Snowboards Sale

Snowboards Sale at Behind The Pines Amsterdam

If there is one category where buying last season makes obvious sense, it is boards. A snowboard model carries over from one year to the next almost unchanged: the core profile, the glass layup, the sidecut, the camber and the base material are all carried forward. What actually changes annually is the topsheet graphic. Brands do occasionally revise a shape, and when they do they say so loudly, because it is a selling point. Everything else is continuity dressed up as news.

What is reduced here is previous-season graphics from Lib Tech, Capita, Gnu, K2, Ride, Burton, Sims and Morrow — park boards, all-mountain shapes, directional freeride boards and a few twins. Same warranty, same construction, same board. The catch is the honest one: sizes and shapes go quickly, so the range narrows as the season goes on.

Camber profile is the decision, not the brand

Most people choose a board by brand or graphic and then wonder why it does not feel the way they expected. The thing that actually determines how a board behaves under your feet is the profile. Traditional camber — the arch that lifts the middle off the snow — holds an edge on hard snow and gives you pop out of a turn, at the cost of being less forgiving when you catch an edge. Rocker does the opposite: loose, floaty in soft snow, easy to skid, vague on ice. Hybrids sit in between, usually with camber underfoot and rocker at the tips, which is why they have become the default for people who ride one board everywhere.

Then match the shape to the trip you actually take, not the one in the video. A week on piste in Austria in February is a hard-snow brief: a directional twin with camber underfoot will feel far better than a soft rocker board that washes out on morning corduroy. A powder trip to Japan or a splitboard week is a different question entirely, and a directional shape with setback stance earns its keep there. Be honest about which of those two you are, because most people buy for the second and ride the first.

Size by weight, not by your chin

The old rule about the board reaching your chin is a rough guide that ignores the thing that matters. A snowboard flexes under load, and load is your bodyweight plus your kit. Two riders of identical height at 65kg and 95kg should not be on the same board — the lighter rider cannot bend it, and the heavier one will wash it out. Check the manufacturer's weight range for the size, treat height as a sanity check, and if you are between sizes, go shorter for park and longer for speed and deep snow. Our snowboard size guide works through it properly.

Flex, base and the details worth paying attention to

Flex rating is the other honest number. A soft board is easier to press and more forgiving at low speed; a stiff board holds together at speed and on firm snow and punishes sloppy technique. Beginners are generally better on soft-to-mid flex. Base material matters less than people think for casual riding, though a sintered base is faster and holds wax better than an extruded one — it also demands to be waxed. If a board has sat unwaxed in a warehouse, wax it before its first day out, whatever the price was.

How it fits with the rest of the kit

A board is one third of a setup. Check that the bindings you have match the board's insert pattern, and that your boots fit the waist width without overhang — a size 46 boot on a narrow board will drag your toes in a turn. If you already know you want to earn your turns, look at splitboards instead. For the underlying theory, snowboards explained covers shapes and profiles in more depth, and the full range sits under snowboards.

What to expect in the sale

• Previous-season graphics: same core, same profile, same warranty, older topsheet.
• Thin size runs: the common lengths sell first, so the range narrows through the season.
• Every profile represented: camber, rocker and hybrid, in twin and directional shapes.
• No restocks: once a length in a reduced graphic is gone, it does not come back.

Why buy snowboards at Behind The Pines

We are a snowboard shop in Amsterdam, and we ride the boards we sell — mostly in Austria and France, with the occasional longer trip. That means we can tell you what a board actually feels like on a firm European morning rather than reading you the marketing copy off the tail. If a board is wrong for your weight or the way you ride, we would rather lose the sale than sell it to you.

Boards ship from our Amsterdam stock, packed properly, and Dutch and Belgian deliveries usually arrive the next working day. You are also welcome to come in, stand on one, and talk it through — which for a first board is the fastest way to skip a year of riding the wrong thing.

Frequently asked questions

Is sale stock last season's gear?

Yes, and that matters less here than in any other category. Board models run on multi-year cycles: the mould, the core and the layup carry over, and the graphic is redrawn each year. A previous-season board is the same product with a different topsheet, sold with the same warranty.

What size snowboard should I get?

Start from your weight and check it against the size chart for that specific model, since ranges differ between brands. Height is a rough cross-check, not the rule. Between two sizes, go shorter if you ride park and longer if you like speed or soft snow.

Which profile is best for a beginner?

A hybrid with rocker at the tips and a soft-to-mid flex. It is forgiving when you catch an edge, which is what actually slows beginners down, while still holding enough edge on the firm snow you get on a European learning week.

Will my current bindings fit?

Usually, but check the insert pattern before you buy. Most boards use a 4x4 or 2x4 hole pattern and take almost any binding; Burton's Channel needs a compatible disc, which most brands supply. If you are unsure, send us the board and binding model and we will confirm.

Does a new board need waxing?

Boards are factory-waxed, but that wax is thin and boards that have been stored a while dry out. A hot wax before the first day makes a noticeable difference in glide and protects the base. It is a ten-minute job and worth doing every four or five days on snow.

Shop the snowboards sale at Behind The Pines Amsterdam

Have a look through the reduced snowboards here, and if you are putting a first setup together, sort the board, bindings and boots as one decision rather than three. The rest of the season's kit lives under snow.