Wide Snowboards

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A wide snowboard is useful for people with larger than average feet because it helps to avoid toe and heel drag when the board is cranked over hard into a turn. A wide snowboard has several other benefits as well, a wide board gives more float in powder and provides a bigger platform for take offs and landings. A snowboard is considered to be wide when it’s waist width is 26cm or more. A wide snowboard is not, however, good for everyone. If a snowboard is too wide (relative to the size of your feet) it makes the smooth initiation of a turn and the transition between turns more laborious and cumbersome. Generally speaking, if your boots are UK 11 or smaller, you should not need a wide snowboard under most circumstances.