Late to the party but my hot take is you can have fun while spending under $100 on equipment (if you live in the right place). I found my board and cheap ass 5150 bindings for $40 on Facebook, boots in the dumpster but work great, helmet for 50 bucks on sale (no mips which is an issue but I’ll get one later), jacket and pants I already had from handme downs.
I’m not doing back country, but I’ll be damned if I’m not having fun.
Late to the party but my hot take is you can have fun while spending under $100 on equipment (if you live in the right place). I found my board and cheap ass 5150 bindings for $40 on Facebook, boots in the dumpster but work great, helmet for 50 bucks on sale (no mips which is an issue but I’ll get one later), jacket and pants I already had from handme downs.
I’m not doing back country, but I’ll be damned if I’m not having fun.