I know katlaughing, they are talking serious gear here. The gore-tex material specially treated to simulate denim and flannel and then the cost of design work/ national colours/logo and printing/weaving makes them very expensive outfits indeed.
But why are the snow boarders dressed in the 'traditional' image of the American/UK street skate boarder? It does look kinda 'cool' and in keeping with the image and all that BUT are they all that practical in terms of aerodynamics and stuff?