I have a volcom Jacket that I picked up for sixty bucks. If it is fuctional, cheap and stylish, in that order, then it really doesnt matter to me.
Part of the fuctional thing is that snowboard companies recognise that waterproofing is important. They sell stuff in the 20,000 mL waterproof range. Siver has 5000 and the Orage Corperate is only 10000. This lack of waterproofing is annoying.
i have burton ronin pants that i love. i have orage jackets, oakley jackets and some spyder stuff. i see no difference in snowboard and ski gear. it's just marketing.
next year i most definitely want the light blue j lindeberg jacket and black pants.
i rock burton outerwear like its nobody's business
actually, i have a burton toque, baselayer shirt, tshirt, jacket, and pants. but thats only cause i got em all at cost thru work. prodeals make the world go round. only chumps pay retail.