Snowboard Rental in Turkey

Our boards fall into three groups, and the right one depends on where you ride and what you want to do.

Freestyle boards are short, soft and twin-tipped (symmetrical at both ends). They are designed for park and pipe, but the same qualities make them ideal for learning: easy to turn, forgiving of mistakes, controllable at low speed.

All-mountain boards sit at medium flex with a slightly directional shape. They perform evenly on piste, in powder and on hard snow — the right choice for most riders in Turkey.

Freeride boards are long, stiff and clearly directional. They keep the nose floating in deep snow and stay quiet at speed, but feel cumbersome on narrow pistes.

Snowboarding has a different learning curve from skiing. Day one is harder — you will fall a lot — but by day three most snowboarders progress faster than skiers. Knowing that difference is what stops people giving up on the first afternoon.

For your first day, always rent wrist guards. The most common snowboard injury is a sprained or broken wrist from throwing your hands out as you fall, and guards cut that risk substantially.

A helmet and impact shorts are also worth it early on. Falling backwards is unavoidable on a board, and a hit to the tailbone is both painful and day-ending.

The main variable for board length is weight, not height. A 60 kg rider and a 90 kg rider who are both 175 cm tall do not ride the same board; the heavier one needs it both longer and stiffer.

If your shoe size is EU 45 or above, ask for a wide board. On a standard width, large boots catch the snow through a turn and throw you down — it is called toe drag, and it is easy to avoid.