snowboard gear question

iam about 5'8 and 135lbs
and iam looking at a snowboard and the size they have is a 157 for the Salomon Prospect.
would this be a good size for carving, and the park?
any advice/help would be great!
thanks

157 would be good for the carving and going fast, It would work good for the park too, but it would take a little longer to get used to when trying to spin. I am 5"10, and i ride a 157, it feels perfect for me. So either try and find a friend who has that size board, and try theres out, its all about preference

hmm.. i'm a bit over 6 foot and i rode 158, found it a lil big for my liking, so im riding 155

i cant wait to try out the new board tmrw :eek:

i would say try to get sub 155, like 153 maybe? 154..

yea i also have a friend who is just a bit taller than me and he rides a 158.
hey Seb, what kind of riding do you do?

I'm 5'7 and I'm gonna be on a 158 this year. I was on a 150 last season but I didn't like it in the air and in the powder, it's not stable anough, I'm all abnout the back country carving. Here's what I'm getting:

It all depends on where and what you ride. If your going to ride steep and deep the longer the better, if you mainly ride the skihill 157 will be perfect for you to carve and rip up the mountain. It will be a touch long in the park untill you get used to it then you should be bustin some 5's. Also the heavier you are the longer board you can run. Rip it up, the snow is here. I'm only 5'10 but ride a 165, stricltly carving and out of bounds (no park)
:cool:

yea, i think iam gonna get that Salomon Prospect board than in a 157.
here you guys can look at it
http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/caus/home.asp
then goto boards, and then its in the sequential series. second from the end

lib tech's are the best pipe/all mountain boards out there (if you can justify spending over $500 on a board!) otherwise Option's and Flow have good priced boards for what your doin

yea iam spending around 560 on my board.
so thats why iam making sure its gonna be the right board and such.

Originally posted by rider
yea iam spending around 560 on my board.
so thats why iam making sure its gonna be the right board and such.

560? yikes… u could get a lib tech for that much

ill probly get it lower. thats just what it sells for. but ill probly get it for around 500, with wax and such

Originally posted by rider
ill probly get it lower. thats just what it sells for. but ill probly get it for around 500, with wax and such

enough wax for a board costs like 10 cents haha

dude if you can, get a lib tech, they are sooooooooo sick!

but u'll be happy either way i guess

Uhhhh where are you gonna go snowboarding in manitoba?!?

Originally posted by Ribs
Uhhhh where are you gonna go snowboarding in manitoba?!?

:lol: :lol: