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fras
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
Which riders use what length of skis?

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Nov 18 2002 8:12PM
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schlonginator
Posts: 3971 - Karma: 27
get a pair of ski blades - they rock!!! yeah 89 cms of pure heart pumping action






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Nov 18 2002 8:17PM
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Sk3bUm
Posts: 2517 - Karma: 297
isn't it the taller you are the shorter the ski?

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Nov 18 2002 10:09PM
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bakerlocal
Posts: 678 - Karma: 10
over 210 and under 120 is the way to go
stay away from that middle region
Nov 18 2002 10:22PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
i have 180, 181, and 188, i feel terrible... anyway, the longer the faster, and overall, better
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Nov 18 2002 10:27PM
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l_KeViN_l
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 16
why do you feel terrible? I don't get it..


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Nov 18 2002 10:41PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
shit... i deleted something and kept that in there, oh well, i dont feel terrible
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Nov 18 2002 10:43PM
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SUpilot
Posts: 5267 - Karma: 15
the longer the better??? nah....
Nov 19 2002 2:59PM
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skiingislife
Posts: 172 - Karma: 10
it all is on you size ;' if you are like speed or spins. I race on a pair of k2 modx 195... their a bit soft. in the park and pow i am riding a pair of k2 ak enemys 188. In the pipe they are a bit long. but in the backcountry thy are bad ass.
just go to your local shop and ask what ill work for you .

Nov 19 2002 3:10PM
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SUpilot
Posts: 5267 - Karma: 15
how tall are you? i thought you want to go a little shorter for bc pow skis... if thats true then why do salom skiers have skis that come up to their shoulders.....arent they looking for speed?
Nov 19 2002 3:12PM
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Gregg
Posts: 713 - Karma: 11
The reason why the slalom skis are so short is because of the way they are designed. The more radical the side-cut, the shorter the ski needs to be. The type of turns laid out by GS skiiers require short skis with extreme shapes

The biggest factors in what ski size you need are going to be height (given that a person is in a proper height-weight ratio) and the type of skiing. For example, I telemark, so I have 193's (Line Dragons). I'm also 6'4' (hence the extra length). If I was doing resort-only skiing, I'd probably go with the 180 Mavericks. (I do like the design of the Maverick and wish the Rossi Bandit XX had a tail that was just 10cm higher)
Dio dame un pokito de mazal i echame en las fundias de la mar
Nov 19 2002 3:17PM
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caleBCaleb
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 9
it has less to do with height than weight i think

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Nov 19 2002 6:44PM
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Gregg
Posts: 713 - Karma: 11
Switch: If a person is within the proper height/weight ratio, then height will be the factor. If they are not, allowances need to be made for weight. Naturally, allowences always need to be made with regards to skill and terrain.


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Nov 19 2002 11:00PM
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Peta
Posts: 345 - Karma: 11
Not only height, but weight, stiffness and ability. I personally am 184 cm, i ski on scratch bc 188, but i tend to have more stability and pop on a pair of candides. Plus if you are a begginer then buying a biger pair is a bad fuckn idea.




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Nov 19 2002 11:18PM
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wiener
Posts: 2247 - Karma: 63
i ride a pair of 210s they are the biggest skiis i can find because i am 7'2'
ladies i am proportionally large
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Nov 20 2002 3:29AM
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Gregg
Posts: 713 - Karma: 11
All I gotta say is that if I have to replace my Dragons, I'm getting 195 Bandit XX's (too bad the tail on the XX's is only 20cm instead of the 30cm the Maverick has)
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Nov 20 2002 9:59AM
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buck490
Posts: 1169 - Karma: 21
hey, it's not the size of your skis....
...it's how well you use them.


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Nov 20 2002 4:58PM
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fras
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
k great.... so.....
tanner skis on ___ cm
seth skis on ____
candid
jon olson
jp
jf
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anyone know?
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Nov 20 2002 5:51PM
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freestyleskier14
Posts: 638 - Karma: 8
tanner uses a 180, jon does 2, so does candide, seth uses a 188, jf uses a 180
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Nov 20 2002 8:20PM
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D-spin
Posts: 3609 - Karma: 21
wow isn't tanner like 5,5?
Me:You should give me all your money so I can bye the new scratchs
Myles: Why would I want to do that,
Me: If you do I'l let you ride them
Myles: I snowboard
Me: o shit, well I could ummmm.... let you masturbate to the grafics
Myles: o great...
Nov 20 2002 8:39PM
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mammothpunks
Posts: 5724 - Karma: 372
only when hes skiing


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Nov 20 2002 8:53PM
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Caden
Posts: 3213 - Karma: 10
vinnie uses 169


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Nov 20 2002 9:06PM
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EastCoastPride
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Vinnie is a midget.










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Nov 20 2002 9:10PM
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Dallan!
Posts: 3668 - Karma: 11
why giva about what the pros skis i dont think there are many that is a member on this site that use the same speed and fly the same length and so on
Nov 21 2002 5:26AM
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undercarriage
Posts: 358 - Karma: 11
5'9' 198lbs public enemy 168cm
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Nov 21 2002 1:12PM
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undercarriage
Posts: 358 - Karma: 11
and my regular enemy's are 173cm
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Nov 21 2002 1:12PM
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