Equipment

Footwear
Footwear is all personal preferace in snowskating but in general you want good traction and for it to be waterproof. For riding mountains a low cut boot is reccomended or a high top style shoe providing ankle support and with a flat sole. For flip tricks and more street style riding a lower cut waterproof shoe is reccomended. Vans, DC and DVS all sell waterproof shoes that work well for snowskating.

Leashes
To have mountain access on a snowskate you are required to have a leash to prevent runaway boards. A nylon retractable leash or a retractable dog leash (with a high breaking strength) is reccomended. A retractable leash is used so the leash doesnt drag on the ground while riding but in the event of an "unplanned dismount" the board will not get caught up in your feet.

Trucks (for bidecks)
There are 2 options for snowskate trucks, articulating and solid trucks. What style of truck you use is personal preferance, articulating will provide a consistant flex in your subdeck allowing more consistent edge hold while solid trucks will keep your subdeck stiff.

Griptape
After awhile your snowskate griptape might get worn out or not provide enough traction. Like many things in snowskating griptape is also personal preferance, the main 2 styles of griptape are foam and studded, the foam varies with density. Soft foam is the grippiest but is less durable whereas hard foam is the least grippy and is very durable. Studed grip varies with the length of studs, shorter studs may get slippery with some footwear and longer studs are very grippy but are harder to adjust your feet, studed grip is also heavy compared to foam grip.