Petrie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Good evening all, I must say, I am stoked for my first post. I have been soft bootin it for 15 years now and have been reading this forum and going to bomberonline for 2 years and ready to get something started. I have obtained some information from the threads over the 2 year stint but am unclear on board to weight ratio. Here is the kicker. I am a pretty large guy a need serious guidance. I am 6'4, 250 pounds with a size 14 boot. My local resort is ice coast Virginia and am sure most of you have seen bigger driveways than my trails but I do travel within the east coast which are not much better. So my question is what size and type of board would suit me. I do like the Prior all mountain style. I drive a 168 Burton Canyon now and does well. Of course I am a husband on a budget but with all of my hobbies I like to buy the best I can get. I would like to start with boots and bindings and work my way to the board. Can I start with this on my board? Thank you all and look forward to threadin with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm in the same boat... you might get something out of this thread. :) http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrie Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Much thanks. I did get some info from that. So did you go from step-ins to standards(by the picture)? What seems to be your preference? I too have that issue of more lift that hill time where I am. I assume bigger is not necessarily better board wise. I don’t know anything about the geometry of this stuff like radius, side cut. Does this play a factor or just stiff as you can get?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I bought some standards for a good price and I will convert them to step ins this season. As for your other questions I suggest the following reading: http://www.alpinecarving.com/boards.html#stiff The Carver's Almanac is a great resource. I've ridden a lot of snowboards over the years and I can't say I've ever been on a board that I would consider "stiff" and I think this has to do with our size. We are so far outside of the bell shaped curve... I do have boards that other consider stiff but I wouldn't call them that. I would like to try a super stiff board just so I know how that feels... I hope to someday make an expression session. Honestly your foot size is going to be one of your largest hurdles you might ask the people on this thread... http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=27438 Foot size & stance angle & board width are all related especially for really large feet like yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrie Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Once again, thank you for your links and your comments and hoping to be able to make some decisions. Boots do seem to be an issue but, think I can overcome this obstacle. Much thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrie Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I see a few boards that were posted. Any of those fit my need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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