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Splitboard Size Calculator

Find your splitboard length from height, weight and skill level. Makers size a splitboard like a freeride board, so this is the freeride length from the snowboard size model.

What size splitboard do I need? Size a splitboard like your freeride or powder board: Jones says your ideal splitboard size is the same as your freeride board, and Burton gives its Hometown Hero splitboard the same weight ranges as the Burton Custom. For a 175 cm (5 ft 9 in), 75 kg (165 lb) intermediate rider that is 159 cm, about 5 cm longer than an all-mountain board. Be conservative when sizing up: you carry the length uphill.

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Your splitboard length

159 cm

Range 157 to 161 cm. The same rider on an all-mountain board: 154 cm. Board lengths are sold in centimetres everywhere, so they stay in centimetres here.

This is the freeride length from the snowboard size calculator, the same model and the same numbers. Pick the model you want, then check this length against that board's weight range.

Splitboard Size Chart by Height

Computed from the model for a 75 kg (165 lb) rider. A heavier or lighter rider moves a few centimetres; use the calculator for your own weight.

Height	Beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
155 cm (5 ft 1 in)	138 cm	141 cm	144 cm
160 cm (5 ft 3 in)	143 cm	146 cm	149 cm
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)	147 cm	150 cm	153 cm
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	152 cm	155 cm	158 cm
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	156 cm	159 cm	162 cm
180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	160 cm	163 cm	166 cm
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	165 cm	168 cm	171 cm
190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	169 cm	172 cm	175 cm
195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	174 cm	177 cm	180 cm

Burton Hometown Hero splitboard: rider weight per length

Length	Rider weight (Burton)	In kg
146 cm	100 to 150 lb	45 to 68 kg
150 cm	120 to 180 lb	54 to 82 kg
154 cm	120 to 180 lb	54 to 82 kg
158 cm	150 to 200 lb	68 to 91 kg
162 cm	180 to 260+ lb	82 to 118+ kg
168 cm	180 to 260+ lb	82 to 118+ kg

Jones Solution splitboard: rider weight per length

Length	Rider weight (Jones)	In kg
154 cm	120 to 170 lb	54 to 77 kg
158 cm	130 to 180 lb	59 to 82 kg
159W, 161 cm	140 to 190 lb	64 to 86 kg
162W, 164, 165W, 167 cm	160 to 210 lb	73 to 95 kg
169W cm	170 to 220+ lb	77 to 100+ kg

The makers' figures, in pounds as they publish them; the kilograms are converted here. W marks a wide size.

Why a Splitboard Is Sized Like a Freeride Board

A splitboard is a snowboard cut lengthwise into two halves with clips that join them. On the climb you walk on the halves like skis, with climbing skins underneath; at the top you clip them back into a board and ride down. That is why weight counts twice: you ride the board, and you also carry it uphill.

Jones advises being conservative when sizing up. A longer board means heavier halves on the climb and harder kick turns on a steep skin track. Float in powder comes from rocker and nose shape at least as much as from length. Jones also says to stick to wide sizes if you have big feet: a narrow splitboard is sketchy on steep, firm terrain, where boot drag catches the snow.

A typical splitboard weighs 3.0 to 3.7 kg (6.6 to 8.2 lb), against roughly 2.7 to 3.2 kg (6.0 to 7.1 lb) for a solid snowboard of the same length. The difference is the clips and hardware.

Where these numbers come from

The sizing rule is the makers'. Jones' splitboard size guide tells riders that their ideal splitboard size is the same as their freeride or powder board, to be conservative sizing up, and that big footed riders should stick to wide sizes; the Jones Solution page says it can be ridden in your traditional freeride size. Burton's Hometown Hero splitboard carries the same weight bands as the Burton Custom. The weight tables are from the Burton and Jones product pages.

The length formula is ours. It is the model of the snowboard size calculator with the freeride style, and like that page it is this site's own convention: no standard sets a snowboard length.

The weights of individual boards are from evo's splitboard listings.

Frequently asked questions

What size splitboard do I need?

The same length as your freeride or powder snowboard. For a 175 cm (5 ft 9 in), 75 kg (165 lb) intermediate rider that is about 159 cm, within 157 to 161 cm. Check the result against the maker's weight range for the board you are buying.

Should a splitboard be longer than a snowboard?

Longer than an all-mountain board, not longer than a freeride board. The freeride length this page gives is about 5 cm more than the all-mountain length for the same rider. Jones advises being conservative when sizing up, because you carry the extra length uphill.

Can I use my freeride board size for a splitboard?

Yes. Jones says your ideal splitboard size is the same as your freeride or powder board, and Burton gives its Hometown Hero splitboard the same weight ranges as the Burton Custom. If you already ride a freeride board you like, that length is your starting point.

How much does a splitboard weigh?

Typically 3.0 to 3.7 kg (6.6 to 8.2 lb). evo lists the Jones Solution 161 at 3240 g (7.1 lb) and a Frontier 162 at 3420 g (7.5 lb). A solid snowboard of the same length weighs roughly 2.7 to 3.2 kg (6.0 to 7.1 lb); the difference is the clips and hardware.

Can I cut my snowboard into a splitboard?

Technically yes: Voile sells DIY split kits with the clips and hardware for it. A factory splitboard, though, is built with a reinforced inner edge and a profile designed for the two halves, which a cut solid board does not have.