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aznpcskier
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would a 172 be too much for a kid like me who's 110lbs and 5'6
Oct 26 2005 1:08PM
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Genome
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yah prolly but if your sick at ksiing you cna handle them big for park
Oct 26 2005 1:11PM
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skimasterflex
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size matters but not just the length. what ski are you talking about? How wide etc.
Oct 26 2005 1:25PM
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cko
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that's fine, even a little short. I'm 5'8" and 179s are fine for me.
Oct 26 2005 1:27PM
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skisf4x4
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depends on the ski, but its probably too long. the only way its not, is if its some wet-noodle piece of shit ski (and there are a lot of them out there)

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Oct 26 2005 3:41PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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well i think its all personal perference after a certain time.... if you are pretty expeirenced then you could be just fine in 179
Oct 26 2005 3:49PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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*172
Oct 26 2005 3:49PM
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inaba116
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=165118&
Oct 26 2005 4:20PM
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Lineskier-101
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That's about the right size, anything shorter would be to small.
Oct 26 2005 4:21PM
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