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Hi,

I'm going on my first ski/snowboard holiday next year and also having started to get into MTB I'm wondering if anybody uses one set of knew/elbow pads for both sports?

I've been told to look at the forcefield stuff as they offer gear across all sports.

Does anybody have any experience using MTB pads for Snowboarding, or vice-versa?

Dallas

I've a snowboarding lid. I got it because its much more comfortable and it's multi impact...

I use 661 kyle strait knee pads and i have a demon soft shirt for the top half.
i only usually worry about the upper body if i'm planning on hitting kickers or rails though.

Depending on slope conditions, you may not even need them. Having said that, if the slopes are hard packed, then maybe some knee pads are needed, but also, a set of impact shorts are a good idea, especially covering the coccyx. I use Dakine shorts with hard shell coated pads, but they are fairly dated, so probably aren't made any more. I would advise not using wrist guards, as all they do is transfer the shock into the forearm and break them. Head protection, as with MTB is a must.

661 Rage knee that I use for MTB would be ideal as they have a low profile and medial ligament protection.
Impact shorts with hard shell padding, coccyx coverage
Helmet and looking toward off-piste or more free ride, back protection.

Learn to fall by rolling into a fall. Your main falls will be when the front edge digs in, throwing you forward where the instinct is to put our your hands, so try and roll into this type of fall by breaking fall with upper arm/shoulder. I realise that's way harder to describe than it is to do.

Sports direct have a resonable range of ski lids and goggles atm ...sale now on!
protection i cant help with as never worn for snow sports..i guess ebay is a good place than any!

I use the 661 pro wrist guards for skiing and snowboarding which don't have the hard plastic inside and IMHO are a must have.

Mittens....keep your fingers warm....I think mine are something like

http://www.snowandrock.com/level-men's-fly-biomex-mitt/gloves/ski-snowboard-outdoor-sports/fcp-product/23797

Yes they do have wrist protection, but the wrist is not wrapped to the forearm, so help with impact directly on the wrist area. Basically I have fractured my scaphoids in both wrists and wanted something to cover that area, rather than having the wrist/forearm statically strapped together and less mobile.

I am no help whatsoever am I?

My riding/snowboarding kit consists of:
*661 rage pads for the knees will be fine if a little bulky if your trouses are not baggly (they don't move around at all when riding so will be more than up to the job of snowboarding). Don't use elbow pads but thats cos i'm not doing anything too extream on the board/can't see how you would land on your elbow on a board)
*A set of wrist guards, can't remember the brand i've got but these are a must, mates misses broke her wrist on the second day all because she found hers unfortable and took them off.
*RED (burton) helmet but have got a bern pisspot that i bough for riding but can be converted for winter use with a linner
*under gloves from decathlon, very thin gloves worn under my mittens for when i have to take my mittens
*SPY googles with interchange able lens for condictions, cheaper than two sets

Padded shorts are worth get

I bough off ebay and snowboard snow, can get a basic kit for just over £200, all brand new just last seasions stuff

Thanks for all the posts....will research all this idea's tmrw, but defo looking at wrist guards, had a boarding lesson on Wednesday and the last thing I did before finishing was to fall backwards and put my wrist out...the smarting was enough to remind me that I really need to get some wrists guards.

I found these earlier today and I need to get some gloves anyway.

http://www.alpsgear.co.uk/flexmeter-wri ... -plus.html


Dallas

http://www.dakine-shop.de/products/en/D ... ector.html

My ones that i have got, very comforable and they look a bit less bulky

Learn to fall with out putting wrists out, wrist guards might save a small wrist break or straight but if you continue with that habit a bad arm break is on the cards, as mentioned it just transfers the energy up the arm. Think judo break falls.

Learn to fall with out putting wrists out, wrist guards might save a small wrist break or straight but if you continue with that habit a bad arm break is on the cards, as mentioned it just transfers the energy up the arm. Think judo break falls.

+1 on that, keep your hands in and watch the front edge toward the end of the day when your ankles/calves are getting tired.

Helmet - Absolute must , hard piste concusion isn't good & Powder can hide rocks below the surface!!
Impact shorts - Tried a few times riding without Impact shorts and just cant, protect your arse at all costs LOL
Knee Guards - If conditions are deep and powdery you can get away without these imo, if the pistes are hard i will always wear them.
Wrist guards - Rode with and without them dependent on conditions when learning and once confidence set in gave up on them entirely. Its a psychological thing and if you feel happier wearing them then that will help you learn quicker at the beginning imo. As others have mentioned thou the main thing is to try and roll with the fall and keep the shock out of extended wrist/ arms.
Elbow guards - Never wore them
Back protector - wore one when i started playing with kickers/ rails in the beginning. Confidence lets you move away from it, eventually

Have fun

I'd actually also suggest riding with a rucksack, It's amazing what you can suddenly take with you, and what you can throw in it when heading in for lunch. Hipflasks, food, water (even one with a camelbak with an insulated line as it can freeze), cameras and dry clothes. I never used to bother, then started using one and have never gone back. Try and make sure it is quite low profile though as the chairlifts can be packed. I have an Evoc rucksack for long rides, and it also has a back protector panel:



http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=64775

It's down as £129.95, but I got mine a couple of years back and I am sure I paid nowhere near that.