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Longer park skis

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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
i really think that companies should start making park skis that are taller than 185cm. I'm 6 feet tall and ride 180s right now but i like a longer ski...like invaders wouldbe nice but they only go up to 178.
Oct 23 2005 1:27AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
ok maybe not really park specific skis...but just like...uhhh invaders ina 180+ length
Oct 23 2005 1:28AM
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lechef
Posts: 1111 - Karma: 36
183 STL
Oct 23 2005 1:29AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
^hm i sorta forgot about the stls. im not really looking for skis right now, but just a thought for the near future. 185-188 are good leangth i think cuz theyre not insane long but are fast and stable. jp vs. juliens would be perfect if they could hold it down well in the park
Oct 23 2005 1:32AM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 132
i had 186 pollards last year. but it would be nicer if invaders were in a 185 or so.
Oct 23 2005 1:36AM
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pierceme
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
Thank you. I was just looking up the invader and it looks so sweet, but it only goes up to a 178. thats just too short for me. I mean right now im on 179 pe's, but the whole time i ride em, i think of how short they are. It sucks bein tall
Oct 23 2005 1:42AM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
you do realize that the difference between a 180 and a 178 is like the size of your icon on ns?
Oct 23 2005 1:43AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
its a HUGE difference tho...thats like below my eyes to above my eyes. i dunno about u white people eyes tho
Oct 23 2005 1:45AM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
the 2 cm of edge less on the snow is not gonna make a difference.
Oct 23 2005 1:56AM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
I dont think many people would ski a park ski bigger than 185. 180 is perfect for me and I'm 6 feet.
Oct 23 2005 1:57AM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
agreed. im 6' and i'm on 179 fujas which are perfect size. but then i guess thats really a 183.
Oct 23 2005 3:04AM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
i would ski a 190 park ski. im 6" 2.
Oct 23 2005 3:06AM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
^Exactly, but there are lots of park skis that aren't park specific like the AR5, or the Public Enemy.
Oct 24 2005 2:00PM
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chillonhill
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 125
take yr eyes off yr skis Plumpwonton,
185 great for Pipe & Big Air, But like a 181 for jibbin is the shit!
Oct 24 2005 2:05PM
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ski_and_distroy
Posts: 328 - Karma: 11
I like longer skis
im 5'7 ish and i ski 175 trouble makers for pipe and 176 ar5's for everything else ...besides bumps...i got 175 assults for that haha
Oct 24 2005 2:09PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
im 5 6 and i likie 175-180 skis, i guess someone over 6 feet definatly need something longer then 180 caue the flexpattern will be way to soft
Oct 24 2005 2:12PM
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Public_Maverick
Posts: 3255 - Karma: 11
if you are that huge, step up to foils or chronics or sprayerBC or PE's or whatever, that is YoUr park ski
Oct 24 2005 2:13PM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
6 on 176, but thats cuz im skiing, and a bigger ski would kick my sissy ass
Oct 24 2005 2:24PM
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TeenageWasteland
Posts: 1237 - Karma: 10
well i'm 6'3" but i gotta ride 180 scratches. Inconvienent.
Oct 24 2005 2:55PM
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jibs
Posts: 2529 - Karma: 48
When the binding on my 176 skogans broke last february, i started riding my 192 motherships in the park. I prefer the motherships now...so solid and after half a day getting used to them, i could land everything on them that i could on the skogs. Not using them for rails tho.
Oct 24 2005 3:04PM
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sherpasrock
Posts: 2382 - Karma: 10
im 6'1" and i ride the 177 STL, they seem fine for me. i wouldnt mind the 183's but i think mine are fine
Oct 24 2005 3:06PM
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dbo
Posts: 305 - Karma: 10
187 msp duuuuude
Oct 24 2005 3:46PM
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jibs
Posts: 2529 - Karma: 48
i think the bottom line is, you can get used to anything.
Oct 24 2005 3:54PM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
^ ya man look in the november issue of freeskier and tanner is riding 181 ar5s and he is like 5'5 so those skis are about 5 or 6 inches taller than him
Oct 24 2005 4:30PM
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BennyB
Posts: 2800 - Karma: 62
im 5'7" and i ride 179s
Oct 24 2005 6:17PM
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