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07 gotamas?

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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
im hoping to get these skis and have read previous threads,they seem to be what im looking for.
Im 6ft 3 and 170lbs
im not a excellent off piste skier,but im a good skier on piste,have raced on dry slope etc. but im going for a month on snow this year in total and i fell in love with back country last year,im gonna ski a lot of it this year and hope to improve quickly
these skis will to be acompny my line anthems so will not be used in park(much). so a 183 or 190 wud be best??
also any feed back on the skis from people who have skid them would be great thanks!
Sep 24 2006 3:55PM
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fouldsys
Posts: 7404 - Karma: 39
ya they seem pretty sick freeskier editors pick. according to your description "not very good off piste" id go with the 183
Sep 24 2006 4:03PM
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dom_uk
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yeah to give u better idea, i can ski it confidently as i come from a good skiing background, i had tuition from a guide last year,did some fairly challenging stuff with few cliff drops etc. but more importantly could fairly confidently make ur typical powder 8s and bigger (more mach 2 than mach 3) turns. and i normaly ski 181s at the moment on piste but there too soft (salomon 1080s 05 model) and so i overpower them
Sep 24 2006 4:06PM
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dorikin
Posts: 1914 - Karma: 16
Supposedly the Gotama skis short. However, with the new reduced tail size on the 07s, I do not know if that is the case anymore. Im 5'9" and 150 and went with 190's, but I haven't skied them yet so I can't really comment haha but I hear they are super sick and the 07 seems like it will be a little more forgiving if you aren't very good at off piste yet.
Sep 24 2006 8:16PM
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MALONE
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get the 190's
Sep 24 2006 8:19PM
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kingarthurs
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yea, i would like to know about this too. im 5'11" and weigh 130, and am thinking about getting the new 183's. what do you guys think?
Sep 24 2006 8:21PM
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dorikin
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Yea you are light I might go with 183s if I were you, and 190 for the other guy!
Sep 24 2006 8:24PM
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