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Skis for tall person

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ESfreeridepa
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my friend is in need of skis, he is 6'1" and probobly gonna end up at 6'3-4" and is in need of an allmountain/park ski. any suggestions
Oct 18 2005 10:08PM
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4skizzle
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arv!
Oct 18 2005 10:19PM
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SkiDidy
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i have a pair of Dynastar Intuitive 69C with autodrive in a 180 with tyrolia binding(demo binding with full diagonal heel). they were skied like skied about 5 times.
Oct 18 2005 10:23PM
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4skizzle
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arv!
Oct 18 2005 10:24PM
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St.Steezy
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last years 188 scartch bc
Oct 19 2005 12:01AM
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danS
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4frnt 187 msp, look into it. that sounds just like me height wise. I'm like 6'3. If you are going to be doing a lot of park though go with 183 stls, they are really easy to handle and work all over the mountain.
Oct 19 2005 12:48AM
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ESfreeridepa
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i was thinking 179 publics but is that too short?
Oct 19 2005 9:21AM
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johanblaze
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get a pair of last years eric pollard pros in the 186. it does well in park and all mountain, while the 186 length should suit him well.
Oct 19 2005 10:37AM
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nhjibber
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theres a pair of madtrix for sale 100$ that are 190's. look in the forum.
Oct 19 2005 10:48AM
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freeskier824
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yes, way too short

pollards in 186 are nice
Oct 19 2005 11:05AM
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4skizzle
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^not way too short. It depends on what you want to do with them.
Oct 19 2005 11:12AM
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johanblaze
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no.. they're too short no matter what you want to do with them.
Oct 19 2005 11:13AM
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4skizzle
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179 is too short for a guy who's 6'1"? Looking for a park/all mtn ski? wrong.
Oct 19 2005 11:15AM
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johanblaze
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for a guy that is growing to 6'3"/4"? i'll say it again if ou didn't hear me the first time... too short.
Oct 19 2005 11:22AM
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4skizzle
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how long will it take him to get 6'3" or 6'4"? What if he never gets that tall? A park ski in a 182ish would be better but if he's got a good deal on 179's why not get them?
Oct 19 2005 11:38AM
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johanblaze
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because even if he stays 6'1" (which he thnks he won't) the 186 would still be a killer all-mountain/park ski. and i'll bet he could find last years pollards for cheap as hell.
Oct 19 2005 11:43AM
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4skizzle
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wern't last years pollards kinda heavy? A 185 arv would be good. Super light witha ton of flex. It would ski way shorter.
Oct 19 2005 11:46AM
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johanblaze
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no.
Oct 19 2005 11:47AM
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4skizzle
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no what?
Oct 19 2005 11:51AM
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johanblaze
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no the pollards weren't heavy. no you don't want to get the arv's over them. and no, you don't want your fucking skis to "ski shorter".

it's quit time.
Oct 19 2005 11:55AM
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str6t9
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I'm 6'4 185, I centered mounted a pair of 187 msp's. They work great!
Oct 19 2005 11:56AM
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4skizzle
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it would feel like a shorter ski because it's a soft ski.
Oct 19 2005 12:00PM
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johanblaze
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why would you want yor skis to feel shorter?

you don't.
Oct 19 2005 12:01PM
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4skizzle
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i'm not saying you would want it to feel shorter or longer. It just would feel shorter because it's a lot softer.
Oct 19 2005 12:03PM
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johanblaze
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here you listed it as an advantage-

wern't last years pollards kinda heavy? A 185 arv would be good. Super light witha ton of flex. It would ski way shorter.

4skizzle quit arguing. you will never win. go home.
Oct 19 2005 12:05PM
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4skizzle
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ok whatever.
Oct 19 2005 12:11PM
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.John.
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I'm 6 2, 210, and my chronics work quite well for me
Oct 19 2005 12:25PM
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