[youtube:uWmXlZbD9o8;[link:Snowboard Jackets];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWmXlZbD9o8&feature=related] One would think that you would wish to have a heavy jacket when snowboarding to help to keep you warm ; however that's completely incorrect. A snowboarding jacket should be light weight and offer no restrictions when it comes to being able to move openly. Your jacket, if too heavy, could hinder your performance on the snowboard by not allowing you to move the way that you need or the way you need to. Another important facet of a snowboard jacket is that it should be water resistant. As we all know snow liquifies and therefore , can make your clothing and everything else become wet. If this happens, you may become cold and that too could impede your performance on the snowboard. Your jacket, whether light-weight or not, will get heavy after time thanks to the chemicals that are used to make it water resistant. This really isn't important so long as the jacket is a fair weight. A snowboarding jacket can offer many options to the snowboarder and you may need that. A jacket that contains a large amount of pockets will allow you to hold and store your items with you. For example, you