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Picking out new skis

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Ukrainian-Vibe
Posts: 25 - Karma: -11
Ok so i live on the east coast, 16 and wanna change it up a bit for next season and try some park stuff. Im 5'8 135 lbs and the skis i ride this year are 158cm. Anyways i found two pairs of skis I like, both older (and cheap like 100 bucks), salomon 1080s Spaceframes 161cm and 1080 FOILS 166cm. Im looking to get some light but cheap skis without bindings for liike under 300 bucks (im aiming for 200). Any help/ suggestions on what i should get?

thanks +k for good advice
Feb 23 2011 10:50PM
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Ukrainian-Vibe
Posts: 25 - Karma: -11
both of those salomon 1080s have bindings on them barely used
Feb 23 2011 10:59PM
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Banane.
Posts: 3102 - Karma: 414
You better go whit the 166cm, but they still too short. If you can find something in the 170 ~ 177 cm its will be great. Btw cant say much, never ride either.
Feb 23 2011 11:40PM
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cSPROULL
Posts: 91 - Karma: 89
Line Mastermind...
Feb 24 2011 1:20PM
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RudyGarmisch
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166, they'll do fine for your first year in the park. What you should spend money on though are some good bindings - if you invest now when you need them, you can pull them off the old skis and keep using them for a few more years. FKS 14, S916's, all good bindings you can find used on NS and TGR for about $200 and will last you multiple seasons.
Feb 24 2011 2:21PM
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Ukrainian-Vibe
Posts: 25 - Karma: -11
ok thanks I think ill go short for next season the only reason being is I go into the woods and in glades a lot.. so if i could get the shorter 1s i can do park and glades... maybe after i get more into park ill get longer skis
Feb 24 2011 5:12PM
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