When buying a snowboard, is there anything specific to consider?

Question

are they like made to measure? or is it more like one size fits all if you know what i mean.

Answer 1

Your  riding style, height, weight, gender, shoe size, etc.

For a beginner, I would suggest an all purpose board - either a "freeride" board or an "all mountain" board with some setback (like a twin tip board with 3/4" setback). These will be easier to learn on than a true freestyle / park board or a "jib" board which are specialized for park / pipe tricks.

Try this calculator that will also give you some board suggestions:

http://www.frostyrider.com/tips/size-gui...

Good Luck

Answer 2

Yeah there are five things to take into account when buying a board

1. your weight

2. your height

3. your foot size

4. The level of riding your at ie beginner, intermediate,  advanced

5. The type of riding you want to do freestyle, freeriding, powder, or a bit of everything.

If you email me answers to the above i can recommend a good board for you. Good luck with the riding.

Answer 3

figure out what kind of ridding you will be doing

Answer 4

Consider...

Brand

Style of board

Style of riding

Quality

Size (http://www.backcountry.com/store/sizingc...

Weight

Price

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