The question of how to choose a snowboard is relevant not only for beginners, but also for those who are accustomed to using equipment rented. Sooner or later, any lover of winter sports will want to certainly have their own equipment for snowboarding, including a beautiful new board. If for you this moment has already come - it's time to learn the rules for choosing a snowboard.
How to choose the right snowboard: type
Here everything is quite simple. There are only three types of boards for snowboarding, each of which is designed for a particular kind of riding.
- So, if you only ride in the mountains, your option is freeride. A board of this type is designed to move through deep snow at a frenzied speed!
- If you are not strangers tricks or you would like to learn them while riding in the park - your version of freestyle. This board is designed to perform tricks in urban conditions.
- If you still do not know what is closer to you, or you sometimes roll around in the mountains, then in the city, your option is All Mountain. This is a universal type of board, which is suitable for any type of riding.
Of course, since it's rather difficult to choose a snowboard for beginners for a narrow purpose, beginners should start with the last kind of snowboards, since it is difficult to guess in advance what will be more to your soul. On the other hand, specialized boards have their own characteristics, so if you know for sure that you will only ride in any conditions, you should choose a narrow profile option. For the convenience of transportation, it is best to take care of your purchase in advance and also buy a snowboard cover.
How to choose a snowboard: size matters
The size of a snowboard is very important for the convenience of mastering this sport. You need to focus on your height and weight. The general rule is this: the smaller your height and weight, the smaller the snowboard should be. Plus larger models are designed for more experienced riders. In the store, you will certainly be offered to familiarize yourself with special tables, which will accurately indicate the right size depending on the type of board, your experience, height and weight.
Such tables exist only for "narrow-profile" boards. If you choose a universal snowboard, then you take an average rental between Freeride and Freestyle.
Rigidity of snowboarding
The selection of a snowboard can not fail to address such a parameter as rigidity. Usually a very soft snowboard is indicated by the number 1, very hard - 10. The more stiffness, the harder it is to cope with the board.
Beginners are advised to use soft boards: they are easier to manage. However, on such a board you will not develop frenzied speed, as on a hard one, and it keeps the arc worse. However, newcomers often have enough of the speed that the soft option gives, and therefore for the first 2 seasons it is better not to set a super task and master this variety. Then you can go to the boards of medium hardness. But the hardest boards - this is an extreme option, for an amateur, and not all at all come to him once.
How to choose a snowboard: size of fasteners
The size of fastenings directly depends on the width of the waist of the board and the size of your legs. The wider it is, the wider the board should be. For women these are the following parameters:
- if your foot is less than 35 size - snowboard size S (21-23 cm waist board width);
- if your foot size is somewhere in between 35 and 40, your size is M (23-25 cm waist width of the board);
- if your leg is more than 40-41 in size, you need a board L (more than 25 cm waist width of the board).
Having picked up a snowboard on all these parameters, you will be happy with your purchase!