david_z

6' 210 lbs here not huge but pretty big, should be more like 195 but haven't touched that in many years

Riding 157ish for park or 160ish all mountain.

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backstop13

I got to go to Holland on business earlier this year, and as a 6 ft tall dude, I felt like the shortest man in the country. The dutch are huge!!!

super-rad

I'm 6'1" and about 205lbs and ride a 161W Bataleon Jam or a 162 Burton Process Flying-v.


My buddy is 6'4" and about 250lbs and rides a 164W Custom X (i think thats the size)

TLN

Honestly, i don't understand why such a big guys ride a something less then 168? Really? Can someone explain?
Noone rides pow? Or you got so steep angle, so i can ride 164 in pow being 250 lbs?
Or noone ride agressivly? Mean 165 can hold you?

NWBoarder

Hybrid camber is a beautiful thing. It allows us bigger guys to ride smaller boards. ;-)

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super-rad

Granted we don't get much pow in my neck of the woods, but my massive friend and I had no trouble in 2 feet of powder last season. I prefer smaller boards for the trees. Maybe if I rode a massive board I would really like it, but I've felt comfortable riding agressively on a 158 even.

sabatoa

I don't see much pow so I'm not sure how I'd handle in the deep stuff.

Do I ride aggressively? I 'unno, I think so. I'm trying to hit 50mph, I'm hitting large (for Michigan) kickers. I play on boxes. I ride boarder cross runs without speed checks. I'm beginning to enter glades now.

My Legacy has only made me feel unstable on flats while traversing relatively slow.

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'12 NS Legacy 163
Days on snow 2012/2013 season:

• Boyne Highlands: 5
• Boyne Mtn: 1
• Shanty Creek: 1
• Crystal Mountain: 1
• Pine Knob: 1
• Mt Holly: 4
• Hawk Island: 1
• Cannonsburg: 0

End of Season: 01/12/2013

Justin

the dutch apparently have the tallest average height in the world.

schmitty34

I think the answer to this question depends on what board you are getting, and what you are using it for. Also, is the legacy an older camber board, or is it from the last few years with the hybrid camber?

I’m 6’4’’ and 205-210 riding a 161.5 T-Rice for everything including deep powder and it’s a great size. I’m definitely thinking of getting a more powder specific board for the deep days and for that I would likely move back up in the 165 range.

For an all mountain board with a hybrid camber 161-163 could be a pretty good range for you but if you are talking powder specific, I think you are in the right range with the 166. Or you could go bigger if you are looking for a big mountain powder board.

Justin

i rode my 163w cat boarding never had a problem with float.

i rode a 159w park deck in a foot + of fresh and it was so much fun, that board was flat camber (solomon riot). In really deep stuff 159w is to small unless it is steep.