If you are too heavy for the board (i.e. the board is too short for your weight) then the board will flex more than it should. If you are too light for the board (i.e. the board is too long for your weight) you won’t be applying enough pressure to make the board flex how it should.Click to see full answer. Beside this, what happens if a snowboard is too big?The wrong size board could make your board harder to control than it should be, hindering your improvement as a rider. A board that is too long becomes difficult to manouvre, too short and it will become unstable to ride as your speed gets higher.One may also ask, is it bad to have a shorter snowboard? it’s about size and stiffness. if it’s a lil smaller but stiff enough for your weight, your fine. if it’s longer, but too soft you’ll get problems with bigger hits. In this regard, is a longer snowboard better for beginners? If you’re riding is mostly all mountain, powder or freeriding, consider a snowboard on the longer end of the size range or grabbing a volume shifted board. If you are above average weight consider a longer snowboard. If you are a beginner, aim for a shorter board in your size range.How long is a snowboard good for? about 100 days