Part of the mantra of 21^st century snowboarding is ‘If a rider lands a trick, and nobody is there to film it, did they stomp it?’. But a GoPro isn’t your only option, there are plenty of options, so here are our best GoPro action sports camera alternatives 2015.

Luckily, with the rise of the action sport camera, semi-professional camera equipment is now available to every Thomas, Reimond and Herby out there.

The GoPro is arguably the market leader in action sports cameras. One of the huge contributing factors to this is that there are just so many accessories available for the GoPro. You’re now just as likely to see a GoPro on a stick up the Eiffel Tower, as you are in your local park or hill. On a side note, the selfie stick literally makes us want to vomit all over our keyboard ‘caus we all know that it was the OG broken ski pole with some duct tape for follow camming that made it, but such is life.

But, if for some reason you’re not down with the GoPro, we’ve rounded up some of the best alternatives in the market. With GoPro shares currently going for $62 a pop, it’s a rapidly expanding market that’s becoming more and more competitive. This means over the next 12 months, we’re sure to see some more camera brands getting the big guns out and cashing in on the market.

First up, the TomTom Bandit action camera…