What stuff crashes well?
There's a few places my way that I went in to a couple of years ago that have got good reputations so I may be taking a look at the weekend. As you say, getting the model just going out of date is a sure fire way to save some cash and it wouldn't bother me in the slightest as I'm a complete noob really.
So that's basically what I need? Board, bindings, boots and a bag?