Is it OK to buy a youth snowboard if your an adult?

Your board is fine, at 106 pounds you should be riding anything from around 138 to 144 area, you are at the base of what you should be riding, but the only thing that effects is the stiffness of the board. If you are on the high end of a boards weight range, it will be less-stiff, more flexible. Lower end of the weight range it will be stiffer. Over all this is fine for you as boards for beginners should be a bit more on the flexible side, its more forgiving when you ride and easier to learn on than a stiff board. The only differences in snowboards really are based on sex, a female board has different flex patterns because woman carry weight differently than males, so if you are a guy riding a woman's deck, that might be a problem, but even this would be so minor you wouldn't notice it. Over all learning to carve is more a confidence thing, the stage you are at what you ride isnt as important as you just getting out there and riding. If you haven't taken any lessons, id suggest signing up for them, they can help a lot.

Go here and compare prices http://store.atticskateshop.com/boards.h... Email them and let them know what your intentions are. Keep in mind 5150 is a sister company of RIDE snowboards so you will be getting a RIDE board with 5150 graphics. Think about it, with the money you save you can have both your board and bindings for the price of a board alone. Hope this helps...