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#1 ·
I'd like to know how people ride on their board. Everyone is different and people go with what feels right for them, but I am curious to see just how different everyone is. So if you reply, please list the following, I'll start as an example.

style: I'm a beginner (~1.5 years), so my style is to go down easy runs and try not to fall down
height: 5'10"
weight: 185 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 157 Custom wide
Stance width: 20 in
stance angle: +15/-3

I'm going to try a slightly wider stance, as this is the inner most setting for the board. I went with that because it was the stance width I used on the smaller board (153) I started out with. A wider stance on the 153, felt really wrong and gave me no control, turning was pretty much impossible. I immediately switched it to a narrower stance and everything felt normal again. I was amazed at how large a difference a single inch in stance width made. I think because of this I am very wary of a wider stance and went with the narrowest on the larger board. I got a longer board because I am pretty sure I was just too heavy/tall for the smaller one. The new board feels good, but now I'm thinking maybe I should give the recommended stance width a try on the larger board. I mean it is larger, so if my stance is too narrow, perhaps I can't get the torsional flex I need. Anyway I'm rambling, so please list these stats at a minimum, and maybe if you want to add any info or history on why you like to ride this way, that would be good.

The idea is that there is a lot of people on the site and it would be great to collect some data and perhaps help give new people a jumping off point, by going with someone who is a similar height, weight, style.
 
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#3 · (Edited)
here goes:p

style: expert - i love ripping it up at the park and going down double black diamonds at mach 3 works too:cheeky4: just my first year as well
age: 17
gender: male
height: 5'9"
weight: 135 pounds
location: northern suburbs of chicago
boot size: US 11.5
board type/length: 156" capita scaremaster '09 with union contact bindings and prospect JP walker 32 boots
Stance width: didn't check
stance angle: duck stance so +15/-15
 
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#4 ·
gender: female
age: 18
style: intermediate. Still getting the hang of things (like throwing my board around and remembering to speed check around old farts on skis :cheeky4:). Love riding blues and icy blacks (weeee!)
height: 5'7''
weight: 113 lbs
boot size: US 8 (women's)
board length: 146 Rome Vinyl ('08/'09)
Stance width: 20.5
stance angle: +18/-12

Flick, did I see that right? You weigh 18 lbs? :laugh:
 
#5 ·
Gender: Male
age:19
Style: intermediate- I can control every aspect of my board when I ride, I can hit double blacks, ride powder, but I am still working on my park. not my strongest skill

height: 6'0
weight: somewhere around 180
boot size: US 11.5
board type/length: 157 Bataleon Enemy w/ union forces, 155 K2 darkstar with K2 autos, 152 K2 WWW
stance: I just kind of eye it up
angle:15,-13
 
#10 ·
style: I'm an expert(~3-4 years), and I ride any line on the mountain that isint in the park
height: 6'3'
weight: 185 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 163 Never Summer Legacy-R
Stance width: 23 in
stance angle: +21/+8

I dont ride switch very much so I have forward for hard charging. Its fun
 
#11 · (Edited)
style: Double blacks, Park, and everthing in-between. About 8 years of experience.
age: 15
gender: male
height: 5'9"
weight: 145 pounds
location: Near Portland, OR
boot size: US 11
board type/length: Sobe? snowboard 155ish, lamar mx15 bindings, Snowjam boots (pretty much the worst setup in snowboard history)
Stance width: no idea
stance angle: duck stance so +13/-13
 
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#78 ·
board type/length: Sobe? snowboard 155ish, lamar mx15 bindings, Snowjam boots (pretty much the worst setup in snowboard history)
I commend you for having big enough balls to hit a double black with that set up. I'd be on blues bitching the whole time.

Style: Freeriding when there's interesting trails or good conditions. jibbing around on groomers or in the park otherwise. I can handle any non-absurd trail, park I'm just getting started. I can kinda-180 and kinda-back boardslide. Advanced intermediate I guess, but everyone's got a different definition.
Height: 5'11
Weight: 160 lbs
age:26, this is the end of my second season.
Boot size: US 10
Board: Capita Stairmaster 152/Rome Solution 158 and my rockboard, a board of indeterminate age from a now out of business called Inca. Rome 390s and Burton Hails.
Stance width: Dunno, wider than a breadbox. Usually close to the widest available.
Stance Angles: +18 or 15 depending on how I feel, -12.
Conditions: New England.
 
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#12 ·
style: mostly park, but can ride anything put in front of me
height: 5'10"
weight: 150 lbs
boot size: US 10.5 forum recons and 32 peter lines as back up.
board length: 154 forum eddie wall for park, 154 gnu todd schlosser for free ride
Stance width: pretty wide

Been riding since i was 10, I am now 27, just starting to ride more again and work on relearning stuff in the park after a few seasons of not being able to get out much/afford to ride as much as I would like to.
 
#14 ·
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180 lbs
Age: 37
Boots: 9(Burton Ozones)
Stance: 18/-3 for stance angles(most times)
Stance Width: About 22"
Board Length: 156W and 157 switching to a 159-160 for all mountain next year.
Style: What ever I feel like that day. Mostly all over the mountain.
Conditions Normally Ridden: Ice/Cord Ice/ Very few powder days / Hard pack groomed
 
#15 ·
Style: the mountain is my playground
Gender: Male
Height: 1.76 meters
Weight: 19 stones, 9 lbs
Age: Old enough
Boots: 12
Stance: 15/-15
Stance Width: 23.25"
Board Length: 158W Rome Riff for mountain playground and 163W Forum Raider for pow deeper than my waist.
Conditions Normally Ridden: If there's snow, I'm riding...
 
#170 · (Edited)
update:

Style: Shred the Gnar
Gender: Male
Height: 1.76 meters
Weight: 19 stones, 9 lbs
Age: 30
Boots: 11 Burton Rulers
Bindings: Flow NXT-AT's for pow, Rome Targa's for everything else
Boards: 158 NS Evo-R for the park, 158 Burton Deuce for rocks, 158W Rome Riff for mountain playground and 163W Forum Raider for pow deeper than my waist.
Stance: 12/-12
Stance Width: 23.00"
Riding: 3 years
Conditions Normally Ridden: If there's snow, I'm riding...
 
#16 ·
Style: 75% park, 25% mt. depends on where im at though. i wont waste a day at a nice resort for the park, but locally im in the park..
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7
Weight: 170lb
Age: 20
Boots: 10.5
Stance: 18/-15
Stance Width: 23.5"
Board Length: 152w capita stairmaster extreme
Conditions Normally Ridden: wherever doesnt get me hit.
 
#17 ·
Style: colorado's mountains are too gorgeous to stay in the park all day...
Gender: Male
Height: 6'
Weight: this season gone anywhere between 165-185
Age: 18
Boots: 12
Stance: 18/-9
Stance Width: 24"
Board Length: 158 wide
Conditions Normally Ridden: shreddin the gnar pow pow.
 
#19 ·
Style: Insane tree riding, hit every cliff/drop possible, kickers at any chance I get
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9
Weight: 150 lbs
Age: 18
Boots: 9.5
Stance: 12/-09
Board Length: 156cm salomon surface, very good board.
Conditions Normally Ridden: Powder as much as possible, packed snow with good terrain
 
#20 ·
style: Freeride mostly, I like big mountain riding, the steepest gnarliest shit I can find. I can take my skills to the park but its not what gets me going. I've got 14 years experience under my belt.
height: 5'10"
weight: 180 lbs
boot size: US 9.5
board length: 160
Stance width: 20 in
stance angle: +15/-15 duck
 
#21 ·
Style: Freeride pretty much exclusively, only go park when my mates nag me into it.
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Age: 25
Boots: 10.5
Stance: +18/-5
Stance Width: 1/2 an inch less than reference
Board Length: 158, Burton Custom
Conditions Normally Ridden: Shitty ice during the Australian winter, Niseko Powder in Japan's winter
 
#23 ·
Experience: 3 years, just started riding seriously this year.
Style: Intermediate. I mostly ride park when I'm just at my local hill (Most of the time), but when I go to a real mountain/resort I try to ride trees, blues, blacks, etc.
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 130 lbs
Boot Size: 10.5
Setup: 155 K2 Illusion Wide and 145 K2 WWW, Burton Mission bindings, and Head boots.
Stance Angle: Duck Stance +15/-15
 
#26 ·
style: Advanced? I can go anywhere on the mountain easily, but I'm a beginner when it comes to park (where I spend all my time now).
height: A little over 6 feet.
weight: 165 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 161 Arbor Element
Stance width: 21ish?
stance angle: +15/-15
 
#29 ·
style: Intermediate? I'd rather be riding powder than groomers, even if its choppy.
height: 5 foot 6.
weight: 135 lbs
boot size: US 9
board length: 151 NS SL-R
Stance width: 21ish
stance angle: +12/-12
 
#32 ·
Yea im with ya Flick, i enjoy those nice rolling hills. But im trying to step it up a bit to black diamonds, i did my first one a few weeks ago but only because it was waist deep pow.

Meadows tricks y ou too, some of their runs are not as easy as they say they are in fact i think more than a few of their signs are wrong.
Parts of the bottom of South Canyon or Whoopee which are "green" runs are way more advanced than say...Ridge Run(Blue) which is has a very mild descent. I remember the first time i was at the end of the day and like man my legs are burning im tired as shit, im gonna just hook over to this easy green run and bomb it and meet at the car...only to get to Whoopee and realize its just as steep if not steeper than the blue run next to it...sigh.. :)
 
#34 ·
hey thanks for all the responses, they are definitely quite varied.

So I was widening my stance to the recommended width (22in vs 20.5).
When I was about to retighten I thought to check how much my size 12 boot toe hangs over the front. It hangs over a lot. like 1.5 inches. So I broke the cardinal rule and made two adjustments. I widened my stance and moved my bindings one notch toward the heel side of the board. Am I doomed? Maybe I'll just widen the stance and leave the rest alone.

Do any other big feeted people push their bindings back toward the heel?
 
#36 ·
what are you trying to do? what type of riding? my pow board has a monster set-back and my non-pow board is totally centered.

Also, don't be afraid of trying different stances. DaKine makes a great pocket tool and keep messing with your stance, angles until you get something that works. Even adjustments to your bindings make huge differences. I adjusted my forward lean and I'm much more stable at speed now, even on an alleged park board
 
#37 ·
Experience: 60 days this season. Bring on Southern Hemisphere season.
Style: Everything from 45 degree pitch to 50 foot kickers, and anything in between.
height: A little over 6 feet.
weight: 175ish lbs
boot size: US 10.5
board length: 152cm Skate Banana my on resort stick and 158 Evo-R big mountain and bigger kicker board.
Stance width: 26ish
stance angle: +15/-15
 
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