNB 100 Snowboard · Women's · 2024
This board can handle everything well, a directional twin to make riding switch a breeze while also giving you a little bit more nose for those deep days on the mountain. With a mid flex and standard camber this board is capable of handling everything from off piste, deep carves, and park jumps while staying playful and forgiving with its rocker nose and tail points. Great board for an intermediate to advanced rider, who wants a board that can handle any day on the mountain with ease!
Ride Twinpig Snowboard · 2022
Park, deep carves on the groomers, side hits and steeper terrain. Sidewalls are made of skateboard wheel urethane for vibration dampening and durability. Great for butters and jibs.
Just about everything but heli-drops in AK, great in the park too.
Salomon Dancehaul Snowboard · 2023
This board features a tapered directional shape and extra width to give extraordinary float and control across the whole mountain. If you're looking for a board to take you through any terrain, and give you tons of pop and control while you do it, this is the perfect board. The fiberglass construction makes this board light, meaning it can float over the clouds of powder you're chasing down. Rock out camber profile is lively, precise and playful. Basalt Stringers giving the board more stability and power, and pop. Volume shifted, which, means it has a really wide waist, therefore it is ridden a bit shorter than a regular length board... Consider one of the more rad boards on the market!
Rossignol Soulside Snowboard · Women's · 2024
Intermediate riders and up. It'll hold an edge and have pop, but will still be forgiving enough so allow for maximum progression.
Ride Benchwarmer Snowboard · 2022
Any all-mountain or freestyle rider that is on the aggressive side will love what this board brings to the table. It is fast, has soooo much pop, and really snaps out of turns. A nice, and stiff twin for the riders that like to get after it in the park, or anywhere else on the resort. A mostly camber board with rocker in the tip, and tail. That combined with its stiffer flex gives this board all the control, pop, and stability any aggressive rider would love, but can still turn in tight spaces. Double impact plates, carbon stringers, and a stone ground sintered base, this board is loaded with tech that is normally in boards that are normally $650+. This is a really strong board that should hold up really well for heavier riders.
It has impact plates to make the board much stronger and more resistant to breaks. The traditional camber makes it great for all-mountain riding. This is an asymmetrical twin with a different heelside and toeside radius to help with carving and balance. This one is more geared towards the park and is built to be lightweight and extra strong.
K2 Dreamsicle Snowboard · Women's · 2023
The K2 Dreamsicle is truely a dream board that turns the entire mountain into your own playground. Featuring a directional twin shape that rides smooth and easy, softer flexing coming in at 4/10, this option from K2 is blast to ride and will leave you lapping the mountain all day long. More designed for beginner to intermediate riders, this board is perfect for progression. Any advanced rider looking for a softer option, this is a great board for you!
Arbor Poparazzi Rocker Snowboard · Women's · 2023
One Arbor's most popular women's boards for the rider looking for a board that can do it all around the resort, fun in the trees, and nice in the pow. The rocker profile makes it really easy to ride, catch free, with a smooth surfy feel in and out of turns. Mid flexing board, provides a perfect feel for those who like to charge it, but also want some flex for pressing and doing tricks. A great board for all skill levels, and especially great for those who want a quality board that easy to ride and offers top quality at fair price.
A directional twin from Arbor designed for the lady rider looking for a playful yet durable snowboard. Parabolic rocker from nose to tail will allow for an easy flexing board that will press without any issues. Perfect for any freestyle or all mountain rider looking for a fun snowboard to continue to progress on. Ideal for an interemidate or advanced rider looking for a softer option. 4/10 flex
Nidecker Merc Snowboard · 2023
An amazing playful, all-mountain, progressing board ideal for the beginner to intermediate rider, still leaving room to grow into an advanced shredder. Standard Camrock profile with camber beneath your feet and rocker towards the tip and tail give response and power when needed, but also a bit more forgiving of a ride. Extruded base for fast riding and Pop Carbon to add that umph needed to ollie over your favorite SLOW sign or off a side hit. 10/10 bang for your buck with this deck.
This board has a nice waist width at 266mm, great for large boots and bindings without getting drag! It's a 6/10 flex rating, and has lots of tech built in to help absorb vibrations and landings. The core is made of a excellent blend of 4 different woods to give it a strong backbone, and extra responsiveness. The camber is going to give you that pop you've been looking for, press into the tail and feel it launch you!
K2 Broadcast Snowboard · 2023
This is one of K2's do-it-all workhorses, that is designed for versatility, all mountain riding conditions. Camber profile with rocker to the tip and tail, a classic versatile and fun profile for those who like carving, hitting jumps, buttering around, you name it. Slight taper and set back gives this board extra float in pow. An exceptional choice for the person who riding off piste due to the mid-stiff flex mid section, gives this board tons of stability. Fast sintered base.
Nidecker Ora Snowboard · Women's · 2023
Medium flex makes it more stable at faster speeds and for taking on that newer, tougher terrain! Directional twin so you can ride it either direction but it will ride a bit better your normal direction! Rocker/camber/rocker profile gives it some added edge control and pop, making it a nice choice as you move more towards that intermediate level!
A high quality board for the intermediate rider at a budget friendly price! Cam-rock profile is great for the freestyle rider with precise turns on the groomers. 5/10 flex, mid flexing. One of Nidecker's most versatile women's boards for the resort rider.
Comfortable and easy to control, ready for any area of the mountain, this standard camber profile will be poppy and great on the groomers!
K2 Kandi Youth Snowboard · Girls' · 2022
Softer flex to make it easier for a beginner and allows for progression. Twin shaped profile for versatility and a rocker under the feet to help make turning easier.
K2 Vandal Snowboard · Boys' · 2022
Ideal for the young grom who wants to get better in the park and have a high-quality, freestyle-focused deck to take it to the next level. Soft 3/10 flex and rocker in the tip and tail make it ideal for jibbing and park playfulness. Enough capability for floating in deeper snow and cruising all-mountain, but it shines in freestyle.
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