[bke]

Measurements
* Height: 5'2
* Weight: 85 lbs (I'm trying to gain weight, but I won't let that stop me from buying a board)
* Boot Size: 8 / 9 (depending on the boot)

Experience
I have been snowboarding for around 3 years now. I can do blacks just fine and am starting to do double blacks (going to Park City soon and am excited to go check out Jupiter Peak). I have rented boards this entire time and they have always been anywhere in between 140cm - 150cm.

Type of Board
*All-Mountain
*Flex Rating 5-6
*Should be able to butter well

If anybody could help me out with finding a board and a good size (or help with either one) that would be amazing, thanks!

P.S. My best guess for a snowboard size for me would be 145cm.

 

[wrathfuldeity]

u a girl?...if not maybe should be on a girl's board due to your feather weight

gnu b-nice, gnu lady's choice, ns infinity and such in a 142-4 for groomer-48 for pow...

but even a 148 might be a bit to handle unless ur athletic and agressive.....and it also be dependent on the stiffness of the board...you don't have much heft to power the board

 

[jae]

A/S/L? lmao all relevant besides that it isn't the 90's.

age? do you have room to grow? adult teen or child?
sex? male/female? different strengths flex of board etc, waist width, wo/men's boots etc.
location? where do you normally ride, snow conditions etc.


as a general guess I'd go with a 139 never summer women's proto or capita birds of a feather.

 

[bke]

u a girl?...if not maybe should be on a girl's board due to your feather weight

gnu b-nice, gnu lady's choice, ns infinity and such in a 142-4 for groomer-48 for pow...

but even a 148 might be a bit to handle unless ur athletic and agressive.....and it also be dependent on the stiffness of the board...you don't have much heft to power the board

I'm leaning towards the NS Infinity right now at 145cm. My only concern is that the waist width is 232 mm, and the recommended shoe size range is 5-8. It doesn't specify if this is men's or women's sizes, however, I'm going to guess it is in female boot sizes because it is a women's board. I should probably go and get a boot first, however I predict I might end up with a 8.5 - 9.5 in women's. Worst case scenario is that I'm a 10 somehow. If this is the case, will it be bad enough for me to look into another board?

 

[WasabiCanuck]

I'm leaning towards the NS Infinity right now at 145cm. My only concern is that the waist width is 232 mm, and the recommended shoe size range is 5-8. It doesn't specify if this is men's or women's sizes, however, I'm going to guess it is in female boot sizes because it is a women's board. I should probably go and get a boot first, however I predict I might end up with a 8.5 - 9.5 in women's. Worst case scenario is that I'm a 10 somehow. If this is the case, will it be bad enough for me to look into another board?

So are you a small male? A youth? Or a woman? Age might help too. That info would help us recommend something. Your stats are approximate to my 9 year old son but you don't write like a 9 yr old so I have to assume you are older. I don't want to offend you by recommending a youth board or a woman's board if you aren't those. Just saying a few more stats would help.

 

[bke]

So are you a small male? A youth? Or a woman? Age might help too. That info would help us recommend something. Your stats are approximate to my 9 year old son but you don't write like a 9 yr old so I have to assume you are older. I don't want to offend you by recommending a youth board or a woman's board if you aren't those. Just saying a few more stats would help.

15 y/o small male, probably should've put that in the post I won't get offended by you recommending me any board, I just want a board that I can ride well on. I'm in no rush either.

 

[wrathfuldeity]

15 y/o small male, probably should've put that in the post I won't get offended by you recommending me any board, I just want a board that I can ride well on. I'm in no rush either.

k let me offend you...ru a runt or just the midget of the litter? reason for asking is that you could still go on a growth spurt. if u gots size 10 feet and that short have considered the snow circus? seriously is the rest of your family giants, small or regular? if you were a pup with big feet...it would be presumed that you'd grow to be a big dog. u know genetics do influence.

let's presume your folks are regular size...mom is 5'7" and 130# and dad is 5'10" and 180-200#...if that were the case, I'd assume that you will grow and put on some poundage...unless you got some hormonal issues. so say ur regular and presuming u will be growing and gaining muscle...then I'd deter you away from a ns infinity and more towards a larger and more stiffer board. also presuming you are referring to your sized feet as male....and asking about a female board...which by standard will be referenced by women's size

so tell us more

 

[WasabiCanuck]

You are still growing then. I'd probably look at a Burton Custom Smalls or something like that. You have bigger feet for your weight so you might want to look at a wide board. Burton has a 145W Custom Smalls. It has a waist width of 245mm so it should fit your feet. It says recommended weight is 100-130lbs but you would probably be ok on it. Also check out the 140. it has a waist width of 238mm and is for 90-120lbs. It might fit your feet. That's the kind of board I'd look at if I was you. You will be bigger in a couple of years and can move up to a men's board if you wish.

 

[WasabiCanuck]

k let me offend you...ru a runt or just the midget of the litter? reason for asking is that you could still go on a growth spurt. if u gots size 10 feet and that short have considered the snow circus? seriously is the rest of your family giants, small or regular? if you were a pup with big feet...it would be presumed that you'd grow to be a big dog. u know genetics do influence.

let's presume your folks are regular size...mom is 5'7" and 130# and dad is 5'10" and 180-200#...if that were the case, I'd assume that you will grow and put on some poundage...unless you got some hormonal issues. so say ur regular and presuming u will be growing and gaining muscle...then I'd deter you away from a ns infinity and more towards a larger and more stiffer board. also presuming you are referring to your sized feet as male....and asking about a female board...which by standard will be referenced by women's size

so tell us more

Oh Wrath you kill me! Runt of the litter, hysterical!

 

[bke]

k let me offend you...ru a runt or just the midget of the litter? reason for asking is that you could still go on a growth spurt. if u gots size 10 feet and that short have considered the snow circus? seriously is the rest of your family giants, small or regular? if you were a pup with big feet...it would be presumed that you'd grow to be a big dog. u know genetics do influence.

let's presume your folks are regular size...mom is 5'7" and 130# and dad is 5'10" and 180-200#...if that were the case, I'd assume that you will grow and put on some poundage...unless you got some hormonal issues. so say ur regular and presuming u will be growing and gaining muscle...then I'd deter you away from a ns infinity and more towards a larger and more stiffer board. also presuming you are referring to your sized feet as male....and asking about a female board...which by standard will be referenced by women's size

so tell us more

Because its kind of personal, I won't go into details, however, I have never met my biological father so I don't know what he looks like. I do have a twin sister and she also weighs very little. I am taller than my mother, she weighs a lot more than me, but, we have the same shoe size. It's a little confusing to predict genetics because of this :/ Oh yeah, I am not a midget and am just a bit shorter than most other kids my age

Edit: Just wanted to mention, no offense taken, its an understandable question lol.

 

[WasabiCanuck]

Because its kind of personal, I won't go into details, however, I have never met my biological father so I don't know what he looks like. I do have a twin sister and she also weighs very little. I am taller than my mother, she weighs a lot more than me, but, we have the same shoe size. It's a little confusing to predict genetics because of this :/ Oh yeah, I am not a midget and am just a bit shorter than most other kids my age

Don't get butt hurt. He's just busting your balls. He's a tiny, creepy Asian man and I'm a fat fuck white dude (270lbs). Whatever. You don't need to be sexy to snowboard. :rofl3:

 

[larrytbull]

15 y/o small male, probably should've put that in the post I won't get offended by you recommending me any board, I just want a board that I can ride well on. I'm in no rush either.

try the ns mini proto 142
this will give you some room to grow
my son is your size size 8.5 boot 90 lbs he rides the 140
this is a great all around board will handle anything, and has great pop

 

[f00bar]

I'm still uncertain as to the gender. I'm going to assume female. At your weight you don't need an adult board. The good news about that is you've just knocked 50% off the price of a board.

The bad news is your choices are greatly reduced in girls youth boards. For most adult boards you are barely on the chart, well in the bottom 10% of it at least for a 142. I really wouldn't go larger. In my opinion you don't' have the meat on your bones to be throwing around a 150 easily.

 

[wrathfuldeity]

Oh Wrath you kill me! Runt of the litter, hysterical!

surprisingly back in the day...this would occasionally work. 4 gals hanging out...walk up to the petite one... "so ur the runt of the litter" (gives a me the stink eye and other gals are aghast)..."so ur a little tuffy ...what do ya got?"

it either worked or it didn't...pretty efficient

 

[wrathfuldeity]

Because its kind of personal, I won't go into details, however, I have never met my biological father so I don't know what he looks like. I do have a twin sister and she also weighs very little. I am taller than myhe weighs a lot more than me, but, we have the same shoe size. It's a little confusing to predict genetics because of this :/ Oh yeah, I am not a midget and am just a bit shorter than most other kids my age

Edit: Just wanted to mention, no offense taken, its an understandable question lol.

Respect....I'm adopted and have no idea of my parents or genetics. And have a soft spot for the runts...my cat Mr. Tuna was the runt of two liters and my daughter is the runt of our family but will take on her two older and by far bigger brothers in a heart beat.

on another note...some of the best snowboarders are really quite small....the ones I've met were surprisingly small...Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Lucas DeBari

 

[bke]

Respect....I'm adopted and have no idea of my parents or genetics. And have a soft spot for the runts...my cat Mr. Tuna was the runt of two liters and my daughter is the runt of our family but will take on her two older and by far bigger brothers in a heart beat.

on another note...some of the best snowboarders are really quite small....the ones I've met were surprisingly small...Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Lucas DeBari

Aww, thanks for brightening my day

 

[Argo]

Gretchen is hot.

On another note, go do the bootfitting technique in the thread by wiredsport. Your foot may be smaller than you think. Apparently all dudes want to have the illusion of big ass feet and like wearing oversized boots...

 

[dave785]

Big feet, bet he'll be tall soon. Guessing he can't grow facial hair yet and hasn't really started the fun part of puberty yet.

We might not know how tall his dad was, but we know his dad banged his mom, so the guy had to have something going for him at least lol.

I was one of the shortest kids in my class freshman year (15). Now I'm 6'2" and built pretty decently.

My money is on him hitting a growth spurt. I think we should size him up. My gf weighs 110 lbs and rides a 144... i think we can go a little higher for him though.

 

[WasabiCanuck]

surprisingly back in the day...this would occasionally work. 4 gals hanging out...walk up to the petite one... "so ur the runt of the litter" (gives a me the stink eye and other gals are aghast)..."so ur a little tuffy ...what do ya got?"

it either worked or it didn't...pretty efficient

Your pickup game is terrible bro. How do you have children? jk

Seriously thou I could see that working sometimes. My wife was pretty feisty when I first met her, she was really busting my balls when I was trying to chat her at a bar. So I gave it back to her. She said she was a vegetarian and I said, "Did you know Hitler was a vegetarian?" hilarious. :rofl3: Then she tells me that she drives a Volkswagen Beetle and I say, "Did you know Hitler invented the Volkswagen Beetle?" omg too funny. :rofl3: She thought she was this cool hippie chick and I'm comparing her to Hitler. She thought I was a total asshole but it worked. She gave me her number that night and we've been married for 10 years and have 2 beautiful boys. Haha. Jerks rule!!

 

[WasabiCanuck]

on another note...some of the best snowboarders are really quite small....the ones I've met were surprisingly small...Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Lucas DeBari

OMG tons and tons of snowboarders are microscopic: Louis Vito is like Danny Devito size, Chloe Kim is the size of a cabbage patch kid to name a couple more.

It is an advantage to be a smaller snowboarder especially as a freestyler, less mass to throw around, easier to flip and spin, crashes aren't as bad etc. Same for gymnasts which is basically what a freestyler is. There aren't too many 6'4" 220lbs high level gymnasts, most of those dudes are 5'6".