Picking the right size for your new snowboard isn't easy. There are so many variables to take into consideration, and when you're new to snowboarding, you don't really know how to make the choice. Does it really matter that much? Is it my height or my weight that I should be using as a guide? What's the difference between a beginner board and other, normal boards?

Yes, there are a lot of questions, and this can lead to anxiety - after all buying a new snowboard is expensive, so you don't want to get it wrong!

Well, help is at hand. I've written an article addressing the issue of how to calculate snowboard size, on the updated afterbang blog. Head over there (if anyone is still reading this site) and check it out. Don't forget to add your comments: are you having problems? are there things that are unclear? do you have an easy rule for how to pick the right snowboard?

Cheers.