Snowboard Selection

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<p>My S has asked Santa for a new snowboard for Christmas. His old board is over 5 years old (150 cm). He is 20, 5’10" and 175 lbs. He works out frequently and is strong as an ox. He is not into speed and carving beautiful turns as much as he likes to take the jumps and get as much air as possible.</p>

<p>What should I be looking for in a new board? We live and ski in the midwest, so he is totally committed to his K2 Clicker bindings and boots, which are newer and in excellent condition. When I talk to the sales people (boarders) at the ski shops they all talk “board speak” in which I am not conversant.</p>

<p>Help!</p>

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<p>I hope he is wearing a helmet
my daughter rented a few before we bought hers- he may want to do that if he is changing boards.
this link is to womens boards
but it explains what to look for
<a href=“http://www.sgmag.com/snow/snowboard_buyers_guide/[/url]”>http://www.sgmag.com/snow/snowboard_buyers_guide/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m a girl, but I adore my Burton. Of course, part of that has to do with the fact that they make “pretty” boards for girls!</p>