do i really need a wide board

i'm 6'3 180lbs. i've rented a few times and never had any problem
dragging a toe or a heal. is it worth it? any people with big feet
have experience with this?

peacepipe wrote:
i'm 6'3 180lbs. i've rented a few times and never had any problem
dragging a toe or a heal. is it worth it? any people with big feet
have experience with this?


You forgot to say what size your feet are.

Octessence wrote:
peacepipe wrote:
i'm 6'3 180lbs. i've rented a few times and never had any problem
dragging a toe or a heal. is it worth it? any people with big feet
have experience with this?


You forgot to say what size your feet are.

lol, us12

Yeah, size 11 and up need at least mid width (255-260 waist) if you
use a freestyle stance across the board.
Some guys get by just fine with size 12's and regular narrow boards,
but they don't ride pipe, don't ride powder often, and plain skid their
turns, kicking the back end out rather than leaning the board over.
Remember, pow is the most fun on a board, so some width is needed to
float your weight, if you choose to go shorter than say....170.
As you get better at snowboarding, you will fin yourself leaning the
board over farther and farther, almost, but not quite, duplicating the
hardpack carves of raceboards and hard boots.

Baka Dasai wrote in :

On 22 Dec 2005 13:34:42 -0800, peacepipe said (and I quote):
i'm 6'3 180lbs. i've rented a few times and never had any problem
dragging a toe or a heal. is it worth it? any people with big feet
have experience with this?

Here are some factors:

All good points by Baka but I will add one more - it depends
not only on the size of your foot, but the size of your boot.

A friend used to ride in some Burton boots that were at least
and inch longer than my Northwaves eventhough my shoe size is
1/2 larger. So do consider your current or intended boot
profile as well.

Strange.....
Talking last year's Burton and Northwaves.....
I'm a size 10 normally, sometimes 10.5.
Both the above I need 11's, or 11.5's.
My old Airwalks (Oblique and Freeride) are 10's. My Ride's are
10.5's.
The outter shell length is within 1/4" of the same in all except the
Obliques, which are shorter by a good 1/2".
I've had over 10 snowboard boots in my 13years of snowboarding.

You can also get Palmer Power Links. They work great and provide
better leverage:

"Working on the basic principles of leverage, the PLS is not only for
big footers but will also improve the skill of men and women of all
foot sizes and is compatible with almost all boards and bindings."

http://www.the-house.com/p1plzzpalmerbindings.html