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DaLiNeRiDEr21
Posts: 3687 - Karma: 39

i am 5'6 sking 158 rossi scratches are they to short?

Dec 7 2008 5:29PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Yes!
Dec 7 2008 5:30PM
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skisquaw@420
Posts: 1802 - Karma: 13
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Dec 7 2008 5:32PM
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Twig
Posts: 6438 - Karma: 60,707
yes by at least 10cm
Dec 7 2008 5:33PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
Posts: 3687 - Karma: 39

are the skiable

Dec 7 2008 5:58PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Define skieable haha.  I'd do everything you can to get a longer pair of skis.
Dec 7 2008 6:00PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14535 - Karma: 11,045
they are skiable but you will find them less stable because they are so short.
Dec 7 2008 6:31PM
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JDon
Posts: 282 - Karma: 15
They would make sick urban skis. For park and all mountain they are wayyy too short I'd say. If i were you I would look at 165 and up or so. More around the 170 range would be right i think. It takes a while to get used to longer skis but they are much more stable and powerful and you will like it.
Dec 7 2008 6:51PM
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FreeBallin
Posts: 1845 - Karma: 17
you need a ski in the 177 range
Dec 7 2008 7:02PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
You definitely do not need longer skis. 158s will be fine, you're like 4" shorter than me and I can still rip my old ARVs, which are 165s. If you're not actually hitting huge jumps alot, and spinning them, then you should be fine. It also depends on weight, what you're skiing, etc etc. I don't see why 158 would be too short, but a little more info would help.
Dec 7 2008 7:09PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
You are wrong.
Dec 7 2008 8:29PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
not necessarily "wrong". some people like short skis. but i like him, would say yes, longer will probably be better
Dec 7 2008 10:42PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
yea really, my karmas are 161, im 5 10 160 lbs, and theyre fine, i dont get why ns is so longgg ski-centric.
Dec 7 2008 10:44PM
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FreeBallin
Posts: 1845 - Karma: 17
listen to this dude.  I am 5"6 140 and i use to ride 169's for a few years.  Finally decided to get 179 anthems and then 177 STL's.  I would never go any smaller now after riding a longer ski.  Unless you plan on only doing urban, sell them and go bigger.  I think anyone that tells you different has never hit a serious jump line before where that little extra stability is needed. 
Dec 8 2008 8:31AM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7887 - Karma: 22,457
be careful, because some guy just made a thread about how he got 176 Suspects because people on here recommended longer skis, and he wishes he had gotten a shorter pair. Just sayin'. On a different note, my little brother was riding 145 Salomons for 2 seasons cause he got them free. He could spin like crazy on them, cause they weighed nothing, but he had to stick every landing perfectly if he didn't want to explode. He has 165 TNKs this year, so we will see how those turn out when there is some snow around........
Dec 8 2008 9:40AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
Posts: 3687 - Karma: 39
yea i have the money and all..............its just the matter of proving it to my dad that i need a new pair
Dec 8 2008 9:50AM
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skiP.E.I.
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sorry, the guy's thread was about chronics. https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/401036/
Dec 8 2008 9:50AM
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popNfresh44
Posts: 3757 - Karma: 44
they would probably be good for urban because you can spin real fast and the tips would be less likely to catch on the rail because they are so short. try some crazy lipslides with them!

but for allaround skiing yea id say they are too short. I'm 5'8 and i was skiing some 164s as park skis last season, and they were so unstable in the air. un-butterable as well
Dec 8 2008 11:28AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
Posts: 3687 - Karma: 39
i am looking to get the 169 walls
Dec 8 2008 11:54AM
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FreeBallin
Posts: 1845 - Karma: 17
pretty good choice or see if you can find something in the low 170's range
Dec 8 2008 12:46PM
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