Snowboarding Pants

The first thing to understand is that there are a lot of different designs on the market. The first two things to decide are how much you normally feel the cold and secondly what sort of climate you will be snowboarding in. If for example you tend to get quite hot whilst snowboarding and you will be skiing in a fairly mild climate you may not want to buy the most heavily insulated pants.

Snowboard Pants

Men's Backcountry Guide Pants

Patagonia / Ski

The search for newly formed ice falls and fresh untracked powder can push us to the extremes. The Backcountry Guide Pant is tough enough to excel every step of the way, providing all the mobility need...

£219.99

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Women's Triolet Pants

Patagonia / Ski

These are durable all-around mountain overtrousers built to perform in stormy weather, whether you're ascending a winter Munro or skiing the alpine backcountry.

£299.99

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Men's Dawn Patrol Touring Pants

Black Diamond / Ski

Traverse great distances in variable conditions, negotiating sizeable elevation changes at speed while staying warm and dry; this is the Dawn Patrol Touring Pant.

£239.99

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Men's Seraction Pants

Mountain Hardwear / Ski

Ice climbing involves a lot of legwork, from slogging through thigh-deep snow drifts on the approach to pulling extreme moves 100 metres off the deck. Designed in collaboration with Tim Emmett, the Se...

£249.99

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Women's Itak Pants

Eider / Ski

Top performing ski pants delivering all weather protection and a great stretch fit. In fully taped Defender stretch twill waterproof & breathable fabric with low bulk Cormax microfleece insulation. Fe...

£122.55

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Men's Bormio Pants

Eider / Ski

An update on Eider's best selling Begin ski pants, the Bormio delivers great performance and fit. Cleanly styled in fully taped 10k/10k waterproof & breathable Defender Twill membrane fabric with Corm...

£99.00

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Men's Fernuy Pants

Eider / Ski

Superbly engineered ski pants with a streamlined athletic fit. Built in fully taped 10k/20k waterproof & breathable Defender membrane stretch fabric with low bulk insulation and Cormax moisture managi...

£199.99

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Men's Alta Badia Pants

Eider / Ski

Great value performance ski pants with an easy going fit that suits all shapes and sizes. In fully taped 10k/10k waterproof & breathable Defender membrane fabric with low bulk insulation.

£135.00

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Men's Manhattan Pants

Eider / Ski

These relaxed fitting pants deliver great performance. Cleanly styled in fully taped 10k/10k waterproof & breathable Defender Twill membrane fabric with Cormax moisture managing lining and low bulk in...

£159.99

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Women's La Molina Pants

Eider / Ski

Hugely popular ski pants with a celebrated derriere lifting fit! In fully taped 10k/10k waterproof & breathable Defender membrane fabric with low bulk insulation.

£129.99

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There are a number of different types of snowboarding trousers on the market. Here we describe what these types actually mean in laymans English!

Types of Snowboard Pants

The most common type of snowboard trouser is an insulated trouser. This means that the outer layer is waterproof and inside it has an insulated layer usually made of fleece,or down. Then there are what are called shell pants which are the insulated trousers without the insulation! They are highly waterproof but may not keep you warm so it all depends how cold you think you will get. You can also consider buying a shell pant and adding your own base layer.

Then there are different terms that you will see on the label, here we will tell you what these terms mean. Lets start with the term waterproof.

Waterproof

The waterproof rating essentially will tell you just how much water your pants will be able to take before they start letting it in! Waterproof ratings are measured in mm. The higher the rating the more waterproof your pants will be. 20,000 is pretty high but you will find a lot of good snowboard pants that offer anything from between 5,000 to 10,000 mm waterproof rating. Remember though that the higher the rating the most expensive the trousers will be.

Materials that are well known here include Gore-Tex, Hyvent and DryRide.

Breathability

This is all about how a fabric allows sweat to escape. High breathability means that sweat will be released and you will stay dryer and more comfortable. This is measured in grams. The higher the grams the more moisture escapes and the more breathable your pants will be. Very high breathability will be 25,000g, entry level will be around 2,000-3,000g. Again, there is  a link between price and rating.

Fully taped seams

This may not mean much to you but is pretty crucial. Fully taped seams means that all of the stitched seams have been waterproofed, so you are getting a better trouser than those that only offer critically taped seams.

Other Features

Other things we think you may want to consider include boot gaiters, which can keep the snow out. Articulated knees are also a great feature and waist adjusted trousers are also useful.