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skates_mcfarlin
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im lookin at buying new skis next year, im 6' 165 pounds and an aggressive skier. I want a park ski and i can get the Thalls really cheap so thats the ski im going with. Its just i can decide between the 170 and the 176. I had a 168 scratch and loved it. But im just wondering if the 176 would be better. I heard that the longer the ski the harder it is to spin. any opinions would be greatly appreciated

Aug 17 2005 8:09PM
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
definitally get the 176 if thats the ski you want. bigger would even be better

Aug 17 2005 8:10PM
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D-40
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doesnt the thall only come in a 176?

Aug 17 2005 8:11PM
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bucknasty
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yea go with somethin much longer, i kinda fucked up on length this year and im the same kinda size as u and ski the same, i would def get larger ones cuz i went with 170s and they look real small now


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Aug 17 2005 8:13PM
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skates_mcfarlin
Posts: 214 - Karma: 10
true thanx man

Aug 17 2005 8:19PM
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Justo8484
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if the t hall came in a 180 like the ar5 does, that would be the ski for you.

Aug 17 2005 8:30PM
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skates_mcfarlin
Posts: 214 - Karma: 10
y do u say a 180, like that just seems over kill if i can get a 176

Aug 17 2005 8:31PM
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Campeador
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yeah get the 176 t halls if you can get them cheap, i ride the ar5s same size and love em.


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Aug 17 2005 8:47PM
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sketchlinefilms
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t halls look so skankalicious

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Aug 17 2005 9:07PM
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skoganskier101
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def the 176.i was woried about the same thing u are wit length and i am about yur weight but 1 inch taller.trust me, a 176 wont feel long at all and it might even look short.i ride 178 skogens and am really glad i got those over a shorter ski


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Aug 17 2005 9:19PM
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Justo8484
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i say 180 because i am right about the same height and weight as you, also a fairly aggressive skier, and i ride a pair of 180 4frnt MSPs, which are defiantely a beefier ski than the t halls. i would consider getting the t halls as my park ski if they come in a 180, i skiied a pair of 176 ar5s and they felt really short to me.

Aug 17 2005 10:28PM
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Sashac
Posts: 3197 - Karma: 88
I;m 5'6 and ride 175's and can spin just fine. They kinda suck for me though cause I'm too light to flex them haha.

Aug 17 2005 10:33PM
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Sashac
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and my friend is 5 foot and she rides 168s haa.. i think your skis are too short.

Aug 17 2005 10:34PM
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