Are any of these snowboard brands good? Quick help is greatly appreciated!?

The best brand out of those is k2.. Let's just say people on a professional level at snowboarding use k2. I personaly like the k2 gyrator, it's more of a high end park board though. If you just want to ride, don't get a freestyle board or a park board, just get a riding board. That doesn't mean you can't do jumps and stuff like that, you can most definitely still hit jumps just the same, unless you get into more.. serious pro stuff. The park boards just have more flexability and allow you to not catch your "edge" which ull learn about when you first start snowboarding.. :) Don't let yourself down when you first start on day 1.. It took me about 5 trips until i got comfortable riding my first season.. Try to use the leafing technique when you first start, have fun ;)

I agree 100% with the guy above me K-2 and Ride are the only ones I know of and both have a pretty good reputation. The ones you mention are probably lower quality and would tend to be packaged with boots and bindings. However if you are a beginner I would actually suggest a "lower quality" board to beat up while you learn. Then down the road you can invest in a board that really fits your style.

I'd go with Ride or K2. The others are just a waste of money They're both good companies and both produce great products. I have some Ride bindings that I like a lot. K2: http://k2snowboarding.com/k2women Ride: http://ridesnowboards.com/snowboards/womens Mom and Pop shops tend to be very helpful so I have faith that they'll give you some good advice. Make sure you tell them you're a beginner and listen to their advice Actually beginners tend to learn better on a more flexible board so a 'park' or 'freestyle' board would probably be a good choice. There's really no such thing as a beginner or intermediate board, the same flexible board that would be great for a beginner will still work great and be used by a pro. Now of course there are certain board characteristics that beginners should stay away from but that doesn't mean the board is only for advanced riders. In general a beginner should look for a more flexible board (freestyle, all-mountain) as opposed to a stiff board (freeride).