With a height of 1,80 meters (5’11) our intern Matej always felt a little too tall for snowboarding (sadly, the image above is not Matej…).

He always thought “maybe I can’t do the difficult tricks because I am too tall and too heavy and the smaller guys can do it easier because they are skinnier and also have a lower center of gravity.”

Well, most of it is true. But these 10 guys here can show you that despite being tall, with some amount of effort, stubbornness and talent you can rule the sport you love!

Click through below to check out our pick of tall snowboarders who rip: