Buying The Right Size Snowboard

There's nothing like the exciteMent of buying a new Snowboard. The goal is to find a perfect Snowboard, one that you can have the most fun with. The trick to doing so is picking a Snowboard that is the right size for you and your riding style.

Buying The Right Size Snowboard

Buying The Right Size Snowboard

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Buying The Right Size Snowboard

Buying The Right Size Snowboard

Snowboards that measure between your collar bone and chin are considered short boards. Jibbers like them a lot because they are light and easy to maneuver. If you like doing tricks around the mountain and/or like riding the park you might want to consider getting a short board. A short board is also the perfect size for any lighter weight person who is looking for a board to just cruse around their local mountain. If you are a lighter person and you get a board that is too big then it will be difficultto make turns with it and you might end up hating the board.

The majority of snowboarders ride boards that measure between their chin and nose. These boards are good for a wide variety of riders and riding styles. For a lighter person to snowboard in this size range could be used as a powder board. Powder board is typically longer than your regular board so it can float above the snow better. For a heavier person this size snowboarding would be used like a jib/short board. An average weight person would find this snowboard size suitable for most all terrain.

Snowboards only react to how heavy you are and not your height. If you are a heavier person you should get a board that measures at least to your mouth, but even better would be to your nose andup. If you are going to be riding in a lot of deep powder I would recomMend buying a snowboard that measures between your nose and up. You will enjoy the ride so much better. Riding through powder on a board that is not long enough can be more difficult because you constantly have to keep the nose up.

There is no secret formula on how to buy a snowboard that is perfect. Most people have or have had that one board that is/was perfect. My best friend loved this one board. She had it for like 5 seasons, each season riding over a 100 days. She finally let it go after some convincing, but still to this day has not found a board that felt as good.

Buying The Right Size Snowboard