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  • January 30, 2008 at 4:01 am #173
    bonesfreak8
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      ok well i'm 15 and i used to snowboard like 4 years ago but i had to stop because i moved. anyways i want to get back into it now that i have the chance. for now i'm just renting but i want to get my own board. i can do all the basics like turning and stopping and carving and i can ride the intermediate slopes. also i
      January 30, 2008 at 4:08 am #2666
      bonesfreak8
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        some other stuff i forgot to mention thats kinda important: i'm a girl and i wear womens size 8.5 shoes

        January 30, 2008 at 4:32 pm #2667
        Josh
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          Do you mean 200 for each thing? Or 200 combined?

          January 30, 2008 at 4:54 pm #2669
          Frosty
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            Hi and welcome to the Frosty Rider Forums!  I really hope you are able to get back into snowboarding.  Seems like you are on a really tight budget.  I don't think you can get a new setup like what you are looking for for $200, but for $299 – $360 you can get a nice new Women's board, boots, bindings package from
            January 30, 2008 at 8:38 pm #2670
            bonesfreak8
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              ok thanks. yeah i think the avalanche board is way too big for me cuz i dont think i'm gonna grow much more. anyways, i was thinking about buying a used board from Play It Again Sports. I called them and they said they have a bunch of boards on sale, plus a lot of them are used to they will be cheaper. what do you think?? as l
              January 30, 2008 at 11:44 pm #2671
              Josh
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                Yup.  If the stuff is in good condition it'll last you a while.  Depending on how much you ride also.  Might help if they have a return policy/some kinda guarantee  or a pick of what you will actually be getting.Just sayin

                February 11, 2008 at 5:20 pm #2687
                Frosty
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                  ok thanks. yeah i think the avalanche board is way too big for me cuz i dont think i'm gonna grow much more. anyways, i was thinking about buying a used board from Play It Again Sports. I called them and they said they have a bunch of boards on sale, plus a lot of them are used to they will be cheaper. what do you

                  February 11, 2008 at 6:31 pm #2689
                  bonesfreak8
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                    thanks. i'm pretty sure play it again sports has both used and new stuff so i might be able to find something new for a good price

                    February 13, 2008 at 9:44 am #2699
                    Travis Hightower
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                      If you can rent for the rest of the year and wait till the end of summer alot of online stores throw in huge discounts to “last years gear”. And alot of times the only thing thats changed is the graphic..if that.I know “the-house.com” has major sales STILL on last years equipment.They still have some 2 year
                      February 13, 2008 at 8:46 pm #2700
                      bonesfreak8
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                        thanks for the advice. the only problem is that i'm not really comfortable buying my first board online because i want to be able to try everything on (especially the boots) and make sure it is the right size before i buy it. should i buy my board now or wait until next season. i figured everything would be on sale at the end
                        February 13, 2008 at 11:42 pm #2701
                        someguy
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                          I would wait until the end of the season but make sure to buy your boots like half a size bigger just in case you grow between now and next season.

                          February 21, 2008 at 12:41 am #2713
                          Josh
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                            At the beginning of the season(or just when the stores reopen), are there usually good sales at stores on last years stuff?

                            February 24, 2008 at 2:49 am #2721
                            Travis Hightower
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                              josh – im not sure about where you're at but around the lower east side here the percentagedrops the further into next season you get. our local shop still has 06 stuff which is75% off. on some of the sites the sales have already started. on the 2 boards i boughtthis year, if i had waited till now to get them, i could ha
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