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Ski size

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MoistAbode
Posts: 1132 - Karma: 37
ok so i'm 5'8,150lbs. and just want to know what size ski i should get.
Mar 22 2008 7:07AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
what type of skis? pow ski? all mountain/everything? park?
Mar 22 2008 9:18AM
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powderski14
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
im about 5'9 and i ride 166's and 171's and i still want bigger so i'd say somewhere round there depending on what you ski
Mar 22 2008 11:03AM
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messplay
Posts: 4483 - Karma: 1,066
169-174
Mar 22 2008 11:04AM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13839 - Karma: 7,704
It's hard to say unless you let us know what kind of stuff you ski and how aggressively.  For an average park ski I would say around 174.  A good rule of thumb is to get a ski about as tall as you are for average riding.  Adjust from there depending on your personal preferences.
Mar 22 2008 12:59PM
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MoistAbode
Posts: 1132 - Karma: 37
i ski park kinda still getting into it but outside the park i rip everything on the mountian agerresively unless its super icy and i can't hold an edge.
Mar 22 2008 4:08PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
absolutely no shorter then 170
Mar 22 2008 8:04PM
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joey.
Posts: 2087 - Karma: 3,337
go for 210cm's ... way easier to spin
Mar 22 2008 8:08PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
I'd look at something in the 170-175 range
Mar 22 2008 8:58PM
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Clifford996
Posts: 1288 - Karma: 28
you should just get lizzies 172
Mar 22 2008 9:08PM
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Skweebz
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BUMP FROM 3 YEARS AGO!
Feb 24 2011 5:45PM
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SCC-skis
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im 5'6" and i have 171 and they seem to be good but i want bigger
Feb 24 2011 6:56PM
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