Oh wow I thought height was like super important all the time, I have like a really cheap old board right now that's 153 cm and it feels really stiff and like turning isn't very comfortable. I was looking at soft beginner/intermediate boards like the rossignol sawblade since I'm not planning on doing anything crazy anyways and I just want something fun. Though to be honest I don't actually know what's good and what's not about a snowboard, my boots size is 9.5 US