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Ski lengths,

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Shorton
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Right, So im think of getting some salomon foils, I'm 5ft 5 and weigh around 110 lb's , What size would be best, and should i center mount? I ski about 40% park 40% pow and 20 groomers.
Feb 4 2007 10:03AM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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im not exactly sure what salomon has for sizes this year but for your hight and weight you should go for something in the 165ish range... and mount them 3 or 4 cm up from midsole... that way you still get the park performance you want without killing your pow performance...
Feb 4 2007 11:45AM
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Shorton
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Thats good, my shops got them in 166 which sounds good,
Feb 4 2007 11:47AM
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teamsleep
Posts: 788 - Karma: 22
thats perfect
Feb 4 2007 11:57AM
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Shorton
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and any opinons on the foils, good or bad? any problems?
Feb 4 2007 12:09PM
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ikellen
Posts: 247 - Karma: 10
They ski a bit short due to their suggested mount, but 166 should be fine for you.
Feb 4 2007 12:11PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Get the mount of the bindings 2cm/mm I can't remember what they measure in and get 160's to 170's
Feb 4 2007 1:27PM
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DopeSauce
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I'd go around 171s, because to me 168s feel a bit small and 176s feel a bit too big. Oh and I'm 5'5
Feb 4 2007 2:46PM
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skithedirt
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in the mid 160s
Mar 1 2007 11:02AM
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ski@work
Posts: 419 - Karma: 6
Yeah.. Mid 160's to low 170's (166's or 171's)

Personally for allaround I'd say get the bindings mounted 2 to 5 cm behind centre. (5cm if you ski on Ice a lot, 2cm if you're in pow more often)
Mar 1 2007 11:09AM
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burrows
Posts: 326 - Karma: 42
i have 166 and they are great im about 5 6 and i love them. They have a foam core so they loose their pop after a few seasons but by then u will outgrow them.
Mar 1 2007 2:15PM
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Charles^stevens
Posts: 859 - Karma: 341
i just skied foils last night, they have a really good flix range and there pretty light (but thats compared to 170 ar5s) they are a real solid ski too
Mar 1 2007 3:41PM
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LostValleyPowMan
Posts: 820 - Karma: 17
166 - 170
Mar 1 2007 3:42PM
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skier24
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yea get the 166s
they are a really fun ski
Mar 1 2007 6:36PM
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