Finding the perfect snowboard is easy, but there are a few factors which you need to consider, before making your final choice. This advice centre will guide you through a few different options which are available to you so that you can maximise your snowboarding potential.
What Size Do You Need?....
The first step to finding the correct size of snowboard is to first identify a style of board, which will then dictates what size is best for you.
Have a look through these seven different categories and decide which one you fall in to, then click "read more" and a size chart will appear for each style.
Then just go to our snowboards page HERE and narrow your search (left hand side of the page) by this category. Add filters for your weight and size of board (by using the table in each category below) and you will have a good indication of boards which will be well sized for you.
Womens Specific Snowboards
Womens specific snowboards are designed to suit a womans smaller stature, by utelising softer flex patterns and thinner waist widths.
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A ladies centre of gravity is also different to a mans, meaning you will shift your weight differently when you turn, so these boards are also designed to accomodate this. Most women could also ride a unisex board, but generally speaking it is a good idea to stick to a gender specific model. Look for boards that are softer and more flexible if you want a park style snowboard, or stiffer with a directional shape if you are into freeriding. Either way, the table below should give you a good indication of the size you should be going for (downsize a few centimetres for freestyle, go up a few centimetres if you want to freeride)
Womens Specific
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
146-148 cm
147-149 cm
150-152 cm
152-154 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
147-149 cm
148-150 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
148-150 cm
150-152 cm
152-154 cm
155-157 cm
156-158 cm
159-161 cm
160-162 cm
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
150-152 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
162-164 cm
195cm +
6'6'' +
151-153 cm
152-154 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
162-164 cm
165 cm +
All of our womens specific snowboards can be found HERE
Beginner/Intermediate Snowboards
This may well be your first time snowboarding, or you may have taken a few lessons and are looking forward to your first trip away.
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Or maybe you have been renting and are finally looking to buy your very first setup! Either way you are going to want a snowboard which will help you progress quickly and efficiently, without holding you back.
These snowboards feature easy to ride shapes and are extremely versatile in any situation, without being too specific to any style of riding. They are also very hard wearing and don't tend to cost the earth, so you can learn without melting your wallet! All of these boards will last you right into intermediate/advanced territory, so don't worry about out growing out of them too quickly.
Beginner/Intermediate
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
146-148 cm
147-149cm
150-152 cm
153-155 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
158-160 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
147-149 cm
149-151 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
149-151 cm
150-152 cm
153-155 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
162 cm +
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
150-152 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
158-160 cm
161-163 cm
162 cm +
195cm +
6'6'' +
151-153 cm
153-155 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
162-164 cm
164 cm +
All of our beginner/intermediate snowboards can be found HERE
Freestyle, Jib & Street
Rails, jibs, boxes, presses, snow Domes, stair sets and Freestyle is all you're about.
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These boards tend to be shorter and feature a tru-twin tip shape - with a centred stance, for riding both switch and regular. These boards are also alot more flexible and forgiving than other types of snowboards, making them loose and fun for freestyle tricks. Jib boards sometimes feature specialist constructions like brass edges - to stop hook ups on made made obstacles.
Freestyle, Jib & Street
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
145-147 cm
146-148 cm
149-151 cm
151-153 cm
153-155 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
146-148 cm
147-149 cm
150-152 cm
153-155 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
159-161 cm
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
147-149 cm
149-151 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
162-164 cm +
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
149-151 cm
150-152 cm
153-155 cm
155-157 cm
157-159 cm
159-161 cm
162-164 cm +
195cm +
6'6'' +
150-152 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
158-160 cm
161-163 cm
164-166 cm +
All of our freestyle, jib and street snowboards can be found HERE
Freestyle, Park & Pipe
Parks, jumps, spins, grabs, rails, air and ultimate fun is where your snowboarding is at.
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These snowboards tend to feature centred stances and twin-tip shapes for riding both switch and regular. They are versatile and fun anywhere you want to take them. These boards will hold their edge better at speed than the jib boards, but they are not specifically designed for fast riding. They have softer flex patterns and are nice and forgiving on landings. These characteristics also makes these boards great for beginner riders as they are easy to progress on.
Freestyle, Park & Pipe
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
146-148cm
148-150 cm
150-152 cm
153-155 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
158-160 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
148-150 cm
149-151 cm
152-154 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
149-151 cm
150-152 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
157-159 cm
160-162 cm
161-163 cm +
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
150-152 cm
152-154 cm
154-156 cm
157-159 cm
158-160 cm
161-163 cm
163 cm +
195cm +
6'6'' +
152-154 cm
153-155 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
163 cm +
163 cm +
All of our freestyle, park and pipe snowboards can be found HERE
Freestyle, All Mountain
You want to sample it all, from cruising groomers, hitting the park or riding powder, these boards will be versatile in any situation
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All mountain freestyle boards are a bit of a hybrid between freeride and freestyle. They may well abandon some freestyle features such as "twin tip" shapes, symmetrical side cuts, centered stances or softer flex patterns. Instead, they adopt some of the characteristics more associated with freeride boards, such as directional shapes and side cuts, slightly set back stance, sharper rails/edges or maybe a stiffer core profile. This basically means you are going to get a board that will take you everywhere and do everything without being too specific to one area. This is also another type of snowboard which will be good for beginners, as they are easy to progress on and will last you right in to intermediate territory, where you will have a better understanding of what area you would like to progress in to.
Freestyle, All Mountain
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
148-150 cm
150-152 cm
152-154 cm
155-157 cm
156-158 cm
159-161 cm
160-162 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
150-152 cm
151-153 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
162-164 cm
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
151-153 cm
152-154 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
159-161 cm
162-164 cm
163-165 cm +
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
152-154 cm
154-156 cm
156-158 cm
159-161 cm
160-162 cm
163-165 cm
165 cm +
195cm +
6'6'' +
154-156 cm
155-157 cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
162-164 cm
165 cm +
165 cm +
All of our freestyle, all mountain snowboards can be found HERE
Freeride
Cruising groomers, riding powder and covering the entire resort as quickly as possible is why freeriding is so much fun!
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Freeride snowboards are some of the stiffest boards available. This means that they will handle high speeds and long, exhilarating carves with ease. These boards usually feature a set back stance, directional sidecut / flex patters, which allow the board to perform well when travelling flat out. Some freeride boards also feature a tapered shape, which means the nose is slightly wider than the tail. This shape promotes greater float in powder and will eliminate rear leg burn
Big Mountain
Specialist snowboards for big mountain adventures. These boards are born for Powder riding....
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These boards really are not for the faint hearted! Bindings tend to be set well back on the board to minimise rear leg burn, the nose rocker (curvature) is slightly more extreme to prevent nose dip and the forward surface area will be more than on most other boards to encourage float. The board will also be slightly wider in the nose area for the same reason, but narrower in the tail. Some of these boards will also feature a swallow tail shape, which allows the board to completely sink in powder. Stiffer flex characteristics are also important. Please note that these boards are particularly hard to size, so please use the chart below as a guide, but you may need to use the specific descriptions of each board inorder to make an informed decision on what size is correct for you.
Big Mountain
Rider Weight
Under 49kg
7.10st.lbs
108lbs
50-59kg
7.11-9.4st./lbs
108-130lbs
60-69kg
9.5-10.12st./lbs
131-152lbs
70-79kg
10.13-12.6st./lbs
131-152lbs
80-89kg
12.7-14st./lbs
153-196lbs
90-95kg
14.1-15st./lbs
197-209lbs
96kg +
15st.+
210lbs+
Rider Height
CM
Ft Inches
< 152cm
< 5'0''
150-152 cm
152-154 cm
154-156 cm
156-158cm
158-160 cm
160-162 cm
162-164 cm
154-168cm
5'1'' - 5'6''
152-154 cm
153-155 cm
156-158 cm
158 cm +
159 cm +
162 cm +
163 cm +
168-182cm
5'7'' - 6'0''
153-156 cm
153-156 cm
158-160 cm
159 cm +
160 cm +
163 cm +
164 cm +
182-195cm
6'1-6'5''
154-157 cm
156-158 cm
158-160 cm
160 cm +
162 cm +
164 cm +
165 cm +
195cm +
6'6'' +
156-159 cm
157-159 cm
160-162 cm
162 cm +
164 cm +
165 cm +
166 cm +
All of our big mountain snowboards can be found HERE
Camber profile is the curvature of the base a snowboard from the tip to the tail. Manufacturers are now producing many different camber profiles for different styles of riding. If you are into cruising around the pistes or pipe riding we recommend a traditional positive camber snowboard. For off piste and more hardcore freestyle riding there are now some alternatives to choose from. Every brand does their camber profiles slightly differently, but here is a general overview of what is available to you.
Once you have chosen a camber profile, go back to the snowboards page and narrow your search again by this category (left hand side under "narrow your search")
Positive Camber
This traditional camber profile is best for all mountain cruising and more aggresive freestyle riding
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Positive camber offers the best turn initiation, energy transmission and stability on landings over any other shape on the market. You also get superior pop to other shapes due to the Recoil properties of a positive camber. As Rome say, " Keep The king of Pop Alive!"
All of our positive camber snowboards can be found HERE
Reverse Camber
Loose, easy to turn and extremely forgiving. These shapes are great for complete beginners, free riding or hitting up some rails
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Reverse camber is just as it sounds, a camber turned upside down. Basically the board bends up from the centre to tip and tail. Reverse camber offers a more skate like feel on freestyle or jib specific boards and superior float when riding deep powder. These boards are not always great for all mountain riding as they can lose some edge hold at top speed, however, brands like Smokin, Arbor and Rossignol counteract this by adding extra features to the sidecut of the snowboard to increase grip.
All of our reverse camber snowboards can be found HERE
Flat (Zero) Camber
These boards are catch free, but still deliver a ton of energy (pop)for more freestyle orientated snowboarding
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A flat camber profile is usually found on more freestyle orientated snowboards. The profile is completely flat from the contact points at the tip and tail and all the way through the middle section of the board. This gives you a loose, catch free feel when in the park, but also delivers a ton of pop when you want it. The only curved sections are the tip and tail.
All of our Zero camber snowboards can be found HERE
Hybrid Camber (Rocker Camber)
A combination of positive, reverse and flat camber profiles. There are lots of variations available but here is a quick run down...
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A hybrid camber profile is a combination of both positive camber, reverse camber and flat camber technology. Some manufacturers have made profiles where there is reverse camber between the bindings and positive camber or flat from the bindings to the contact points. This will deliver a loose and catch free feel at slow speeds, but still stable and controlled at high speeds or landing off jumps.
Here are a few examples:
Romes Freepop camber profile features a long flat section that extends out past the binding inserts, then turns into reverse camber in the nose and tail of the board. this camber profile means that your board will have all the energy and response of a positive camber snowboard, but will perform great in the powder and in the park
The never summer rocker camber features reverse camber between the bindings, giving you a loose and catch free feel at slow speeds and superior float in the powder. Positive camber after the bindings delivers bite and snap out of turns, increased pop and high stability on landings. The flat section decreses drag from the camber, meaning more speed and dynamic energy release!
All of our hybrid camber snowboards can be found HERE
Snowboard widths tend to be proportionate to their length, but if you have particularly large (or small) feet, then you may need to consider the width of your snowboard.
If you have large feet, (UK 11+) then you will need to consider a wide style snowboard to prevent your toes and heels dragging in the snow when leaning over hard in the turns. Or another option is to purchase a pair of Deeluxe Del Mar snowboard boots. These boots downsize your footprint by 1.5 sizes (So a uk 12 has the footprint of a uk 10.5), which opens up a much wider choice of snowboards available to you. Our Del Mar boots can be foundHERE
We also stock PLS riser plates, which raise your bindings off the board allowing you to have bigger feet whilst using a narrower board, without toe or heel drag. Our PLS plates can be found HERE
If you have particularly small feet for your height, you will need to make sure your board’s waist is narrow enough, otherwise you may find that your board is un responsive and turning becomes difficult.
An easy way to find the correct waist width for your boot size is to visit our snowboards page: HERE Then simply click on your boot size in the "narrow your search" section on the left hand side.
The following tables have been created as a rough guide to the sort of snowboard widths you should be looking for relative to your boot size.
If you know your boot size, but want to check the waist width which will be suitable for you, then please use this table:
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That is all the factors you need to consider when looking to buy a new snowboard. Obviously there are many more features to each snowboard, but stick to the guide above and you will not go wrong!
If you would like further help or advice please just drop us an email HERE
We can also recommend a snowboard that is perfect for you, just fill out our form and we will get back to you with the perfect deck! HERE
