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if u dont have anything, hire some gear out at rebel. when u get to base go to their retail shops, get their opinion on what to get depending on budget. its not cheap, but u can always but the gear during off peak season.

i got a good jacket somewhere around the house, u loose most of ur shvt during the year when its stored away

Speak to CNR33, he is a bit of a snow bunny from memory and bought some stuff last season :bunny:

bunny.... pfft....

The melbourne snowboard centre on plenty rd in preston is probably your best bet.

That being said, it was actually a few (literally) dollars cheaper to hire it on the mountain (strangely enough) which is handy if you get the wrong size boots, etc as you can swap them over there and then.

That being said, it was actually a few (literally) dollars cheaper to hire it on the mountain (strangely enough) which is handy if you get the wrong size boots, etc as you can swap them over there and then.

Yeap, so true but if you invest into your own gear, you'll save heaps from hiring.

Yeap, so true but if you invest into your own gear, you'll save heaps from hiring.

That's what my mate & I did last year, foolishly without trying Snowboarding. I'm good at skiing and assumed it was the same. Took a bit of practise, but i love it now... he sold his about two days after we got back.

Perhaps try before you buy. Some rental places actually give u the option of renting new equipment then buying it when you're finished, less what you paid to rent it.

Shop around anyway :)

Yeah if its your first go at snowboarding its best to rent at the mountian.

But then again if you want your own gear and will use it for more than 1 week a year buy new gear.

I've just got back from working in Aspen Colorado for their season, and all i can say is dont buy anything in Australia, it is so overpriced. Do a search for online snowboard shops in the USA or Canada and get it sent here, as long as you know what you want you cant go wrong.

Maybe try boots on in a shop here to get correct sizing etc then order online. A friend of mine just bought a board on the web and it was about half the retail price here in Aus, and it only cost him $60 to ship it here.

No i dont but either do a search or go to a manufacters web site, most of them have links to online stores. Try: www.flow.com they have a few links on their site.

Ausski in the city on hardware lane is a good place to go and have a look, they usually have pretty reasonable prices (especially towards the end of the season).

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