Welcome to the community. Zelo has some good points to consider. I can add by saying that you may get an advantage with the longer board being able to stay afloat in powder at lower speeds. As a photographer you may find yourself poking around here and there scoping different setup spots, in which case the longer stick would be advantageous. As with life, many advantages come with drawbacks, in your case would be the larger lug-around size as zelo pointedout as well as the slower/longer turning radius inherant in longer boards — so that means a little more hassle while meandering through the trees.All in all, a 164 isn't too far of a stretch to be reasonable, but be sure it won't also be too wide to be comfortable on the resort hardpack runs.
