The Ultimate Snowboard Buyers Guide

An entire breakdown on everything you need to know when buying a snowboard. This snowboard buying guide is perfect for the person who knows very little about snowboards as well as for the person who has bought boards in the past, but could use some more advice to help find the perfect snowboard.

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0:00 - How to Buy a Snowboard
0:49 - Twin and Directional Shape
2:01 - Riding Styles of Snowboards
5:13 - Snowboard Flex
7:06 - Snowboard Sizing
10:32 - Snowboard Camber Profiles

[lndyrd]

amazing how he recommended supporting the local shop

[newrenaissance]

jeez I dont know how many videos like this are out there and I've seen them all and this... this is the most all encompassing, definitive snowboard buying guides to date.
Your channel needs to grow. keep up the good work!

[goodridevibes]

Absolutely love how you called out directional boards can be ridden backwards and actually ride forward better than twins ride either direction… so many people say they want twin just to ride backwards man… personally a big fan of having a twin and a directional in the quiver!

[Allyourbase]

When I was in middle school I had a nice Burton and used to snowboard multiple times a year . Haven’t been since 2012 and really want to start going again

[zg_golf]

Seriously helpful video, snowboard shopping is so overwhelming! Thank you for the help

[Katykat]

This is exactly what my 11 year old daughter needed to add some excitement to our smaller hill in the backyard.

[mrljgibson]

Bi directional hybrid, absolutely fantastic, and I find it great in powder too.

[Jgamio]

Letssss 2023 season in full effect!!!!

[spyghetti]

man, I dig your videos.. helps me just send people here that are lost in boots, bindings and boards even though I can explain it you do a nice clear and concise job covering most everything. Get this channel to 10k+ subs, solid info.

[tktxlegend]

When my dad started teaching me how to snowboard back in 2014, we went to a Ski Swap and found a 2012 Lib Tech T Rice C2 Power Banana that was perfectly sized for me at 155 (And it still is to this day, because i haven't grown an inch even though I'm 23 now) that ended up being the board I learned to ride on.

With the experience I have with it now, I do not recommend it to beginners. I had a really tough time learning to ride on it. Lib Tech classifies it as an advanced level all mountian freestyle board and for good reason. It's a stiff board with a lot of pop that lends itself more to park riding than it does trails, but can be used comfortably on both once you get used to it because of its magnetraction. The main reason I don't recommend it to beginners is that once you do get used to it, you won't want to ride anything else.

My dad is a Burton fan, and his main board for years has been his 2004 Burton Seven. We swapped boards once after I had finally learned how to ride pretty well, and I just didn't like the way full camber felt. To this day I still ride that same 2012 Lib Tech because it's the only board style I feel comfortable on. Even my dad was amazed at how well my board could carve on hard icy snow due to the magnetraction and Hybrid profile.

But yeah, definitely don't start with an advanced level board like me unless your fine with the possibility of never wanting to use a different style board ever again.

[snowtechproducts]

Love this - a must for seasoned and first-time snowboarders 🤟

[NoorStar]

Amazing energy my dude, thanks for sharing

[colebatley]

Im happy you shouted local shops out before yourself. Id hate to see the same thing happen to snowboard shops as skate shops

[Lulipu]

Thank you for explaining it beginner frendly!

[mikkoleinonen]

Cheers, very informative video. Just browsing a new deck after around 10 years break.

[davidroberts]

For the last 10 years, I’ve been buying a new never summer every year and for the last two seasons, I’ve been using a 159 never summer harpoon

[Yan-eicb]

Best explication I've watched so fat. Great job.

[TweakSnowboarding]

The apex orca is definitely a powder board. Same exact shape as the standard orca just different materials in the construction

[jimbodini]

Great video, I ride a deep thinker and love that sucker !

[coleboychuck]

My opinion on width has always been to go with wide, makes it more floaty in powder and less likely for heel drag on aggressive carves as you progress. I only have 8.5 size feet but always got wides. Buuut I’m also a crazy person who after 13 year of intense seasons went with a custom made snowboard that has a 32.5cm waist lol