A 'shell' is simply a thin snowboarding jacket. You need to take into consideration the weather conditions where you plan to be snow boarding. There are numerous kinds of snowboarding jackets or shells, and choosing one should depend on the weather you will be expecting. Obviously, when you are snowboarding on a particularly cold mountain you will need thicker and warmer layers than if you are intending to be snow boarding on warmer snowboarding slopes.
Leg protection
Selecting snowboarding pants is yet another essential decision which a snowboarder faces. Unlike your jacket layer, your pants will probably be spending plenty of time on the ground and in the snow. You might feel that you won't generally fall that much you may still come into a lot of contact with the snow during your snowboarding. For this reason, your trousers should be water-proof. Consider buying a belt to for the pants. No matter how well-fitting you think your pants are they could easily slip off during your snowboarding mainly due to the fact that snowboarding is obviously a high-speed activity with a lot of jerking and swaying. You don't want to suddenly find your pants around your knees!
Snowboard Gloves and Mittens
You will also need to make an important decision of which kind of snowboard accessories such as gloves or mittens, you should buy. Mittens or gloves are really important as they should protect your hands from the cold temperatures on the mountain and also from the possibility of moisture. Gloves are generally your best option as they offer more finger freedom. Strapping your footwear as well as other equipment will be much easier if gloves are worn rather than mittens. The benefit of mittens is that they do usually tend to offer quite a lot more warmth to your hands.
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