Hi Everyone,
I am new to snow sport and tried last winter both skiing and conventional snowboarding. Can handle mid-Atlantic Green/ and sometimes Blue. Obviously cannot carve yet.
I stumbled one day on this forum, looks like extremely fun to do hard-booting and carve. Definitely beat what I have tried on skiing and conventional snowboarding. I also like the fact that Alpine snowboarding (vs conventional snowboarding) have a more straightforward, straight-on stance and better peripheral vision.
Seeking advice here, is below a functional, reasonably good beginner set-up? My goal is to have some casual fun, try a bit carving, can follow my friends to Black Diamond eventually. Since I am already 40 and started late, only get about 10 snow sport days a year, I am not trying to get to advanced level.
I talked to my wife and she would only agree on a limited budget for me to buy equipment. I also don't want to try used equipment as I have been burned before.
Here are the things I have in mind, all of them to be bought from this website, any suggestions welcome
1) Donek Pilot Board $460
2) Head Stratus Pro Boots $ 394 ($229 boots+$145 Fin-Tec Heels+$20 installation)
3) TD3 step-in $315
Total $1,169 (I think there is also a 10% discount if I buy board, binding and boot as a package)