is a 163 to short? - Snowboarding Forum

Freeride4Life · 12-17-2010, 07:52 PM

hi everyone, im 6'3 and 240lbs, would a Ride Highlife in a 163 wide be to short for me? i have size 14 feet so i need the wide.

would that board work for me, i like backcountry and first line pow.

thanx in advance for input

Freeride4Life · 12-18-2010, 04:37 PM

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walove · 12-18-2010, 04:55 PM

Where do you ride, west coast, rockies, east?? In Washington you would be crazy to ride wet deep pow on a 163. Rocky mountain blower, i'd say it doable. At 165lbs i ride a 161 or 165 for pow. Is this a dedicated pow stick or a compromise between freeride and pow?

extra0 · 12-18-2010, 05:10 PM

sounds like minimum. I'm only about 175 lbs and ride a pow specific 163 cm...have found myself needing even more length after the rare 5ft+ dumps

Lstarrasl · 12-18-2010, 06:57 PM

on the small side.

I rode a 163 last season and I'm 5'11" 160

Freeride4Life · 12-19-2010, 11:54 AM

yea i guess it is too short

conwayeast · 12-19-2010, 07:58 PM

For an all mtn board no. For a backcountry & POW board def want to size up. I would say at a minimum a 166.

PowSurfer · 12-19-2010, 08:03 PM

I'd look for a Arbor Roundhouse 167W Arbor Abacus 164 or Jones flagship 168W. I'm a little shorter and heavier then you and I have a 164 Arbor Abacus and the Jones Flagship 168W. The Abacus worked really well last year even on epic waist deep blower pow!

12-17-2010, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freeride4Life Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	is a 163 to short? hi everyone, im 6'3 and 240lbs, would a Ride Highlife in a 163 wide be to short for me? i have size 14 feet so i need the wide. would that board work for me, i like backcountry and first line pow. thanx in advance for input

12-18-2010, 04:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
walove Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bozeman/Seattle Posts: 660	Where do you ride, west coast, rockies, east?? In Washington you would be crazy to ride wet deep pow on a 163. Rocky mountain blower, i'd say it doable. At 165lbs i ride a 161 or 165 for pow. Is this a dedicated pow stick or a compromise between freeride and pow? __________________ SHRED HAPPENS

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12-18-2010, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Freeride4Life Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	bump to top

12-18-2010, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
extra0 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA Posts: 582	sounds like minimum. I'm only about 175 lbs and ride a pow specific 163 cm...have found myself needing even more length after the rare 5ft+ dumps

12-18-2010, 06:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lstarrasl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 617	on the small side. I rode a 163 last season and I'm 5'11" 160

12-19-2010, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Freeride4Life Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	yea i guess it is too short

12-19-2010, 07:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
conwayeast Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 208	For an all mtn board no. For a backcountry & POW board def want to size up. I would say at a minimum a 166.

12-19-2010, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
PowSurfer Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 1 hr west of tahoe Posts: 72	I'd look for a Arbor Roundhouse 167W Arbor Abacus 164 or Jones flagship 168W. I'm a little shorter and heavier then you and I have a 164 Arbor Abacus and the Jones Flagship 168W. The Abacus worked really well last year even on epic waist deep blower pow!