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Pwn.Mode
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Is it just me or are alot of people riding retardly small skis? I go to A Basin and see so many kids that are my height (5'9") and rockin like 160's and 165's I don't get it. Any one else see this or know why people do it?
Oct 19 2007 10:18PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,889
easier to learn on
Oct 19 2007 10:21PM
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Jwalk
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maybe they cant afford new ones or they just like it for like park and stuff
Oct 19 2007 10:22PM
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fourhundred
Posts: 2760 - Karma: 22
easier to contreol maybe?
Oct 19 2007 10:23PM
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Edward.
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are they gapers?
Oct 19 2007 10:28PM
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Max-Steeze
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im 5'9 and ride 161 you can spin easier and faster
Oct 19 2007 10:28PM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
Yeah that makes sense
Oct 19 2007 10:30PM
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Pwn.Mode
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that's what i was gettin at.
Oct 19 2007 10:34PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
well when i bought my first pair of skis ( wich was last season, yes im a noob) i was like 4'9" and bought  150 cm  line chronic minis ( yes chronic, not invader) and now i am 5'2" and im kind of excited that my skis are short for me now because i  think i will learn 540's easy this year, last year i could only get as far as 360's
Oct 19 2007 10:38PM
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Chucktheweasel
Posts: 553 - Karma: 156
Yeah, short skis are easy to learn on, but if you're trying to huck 9's then you aren't learning or your an idiot.



B - Crew loves you.
Oct 19 2007 11:06PM
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anton...
Posts: 119 - Karma: 10
if all they do is ride park then there is nothing wrong with getting shorties...

but for most of us, we also love the pow pow and thus shorties just arent practical...


Oct 19 2007 11:09PM
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stompdat
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welcome to the life of lesser pow.
Oct 19 2007 11:13PM
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_R3iD
Posts: 443 - Karma: 18
well i find that smaller skis are easier to do rails, and spin on and off cuz u have more control
Oct 19 2007 11:21PM
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alexL
Posts: 512 - Karma: 28
shorter skis are somewhat lighter too but i dunno im 5'11'" and im alot more comfortable with longer skis
Oct 19 2007 11:26PM
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Pwn.Mode
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I'll spin just as fast as any of you people on short skis, trust me; first spin of the year was a 540 off of some little mogal humper at the basin, if you cant spin with long skis you wont be able to with short ones. Longer skis are faster, more stable on landings and at higher speeds so they're alot better for jumps. better edge hold for all mt.
Oct 19 2007 11:33PM
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tjski
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true but i would bet 171 ski would be best for you if you like shorter skis, cuz they would hold up better all mountain.
Oct 19 2007 11:37PM
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Chucktheweasel
Posts: 553 - Karma: 156
Longer skis are way more stable, especially on jumps. With short skis I feel like I'm going to fall on my face all the time. Haha, grow a pair and man up. Eh, but it's all preference, so do what you want and have fun on the hill.

Oct 19 2007 11:40PM
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Piste.Off
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im 5'9 i have 170s and they go just over the top of my head
Oct 19 2007 11:43PM
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Pwn.Mode
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your eyebrows? i have 176's and armadas have longer nose/tail then most and they're just to the top of my head.
Oct 19 2007 11:48PM
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Piste.Off
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maybe i suck at measuriing and im not 5'9 but they go to the top of my head. without boots on
Oct 19 2007 11:54PM
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Chucktheweasel
Posts: 553 - Karma: 156
Haha, I'm 177cm tall which is I believe about 5' 8" or 5' 9". 170 should be around your eyes.
Oct 19 2007 11:59PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
The problem with short skis is the claimers who huck themselves to see how far they can spin and then shove it in everyones faces.  Ex. Kid at my mountain is 5'3" and rides 140s so he can spin faster. It also turns out that hes the most coccky kid at the mountain.
Oct 20 2007 12:28AM
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Pwn.Mode
Posts: 1061 - Karma: 10

haha claimers! just do shifty 3's and steeze them out, doesnt matter how much you can spin.

Oct 20 2007 12:30AM
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bigwhite.steeze
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meh im 5'7 and ride 171's and dont find it any harder to spin then on short skis...when i huck on short skis i just end up going off axis...
Oct 20 2007 12:34AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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Lighter than longer skis, you have more control, you look at the pros normally ride 181s but for big air they ride skis in the high 160s low 170s
Oct 20 2007 12:56AM
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Pwn.Mode
Posts: 1061 - Karma: 10

Click for larger image yeah them are not the 188's

Click for larger image them are wait 181's i guess thats not big enough.

Click for larger image  i guess he got a custom graphic made for x games big air so it looks like a 181

you're a retard pros dont ride small skis.

Oct 20 2007 1:12AM
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jca
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yeah im 5'6 and i ride 186 and 179
so much easier to ski a long ski thats mounted forward
Oct 20 2007 1:17AM
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Capurnicus
Posts: 9947 - Karma: 1,886
You know I wouldn't really worry about what length skis other people are riding on. They're not on your feet. And what makes you the authority on ski lengths? They can ski whatever length they want, it shouldn't really concern you. I don't know why you would care what size someone's skis are.
Oct 20 2007 1:44AM
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hollygrove
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The thing with this site is, majority of poeple DONT ski powder. I know, I know, it's hard to believe, but somehow they manage...
Oct 20 2007 1:45AM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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im 5,4' and i ride 150s haha no those are just for when im fooling around.i ride 165 and 90 at waist and thats perfect size enything smaller for pow is retardeed
Oct 20 2007 1:53AM
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quebecfreestyler
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short skis= ok for urban and jibbing but real bad for jumps,get you into spinning fast without knowing what you are doing.
Oct 20 2007 2:25AM
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yelsel
Posts: 12967 - Karma: 3,451
im considering getting a used pair of shorties just to progress more with spins on and off boxes etc...im 5'2 on 169s right now though and my soon to be seths will be 179s oh yes. size does matter! muhaha
Oct 20 2007 11:27AM
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dave44
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Holy muthafucka you like it long eh? 5'2 on some 179's... jesus
Oct 20 2007 11:32AM
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drewishish
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yeha pretty sure your no 5' 9" cause my 171 just go over the top of my head and im 5' 6"
Oct 20 2007 11:35AM
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steezyjibber
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5'5
171
Oct 20 2007 11:52AM
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yelsel
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haha yeah i definitely do. i could never go shorter than 169s

Oct 20 2007 11:56AM
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MadSteezin
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Most likely this is the reason.
Oct 20 2007 12:55PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
my new skis will be a lot heavier/longer than my old skis so they will be heavier compared to my weight. so...

Am i lying to myself that i will be able to balance on rails easier since my center of gravity is lower cuz of the heavier skis???
Oct 20 2007 2:35PM
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charmander
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what? im 5' 7" and my dads170's touch my eyebrows
yor probly morlike 4' 9"
Oct 20 2007 3:30PM
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mike_e
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are you sure? im 5'5'' and 167's go over my head by only like an inch
Oct 20 2007 3:40PM
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steezyjibber
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yeah uh... my 171's go above my head like 2 inches, and im 5'5 only so..
Oct 20 2007 3:50PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Im 6'2 an was stuck on 165s for the past 4 years cuz i couldtn afford new skis, now i have 179s for the park an i love their feelings so much more, im not anygood, still just gettin started in the park but i feel a lot more comfortable on longer skis, picked up 189s for the pow an im so excited to get on em
Oct 20 2007 4:30PM
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Max-Steeze
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exactly
Oct 20 2007 7:29PM
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