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Need help crossing from snowblading to skiing
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I want to get a pair of chronics. I'm 5'11 and 140lbs. I want my ski to be short because i like the handling of blades. would i be good with a 160?
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u need to get the snowblades all out of ur system
i recomend a good 200+ length for u
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Ahahhahah!! Nice post.
-aaron
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ur only 140 so a 160 would be fine, but if you were a real man you would go 170
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I ride a 176 and im the same height and weight as you. Dont be a pussy 160 is way too short, it will just take a couple days to get the feel for the 176
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yes, i have succesfully persuaded this kid to switch over!!
get somethin between 160-170
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be a pioneer in the progression of the skiing world and stick with the blades man.
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Hmmm...I think You would like something around 170+. I ski 175 ARV's and 181 Scratch fs and I am 5'9" about your weight. I had some 1080s back in the day that were 169's when twins started to first emerge, and wow, they were way to squirrely. I know it will feel wierd at first dude, but once you get the feel of real skis, you will really appreciate the extra stability that longer skis give you.
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yeah dude just go for soemthing 170ish, you may want the shorter feel, but i guarantee you that you'll regret buying 160's if you do because you'll realize it isnt that much harder to get used to another 15 cm
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get somthin' in the high 160s and you should be fine. and then next year, you can graduate to somthin bigger if you feel comfortable.
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i'm gonna have to recommend the 165 trouble makers; cheap and lightweight.
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