I’ll just rent a snowboard, you think. Save myself a few dollar, right?

Renting snowboards is cheap(ish), but even a total monkey knows that if you’re planning on making more than three or four snowboarding trips in your lifetime, you’re better off biting the bullet and buying a board.

“eBay is simultaneously be the best and worst place you can buy second hand gear”

Brace yourself fellas, because here’s the bad news. For the most basic brand new set up, you’re looking between £400-500 including board, boots and bindings. And that’s before you’ve even got your clothing kitted out.

However, don’t start canning those shred dreams just yet. There is another way – and it’s called eBay.

It may simultaneously be the best and worst place you can buy second hand gear. However, if you avoid the dodgy sellers with bad ratings, eBay can offer some really sweet deals on kit.

All else fails, put a shout out on Facebook. You never know who may be giving away a board on the cheap.

COST:  Anything from £100-300, if you go second hand.