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An Encouragement of BURTON for snowboarding beginners

When you fisrt get ready for snowboarding, you don’t know anything. But, it doen’t matter. The staff at BURTON will tell you what to do. Mr. Takano, one of the staff at Harajuku, says, “Sometimes people who never try snowboarding visit our store. You don’t have to worry about amything and you can get everything you need.” Mr Takano recommends “CUSTOM” to beginners. It is BURTON’s standard.

“This board can be used in any situation, and everyone, from the beginners to advanced, will be happy with this board. You can enjoy both packed now and powder snow. You can turn easily”, Mr. Takano says. The quality of the board greatly impacts on how comfortable you snowboard. If you are not good at making a turn, try CUSTOM. You will become a professional. If you are looking for biding and boots, Step On™ is the best choice. Especially the beginners will be happy with the choice.

“Talking about clothes for snowboarding, you feel comfotable if you snowboard at a ski slope. It’s okay to choose by your favorite design. My recommendation is three-layered one.” The three-layered farbric has three different cloth layers. It is a farbric crimped shell, lining, and waterproof breathable material between them. It won’t be easily torn up or rubbed, and also perfect waterproof. It also uses a moisture-wicking farbric. You feel cold if you wear only this thee-layered one, so put on down jecket or fleece and keep you warm. If you don’t want to wear lots of layers, we have a product which down and three-layered farbric are combined. Find your favorite one. “To any items, I say, if you are a beginner, buy something you can you in any situation. For example, when you are looking for a board, choose CUSTOM for your first board and practice with it. Each board has different characteristic, so when you feel comfortable to snowboard and try something new, choose another for your style.” The staffs at BURTON are snowboard lovers. They welcome anyone from beginners to the advanced. Visit BURTON and enjoy a slope in Hokkaido!

Wearing a Helmet is One of the Manners

In the US, it is already generalized to wear a helmet when you snowboard. But here in Japan, not many people wear them. Snowboarding is fun, but at the same time it is a dangerous sport. Beginners often fall down, so it is important to wear a helmet. Helmet is a significant gear same as board and clothes for snowboarding. It is not just for preventing injury but for preventing cold. Comparing to beanie, you can keep warm with a helmet. You will never feel cold in midwinter-period Hokkaido. Some people think that a helmet is heavy to wear because of its appearance. Actually, BURTON’s helmet is light and has great shock absorption, and of course, the design is cool. You will feel comfortable with the dial-type boa closure system. Wearing items to protect your body like helmet is important manner for people enjoy any kinds of activities in nature.

Try BURTON’s Products at Test Ride Center

Snowboarding is not something cheap. You buy something, but if you feel the item you get is not the one you want, it is not easy to get another one again. Test Ride Center is one of the solutions for that. You can rent BURTON’s new items there. You can rent boards, bindings and boots at the cneter. Of course, you can try the items on the slope. There are three Test Ride Center in Japan. The one in Sapporo has great variety of products.

The staffs knows everything about BURTON. They will find a suitable items for you. You plan to go to Test Ride Center in Sapporo, then you don’t have to bring everything with you to Hokkaido. Your journey will be more comfortable. Please note that more people visit the center during the peak season, so please check with the store before hand.