Choosing the right snowboard size can be difficult. Often opinions vary on how long or how short to go. Here at Melbourne Snowboard Centre we have come up with a simple solution to finding your perfect board size.

Firstly, try not to get overwhelmed by all the tech talk of cambers and flex ratings, there's so much information out there but initially you need to consider four main points: weight, height, ability and where you spend your time riding.

Most manufacturers give a recommended rider weight for each snowboard in their range. We have tried to include this data on all of our snowboard pages to make it easier for you to consider your options and find the right board. The range is really only a suggestion and if you find yourself outside the range, that's fine too. It also comes down to personal preference and if you find yourself below the range, the board may feel a bit stiffer and if you're above the range you might find it rides a bit softer.

Weight & Height

If this is the first board you're purchasing and you previously hired, you'll be used to the rental place sizing you up and putting you on any board that falls roughly anywhere from your chin to your nose. This is fine for an average height/weight rider however, it doesn't take into consideration the most important factor when choosing the correct size snowboard, your weight.

When you're riding your snowboard, you're using your weight to control the board, it determines how the board will flex, your board will never know how tall you are.

This is why we always recommend choosing a board on weight and height rather than height alone.

Where You Ride

This is important because some styles of riding require longer or shorter boards. If you spend more time in the park it is helpful to size down slightly to make quicker turns, faster spins and have more control while buttering through boxes and rails. If you prefer chasing powder and traveling overseas you may want a slightly longer board. The added surface area will help you float above the snow much like a surfboard in water. Typically for the average rider in Australia we recommend a slightly smaller board compared to what we might recommend to someone traveling overseas.

Below we have made a chart that will assist you in figuring out what snowboard size is right for you. As long as you fit inside the board size range you shouldn’t notice too much of a difference:

Weight (kg)	Average Board Size (cm)	Board Size Range (cm)
27	95	90-100
32	110	105-115
36	120	115-125
41	130	125-135
45	138	135-140
50	141	138-144
54	143	140-146
59	146	142-148
63	147	144-149
68	149	146-152
73	151	148-154
77	154	151-157
82	155	152-158
86	156	153-159
91	158	155-161
95	160	157-163
100	162	158-165
105	163	159-167
110	164	160-168

If you are still having trouble figuring out what size snowboard to ride, come visit the shop and we would be happy to go over it with you. If you aren’t near Melbourne you can also email any questions or call us on (03) 9470 1822.

When Snowboards say that they are WIDE it generally means they are for riders with a size US 12 or bigger. This is a very generalised way of thinking and the true answer lies with the waist width of the board.

We have tried to include waist width's on all our snowboard descriptions to make it easier to figure out if you need a WIDE board or a MID-WIDE board. Below is a chart which converts the waist size to shoe sizes. It is always best to double check the waist size of the board before automatically trusting company's definitions of WIDE. Unfortunately some companies will exaggerate what is a wide, mid-wide or normal width snowboard.

Wide Board: 260mm+ waist width

• Great for guys size 12 boot (US) and bigger

Mid-Wide: 255-260mm waist width

• Great for mens 10-12 boot (US)

Normal: 245-255mm waist width

• This is where the majority of board sizes sit. Guys with US boot size 8-10 should avoid wider boards. Also Women with size 10 boots can also ride these boards.

Narrow: 235-245mm waist width

• This is the size of the majority of women's boards. Some mens boards also fall into this category and can be ridden by men with US size 8 shoe and smaller or any womens boot size.

Do I have to ride a wide board if I have bigger feet?

You should always try to match your shoe size to the width of the board. Ideally you want a bit of your boot to hang over the board on each side so you can leverage your board from toe-side to heel-side. If it hangs over too much your toes and heels will catch the snow and knock you over. If your feet don't hang over enough you will have to work much harder just to tip the board on edge.

Can a woman ride men's snowboards?

Surprisingly this happens more with girls than with guys. They'll get given a hand me down from a guy that is way too wide and stiff for their weight and strength. The construction of men and womens boards are different for a reason and womens boards are generally slightly softer than mens boards. Riding a board that is too wide and too stiff will mean it is more difficult to get the board up on an edge. You can easily avoid a situation of riding the incorrect board size by following our Snowboard sizing guide.

Weight (kg)	Average Board Size (cm)	Board Size Range (cm)
27	95	90-100
32	110	105-115
36	120	115-125
41	130	125-135
45	138	135-140
50	141	138-144
54	143	140-146
59	146	142-148
63	147	144-149
68	149	146-152
73	151	148-154
77	154	151-157
82	155	152-158
86	156	153-159
91	158	155-161
95	160	157-163
100	162	158-165
105	163	159-167
110	164	160-168

Still not sure? Email us for more info.

Sizes	Men	Women
S	6 - 8	4 - 6
M	8 - 11	6 - 8
L	10+	8+

Sizes	Mission/Scribe Smalls	Grom
XS	-	7c - 13c
Youth	-	1 - 3
S	4 - 7	-

Sizes	Men/Youth	Women
XS	11y - 1	-
S	13y - 4.5	-
M	4.5 - 8.5	5.5 - 9.5
L	7.5 - 11.5	8.5 - 12
XL	10.5 - 11.5	-

Sizes	Men/Youth	Women
XS	-	5 - 7
S	5 - 6.5	7 - 9
M	7 - 9.5	-
L	10 - 13+	-

Sizes	Men/JR	Women
XS	11y - 1	-
S	2 - 5	3 - 6
M	5 - 8	6 - 10
L	8 - 11	-
XL	11 - 15	-

Sizes	Men	Women
S	-	4 - 8
M	7 - 9.5	8+
L	10+	-

Sizes	Women
S	4 - 8
M	7.5 - 11
L	11.5+

Sizes	Men	Women
S	3.5 - 7	3.5 - 7
M	7 - 10.5	7.5 - 11
L	11 - 14	11.5+

Sizes	Men	Women
S	5 - 7.5	5.5 - 8.5
M	7 - 10	8.5 - 10.5
L	10 - 13	-

Sizes	Men/JR	Women
XS	11y - 1	-
S	2 - 5	4 - 7
M	5 - 9	7 - 11
L	9 - 12	-
XL	11 - 15	-

Sizes	Men	Women
S/M	5 - 7.5	3 - 9
M/L	7 - 13+	8 - 15+

Sizes	Women
S/M	5 - 8
M/L	8 - 10

Sizes	Men	Women
S	3 - 7	4 - 8
M	6.5 - 10	7.5 - 11
L	10 - 15	11.5+

Sizes	Men	Women
S	-	5 - 7
M	6 - 8	8 - 10
L	9 - 11	-

Sizes	Men	Women
Youth	2.5 - 5.5	3 - 6
S	2.5 - 5.5	3 - 6
M	5.5 - 8.5	5.5 - 9
S/M	5 - 8.5	5.5 - 9
M/L	8 - 11	8.5 - 11
L/XL	10.5 - 14	11+

It can be difficult to buy snowboard boots online so we try to make it as easy as possible. Please use the below chart to figure out what size you are. If you aren't sure you can always measure your foot while you have all your weight on it and go off the Mondo size which is in centimeters. All snowboard boots are in US sizes.

Mens (US)	Women (US)	Europe	Mondo (cm)	UK
7y	-	24	14	6y
8y	-	25	15	7y
9y	-	26	16	8y
10y	-	27	17	9y
11y	-	28	17.5	10y
12y	-	29	18.5	11y
13y-	-	30.5	19.5	12y
13.5y	-	31	20	13y
1	-	32	20.5	13.5y
2	-	33	21	1
3	-	34	21.5	2
4	5	35	22	3
4.5	5.5	36	22.5	3.5
5	6	36.5	23	4
5.5	6.5	37	23.5	4.5
6	7	38	24	5
6.5	7.5	38.5	24.5	5.5
7	8	39	25	6
7.5	8.5	40	25.5	6.5
8	9	40.5	26	7
8.5	9.5	41	26.5	7.5
9	10	42	27	8
9.5	10.5	42.5	27.5	8.5
10	11	43	28	9
10.5	11.5	44	28.5	9.5
11	12	44.5	29	10
11.5	-	45	29.5	10.5
12	-	45.5	30	11
12.5	-	46	30.5	11.5
13	-	47	31	12
13.5	-	47.5	31.5	12.5
14	-	48	32	13
14.5	-	48.5	32.5	13.5
15	-	49	33	14
16	-	50	33.5	15
17	-	51	34	16
18	-	51.5	34.5	17
19	-	52	35	18
20	-	53	35.5	19

Size Chart for Men's Snowboard Jackets

Please use this chart to help find the right size snow outerwear before you buy. Be aware that this is only a guide and each model of jacket or pant will fit slightly differently. This data is collected direct from the brands and unfortunately Melbourne Snowboard Centre cannot be held responsible for specific outerwear not meeting the measurements on these charts. If you buy a jacket and it doesn't fit we are happy to exchange you for another size. See our return and exchange policy here.

Most measurements are for 3 areas of your body, Chest, Waist and Inseam. To measure your Chest wrap a measuring tape around your upper body, under your armpits and over the fullest part of your chest and shoulder blades and note where it overlaps. To measure your Waist bend to one side and find the natural crease of your waistline, wrap a measuring tape around this section and note where it overlaps. To measure your Inseam take a pair of your best fitting pants and measure along the inside of the leg from crotch to the hem at the bottom. Good luck!

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SIZE CHART FOR MEN'S SNOWBOARD PANTS

Please use this chart to help find the right size snow outerwear before you buy. Be aware that this is only a guide and each model of jacket or pant will fit slightly differently. This data is collected direct from the brands and unfortunately Melbourne Snowboard Centre cannot be held responsible for specific outerwear not meeting the measurements on these charts. If you buy a jacket and it doesn't fit we are happy to exchange you for another size. See our return and exchange policy here.

Most measurements are for 3 areas of your body, Chest, Waist and Inseam. To measure your Chest wrap a measuring tape around your upper body, under your armpits and over the fullest part of your chest and shoulder blades and note where it overlaps. To measure your Waist bend to one side and find the natural crease of your waistline, wrap a measuring tape around this section and note where it overlaps. To measure your Inseam take a pair of your best fitting pants and measure along the inside of the leg from crotch to the hem at the bottom. Good luck!

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Size Chart for Women's Snowboard Jackets

Please use this chart to help find the right size snow outerwear before you buy. Be aware that this is only a guide and each model of jacket or pant will fit slightly differently. This data is collected direct from the brands and unfortunately Melbourne Snowboard Centre cannot be held responsible for specific outerwear not meeting the measurements on these charts. If you buy a jacket and it doesn't fit we are happy to exchange you for another size. See our return and exchange policy here.

Most measurements are for 3 areas of your body, Chest, Waist and Inseam. To measure your Chest wrap a measuring tape around your upper body, under your armpits and over the fullest part of your chest and shoulder blades and note where it overlaps. To measure your Waist bend to one side and find the natural crease of your waistline, wrap a measuring tape around this section and note where it overlaps. To measure your Inseam take a pair of your best fitting pants and measure along the inside of the leg from crotch to the hem at the bottom. Good luck!

686 Womens Jacket Size Chart Adidas Womens Jacket Size Chart Aggression Womens Jacket Size Guide Betty Rides Womens Jacket Size Chart Billabong Womens Jacket Size Chart Bonfire Womens Jacket Size Chart Burton Womens Jacket Size Chart Dakine Jacket Size Chart DC Womens Jacket Size Chart Holden Womens Jacket Size Chart L1 Womens Jacket Size Chart M3 Womens Jacket Size Chart Nike Womens Jacket Size Chart Nikita Womens Jacket Size Chart O'Neill Womens Jacket Size Chart Powder Room Womens Jacket Size Chart Roxy Womens Jacket Size Chart Volcom Womens Jacket Size Chart XTM Womens Jacket Size Chart

Size Chart for Women's Snowboard Pants

Please use this chart to help find the right size snow outerwear before you buy. Be aware that this is only a guide and each model of jacket or pant will fit slightly differently. This data is collected direct from the brands and unfortunately Melbourne Snowboard Centre cannot be held responsible for specific outerwear not meeting the measurements on these charts. If you buy a jacket and it doesn't fit we are happy to exchange you for another size. See our return and exchange policy here.

Most measurements are for 3 areas of your body, Chest, Waist and Inseam. To measure your Chest wrap a measuring tape around your upper body, under your armpits and over the fullest part of your chest and shoulder blades and note where it overlaps. To measure your Waist bend to one side and find the natural crease of your waistline, wrap a measuring tape around this section and note where it overlaps. To measure your Inseam take a pair of your best fitting pants and measure along the inside of the leg from crotch to the hem at the bottom. Good luck!

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Measure your hand across the knuckles with a tape measure.

SIZE	Men	Women
XXS	5.7cm	-
XS	7.6cm	5.7cm
S	8.25cm	6.35cm
M	9.51cm	7.6cm
L	10.8cm	8.9cm
XL	12.1cm	10.2cm
XXL	13.2cm	-

SIZE	Youth	Minishred
XS	4 - 5yrs	2yrs
S	6 - 7yrs	4yrs
M	8 - 9yrs	6yrs
L	10 - 11yrs	-
XL	12 - 13yrs	-

Measure your hand across the knuckles with a tape measure.

SIZE	Men	Women
XS	5.7 - 7cm	4.4 - 5.7cm
S	7 - 8.3cm	5.7 - 7cm
M	8.3 - 9.5cm	7 - 8.3cm
L	9.5 - 10.8cm	8.3 - 9.5cm
XL	10.8 - 13cm	9.5 - 10.8cm

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Men	Women
XS	14 - 16.5cm	13 - 14cm
S	16.5 - 19cm	14 - 16cm
M	19 - 21.5cm	16.5 - 19cm
L	21.5 - 24cm	19 - 21cm
XL	24 - 27cm	21 - 24cm

SIZE	Kid	Toddler
S	4 - 6yrs	1 - 2yrs
M	6 - 8yrs	2 - 3yrs
L	8 - 10yrs	3 - 4yrs
XL	10 - 12yrs	-

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Men	Women
S	16.5 - 19cm	16.5 - 18cm
M	19 - 21.5cm	18 - 19cm
L	21.5 - 24cm	19 - 21.5cm
XL	24 - 27cm	-

SIZE	Kid
S	16.9 - 17.8cm
M	17.8 - 18.5cm
L	18.5 - 19.5cm
XL	-

Measure your hand across the knuckles with a tape measure.

SIZE	Unisex
S	6.4 - 7.6cm
M	7.6 - 8.9cm
L	8.9 - 10.2cm
XL	+10.2cm

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Men	Women
XS	-	15cm
S	18cm	17cm
M	20cm	18cm
L	23cm	19cm
XL	25cm	20cm

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Men	Kid	Toddler
S	16.5 - 19cm	15cm	11cm
M	19 - 21.5cm	16.5cm	12.7cm
L	21.5 - 24cm	18cm	13.7cm
XL	24 - 27cm	-

Measure your hand across the knuckles with a tape measure.

SIZE	Unisex
S	6.4 - 7.6cm
M	7.6 - 8.9cm
L	8.9 - 10.2cm
XL	+10.2cm

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Women	Girls	Teenie
S	16.5 - 18cm	15.5cm	11.5cm
M	18 - 19cm	16.5cm	13cm
L	19 - 20cm	18cm	14cm
XL	20 - 21.1cm	-	-

Measure your hand circumference by wrapping a measuring tape completely around your knuckles and noting where the tape overlaps.

SIZE	Men	Women	Kids
4XS	-	-	0 - 1yrs
3XS	-	-	1 - 2yrs
2XS	-	-	2 - 4yrs
XS	-	12.7 - 14cm	4 - 6yrs
S	15.2 - 19cm	14 - 16.5cm	6 - 8yrs
M	19 - 21.6cm	16.5 - 19cm	8 - 10yrs
L	21.6 - 24.1cm	19 - 21.6cm	10 - 12yrs
XL	24.1 - 26.7cm	21.6 - 24.1cm	12 - 14yrs
XXL	26.7 - 29.2cm	-

SIZE	Men/Women	Boa Fit
XS	53 - 55cm	-
S	55 - 57cm	52 - 55cm
M	57 - 59cm	56 - 59cm
L	59 - 61cm	60 - 64cm
XL	61 - 63cm	-
XXL	63 - 65cm	-
Youth S	49 - 51cm	48 - 51cm
Youth M	51 - 53cm	48 - 51cm
Youth L	53 - 55cm	52 - 55cm
Youth XL	55 - 57cm	52 - 55cm

SIZE	Circumference
XS-S	52 - 55.5cm
S-M	54 - 57cm
M-L	55.5 - 59cm
L-XL	57 - 60.5cm
XL-XXL	59 - 62cm

SIZE	Circumference
S	54 - 56cm
M	56 - 58cm
L	58 - 60cm
XL	60 - 62cm

SIZE	Circumference
XS	54cm
S	56cm
M	58cm
L	60cm
XL	61cm

SIZE	Circumference
S	54 - 56cm
M	56 - 58cm
L	58 - 60cm
XL	60 - 62cm

SIZE	Circumference
XS/S	49 - 52cm
S/M	52 - 55.5cm
S	52 - 55.5cm
M	55.5 - 59cm
L	59 - 62.5cm
XL	62.5 - 65cm

SIZE	Circumference
X-Small	48 - 51cm
Small/Youth	52 - 55cm
Medium	56 - 59cm
Large/X-Large	60 - 62cm