How to Size Snowboards

Learning how to size snowboards is an important part of buying or renting equipment for this wildly popular sport that rivals skiing as the top winter recreational activity. It is an amazing amount of fun and a great way to meet people and relax. It is an expensive sport however, so ensuring you are equipping yourself correctly is very important.. Sizing for a snowboard is a basic calculation, which will be discussed in this article. As skill level or style changes over time, how you size snowboards will differ. The best place to purchase or rent the right size snowboards is at a specialty store or a rental location. The size can be taken there and you can be fitted for a board immediately. You can of course figure the size at home and take the data to the shop

Things you will need:

• Specialty shop or rental location
• Pen and paper
• Scale
• Tape measure

Really, it is as simple as that!

1. Take a scale and weigh yourself. Write down your weight. Next measure your height, and write that down, too. These are the first two pieces of information you will need.
2. Next, evaluate your skill level at snowboarding. Be true to yourself, it is an important ingredient in the measuring process. You already know your sex (one can hope). This leaves one more bit of information, your snowboard boot size.
3. Jot all this information down. There are places online (see below) that you can plug this information into. If you prefer you can go down to you rlocal specialty shop or sporting goods store with this information in hand. Provide this or your own completed measurements and check out the selection of boards!

Reference:

Snowboard Sizing Guide