Snowboard bindings are designed so that they can be moved around the snowboard to suit the individual rider or the terrain/conditions the rider is going to be snowboarding on.

The definition of a snowboarders stance width is the distance between the center of each of your snowboard bindings when they are attached to your snowboard. The stance width for an average sized man going freeriding using a freeride snowboard with soft boots and bindings will range between 18 to 21 inches. For an average sized woman who is going freeriding their stance width will usually be between 16 and 19 inches. Hard boot snowboarders will normally ride with much smaller stance widths for increased control and speed from edge to edge.

The best way on how to determine your stance width is to simply experiment with different sizes, but a good stance width to start from is with the same distance as the distance from the base of your heel to the middle of the back if your knee. This should end up being a little wider than your shoulder width. Starting from this will provide you with a sensible stance width to begin snowboarding with. From there you can keep adjusting the stance width to determine what stance width feels right for you.

If you find yourself trying lots of different stance widths and nothing seems to feel right you can also base your snowboarding stance width on your height using the following table:

Your Height –> Stance Width

less than 5′ –> 17″ - 18″ wide
5′ to 5′5″ –> 18″ - 19″ wide
5′5″ to 5′10″ –> 19″ - 21″ wide
5′10″ or more –> 20″ - 22″ wide