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Best Board Bags 2017-2018

This year's best snowboard bags, reviewed by the Whitelines Team

UPDATE: Check out our review of the Best 2018/2019 Snowboard Bags here

Unless you live in the mountains full-time, and never like to venture further than your local hill, everybody needs one of these. It doesn’t matter if you’re only carting your gear to the Alps for a week, or are using it as a surrogate home as you schlep around the mountains all season long – either way, a solid, reliable board bag is an absolute necessity.

The first thing to do is figure out what size and shape you require. Rolling your gear through the airport is a lot easier than carrying (or dragging) it, so a wheelie bag makes the life of a frequent flyer a lot easier. If you’re only chucking it in your car, however, and want to keep your seats dry, then a sleeve will do.

“A good board bag should last you for years, so keep that in mind when making your choice”

The bigger the bag, the more stuff you can pile in, but the more likely it is that the guy on the check-in desk will sting you for the additional weight. Sometimes a sleeker option is the answer, with any overflow going into a second bag. Don’t forget to note the length of whichever model you’re looking at – sometimes they vary, and you don’t want to end up with one that’s a wildly different length to your board!

Most come with at least one separate compartment for your boots – which can be handy for isolating them after a sweaty spring shred – and are fairly hard-wearing to handle everything that mountain transport entails. If you’re tight for space at home, it’s also worth looking into ones that are easy to pack down between winters.

A good board bag should last you for years, especially if you only use it for the occasional holiday, so keep that in mind when making your choice. We can all only look so far ahead, but if you make the right call then your bag will serve you well for many a winter to come.

Here are some of our favourites for 2017/18.

Scroll down to view the best snowboard bags, or skip to a particular brand using the links below

Burton | DaKine | Head | Rome


Burton Gig Bag 2017-2018

Despite being fairly low-profile, the Gig Bag is much more than just a sleeve.

There’s plenty of padding to keep your gear safe, but it’s light enough to confound the check-in desk of the stingiest bidget airline.

Want wheels? No problem – just attach your skateboard and you’re rolling.

Check out our full review of the 2017-2018 Burton Gig Bag here

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Burton Space Sack 2017-2018

Here’s the simple, highly affordable option for board carriage that’s still got room for a second deck should there be a chance to break out your pow stick.

If you get the snow via the road, then your car will thank you for keeping your edges wrapped up in this durable sack.

Check out our full review of the 2017-2018 Burton Space Sack here

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Burton Wheelie Board Case 2017-2018

The Wheelie Board Case is a long-serving workhorse of the B’s board bag collection, and is roomy enough to carry your whole life to the mountains.

if you don’t have it maxed out, your board lies secured by the internal straps, so it’s suitable for short trips too.

Premium in every sense, the Wheelie Case is as good as coffin-style bags get.

Selected for The Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2017-2018 Burton Wheelie Board Case here

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DaKine High Roller 2017-2018

From the bag masters, this legendarily large option has removable compartments that help you keep your gear organised, either between trips or during.

Then when it’s time to make a move, it’s built for easy carry and smooth rolling.

Check out our full review of the 2017-2018 DaKine High Roller here

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DaKine Low Roller 2017-2018

As the name suggests, this isn’t quite as big as the High Roller, but hits lots of the right notes. 

There’s a handy pocket for essentials, as well as a removable boot bag. As a halfway house between a massive coffin and a sleeve, it’s pretty much perfect.

Check out our full review of the 2017-2018 DaKine Low Roller here

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DaKine Freestyle 2017-2018

  • Price: £52 / €60
  • Lengths: 157, 165
  • DAKINE.COM

DaKine’s Freestyle board bag is a padded sleeve back that’s the perfect choice for low luggage missions when you need to transport your board from A to B securely, but don’t need the padding and storage bulk of a bigger box bag.

Or if you want to load a wheelie bag with the majority of your gear and just have a sleek sack for muling your setup. It features a full length zipper to make packing more hassle-free, a removable shoulder strap, a zippered accessory pocket and comes in a variety of colours.

It’s also super lightweight, meaning you don’t chew up your baggage allowance with the weight of your bag.

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DaKine Tour Bag 2017-2018

If you need to prioritise saving weight, but you’ve still got a lot of stuff to take, then the Tour Bag is ideal.

While it doesn’t have wheels, that makes it easier to pack down when you’re not using it – and keeps the overall heft down low enough to dodge the excess baggage fees.

Check out our full review of the 2017-2018 DaKine Tour Bag here

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Head Single Boardbag + Backpack 2017-2018

  • Price: £45 / €70
  • Lengths: 175
  • HEAD.COM

Stripping back to the bare essentials, the Head Single board bag is a minimalist, lightweight board carrying solution. The bag is made from water-resistant nylon that is made even more durable with its ripstop construction and heavy duty webbing reinforcements.

Even though it dials back on the size and padding to reduce weight and bulk, the bottom still has a foam layer worked in there to prevent your base getting dinged, and you have a waterproof external pocket for stashing extra accessories.

In terms of carrying the thing, you have the option of using the regular shoulder strap, or using the stowable straps on the bottom to carry it like a backpack. Perfect for the day tripper or low-bulk traveller.

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Rome Escort 2017-2018

If you like to roll fully loaded, or bring a quiver of boards on your travels, the Rome Escort board bag is one for you. This is a large, coffin-style wheelie board bag that offers enough room for your entire on-hill equipment, even if you like to pack a couple of different boards so you have the right gear whatever the conditions.

It’s built strong, using a hardwearing exterior and Duratuff lining, and there are plenty of grab handles and straps to make carrying, dragging or throwing the Escort in the van as easy as possible. Even when fully loaded this bag will roll along smoothly thanks to its big, soft skate wheels. There are even padded exterior compartments for safely stow a bunch more swag, and it will happily take boards up to 162cm.

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