| While it is possible to snowboard in street clothes or | | | | A jacket with a good waterproofing number should |
| with any winter jacket, having the proper equipment | | | | do a superior job of keeping out the wind. Naturally, |
| in any sport gives you an edge and helps your | | | | the higher the proofing the more desirable and the |
| performance. In a sport like this one, the right jacket | | | | more valuable the jacket so it is important to take |
| is just as important to the snowboarder as the right | | | | these considerations seriously when looking for a |
| glove would be to the baseball player. There are | | | | snowboarding jacket. Know the conditions in the area |
| several functions and distinctions jackets made | | | | where you will be snowboarding and decide based on |
| especially for snowboarding have that will help you | | | | what you need and can afford with the |
| snowboard better, faster and stay out on the snow | | | | understanding that your time on the board might |
| longer. | | | | depend on how well the jacket can protect you. |
| All snowboarding clothing should have certain features | | | | Another factor you can see taking you off the hill in |
| and functions and the jacket has an important role to | | | | a hurry is not enough breath ability. If you do not |
| play in keeping a snowboarder dry, warm and free of | | | | have the right jacket and you start having a problem |
| weight and constriction. | | | | with sweating while wearing it, you will find yourself |
| No clothing is totally waterproof, but one of the first | | | | heading homeward. The same material that is keeping |
| things to look for in a jacket is how water and wind | | | | out the cold must still have a way to air in so your |
| proof it can be. Chances are good that a lot of the | | | | skin can breathe, or it will become stifling inside the |
| snow you are boarding through will fly up. Melting | | | | jacket. |
| snow all over your body will bring your core | | | | Breathable fabric can be even more important in |
| temperature down and mean less time spent being | | | | places where temperatures are known to fluctuate |
| outdoors. | | | | throughout the day. Like waterproofing, there is a |
| A jacket's waterproof and windproof ratings are | | | | number on the label of most jackets that indicates |
| found on the label. The figure is not helpful, unless | | | | breath ability. It is measured in the grams of water |
| you have seen a waterproofing chart or know what | | | | that are able to outwardly penetrate 1 square meter |
| they mean. The waterproof rating starts with low | | | | of the jacket's material in a day with the higher |
| figures being the least desirable and the higher figures | | | | number being the most breathable. |
| being the most useful in staying dry. This means a | | | | Look also for style and accessories you might need. |
| number between 10,000 mm and 20,000mm would | | | | Some jackets even have pockets built for PDAs and |
| be a good start when looking for a snowboarding | | | | cell phones. There are enough good quality jackets |
| jacket while those around 30,000mm or above would | | | | on the market to find the one you want. |
| be the best. | | | | |