What length should i buy??

[yamifumi]

i need some idea on what length i should buy. i have done alpine snowboarding before for about one year but i didnt have my own alpine snowboard but this year i decided to buy one. i am about 5'7in, 165lb. and would the ski boots works for burton race binding or other bindings?

[Gecko]

drop a hammer but please Read This (http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/welcome_center.cfm) it will answer a lot of you questions...and for the record no Ski boots are a good choice for learning an Alpine board

[Jack Michaud]

Yes, read the welcome center, there is an article in there on how to buy an alpine snowboard. However ski boots <i>can</i> be used if they are soft enough, like recreational boots. If all you have are race boots, you can try them, but don't dismiss the sport if you have a bad time with ski race boots. For cheap snowboarding hardboots, the Deeluxe (Raichle) SB413 are $150 new, sold here. Otherwise check the closeouts in the Bomber store, or the classifieds here.