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What skis should my friend get?
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ok well my friend is 130 lbs and 5 foot 9 this will be his first year owning his own pair of skis and skiing seriously
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thats going without any idea about how he skis or where
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well wat is his budget? is he going to be skiing 50 park/50 out of park?
fujatives could be good though
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oh yeah and east coast or west?
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ok well hes gunna ski mostly groomers and like not much park
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1) if hes just starting, get some used cheap skis to make sure he likes what hes getting into
2) salomon 1080 171, fujatives 169 or chronics 169.
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well we went today and he was doing great and he was loving every second of it.
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oh ok. disregard that then
169 fujatives
169 chronics
171 1080s.
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he need longer for being 5'9" like 178 length
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PE's are pretty solid
169
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thanks.
im 6ft and on them.
fuck. i really was an idiot when i bought them and i know it. next year im getting 181's or 187's to make up for it.
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he is a begginer, so a shorter ski will work.
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