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How long skis you like?

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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
Do you like your skis shorter/longer than you or same lenght? How does the lenght affect your skiing? Im 5'7 and I skied last season with 169 k2s, broke them and got cheap 175 coreupts. Lenght was good imo but considering a bit shorter skis for next season. Not sure yet :D Tell me your opinions :D
Aug 2 2013 5:40PM
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Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
My height for park skis, slightly taller for pow skis
Aug 2 2013 5:44PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
:o
Aug 2 2013 8:34PM
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Dr.Dickless
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 1,392
Im 6'3" and I ride 171's all mountain 181's for powder
Aug 2 2013 9:44PM
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SamMcChesney
Posts: 2905 - Karma: 2,199
I am 6 feet tall and will be riding 181's this year.
Aug 3 2013 1:24AM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
5'8 and I ride 182s, 186s and 180s

That makes me a better skier than you
Aug 3 2013 1:31AM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
What do you ride? And how do you like the longer ski?
Aug 3 2013 1:52AM
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No.Quarter
Posts: 5257 - Karma: 16,965
300cm go big or go home
Aug 3 2013 2:02AM
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No.Quarter
Posts: 5257 - Karma: 16,965
By the way did anyone else read the title in kind of a Borat voice. If not, try it
Aug 3 2013 2:32AM
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Rodigan
Posts: 1302 - Karma: 1,868
5'10 , i ride 176 on3p / 178 Line.
Aug 3 2013 7:28AM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
How do you like them?
Aug 3 2013 9:10AM
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GrahamGould
Posts: 713 - Karma: 2,439
I generally just get the longest size available for whatever ski I get
Aug 3 2013 9:49AM
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Pancake_Fucker
Posts: 1843 - Karma: 1,923
I'm 5'11 and ride 179 hellbents. Next pow ski I'm going above 180 for sure
Aug 3 2013 12:29PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
length
Aug 3 2013 12:41PM
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radish
Posts: 405 - Karma: 351
5'10 150lbs 180 for park, 186 for pow
Aug 3 2013 12:53PM
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Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
5'11" I ski a 181 park ski (armada pipe cleaner) and a 191 pow ski (on3p caylor) and those seem to work fine for me. If you're a good enough skier to handle a bigger ski, the larger size will reward you with added stability, which is nice.
Aug 4 2013 12:20PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
Does it affect alot the way you can butter/press?
Aug 4 2013 12:26PM
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Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
I never really butter/press on my pow skis, but presses on the pipe cleaners are still very doable.
Aug 4 2013 12:33PM
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ThundaKilla
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 3,781
Im 6'2", my cambered park skis are 182 and my rockered park skis are 186. If i was to buy pow sksi they would be 191s.
Aug 4 2013 12:42PM
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Wolfgang.
Posts: 807 - Karma: 866
I ride skis a bit taller than me, I find landing is more stable and the riding feels smoother.
Aug 4 2013 1:42PM
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profa_212
Posts: 8949 - Karma: 36,479
5'10" and 150ish lbs...179 k2 domains.....192 benchetlers...178 night trains.
Aug 4 2013 1:52PM
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profa_212
Posts: 8949 - Karma: 36,479
5'10" and 150ish lbs...179 k2 domains.....192 benchetlers...178 night trains.
Aug 4 2013 1:57PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
How do you like the domains?
Aug 4 2013 2:22PM
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Lick
Posts: 1927 - Karma: 518
6 feet tall.

I ride 181 thalls, and 159 codas for sick rail work (lol just kidding, i only ride those during our annual rail jam, which has a whole 4 people in it)
Aug 4 2013 3:37PM
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profa_212
Posts: 8949 - Karma: 36,479
I love them....my favorite ski thus far.
Aug 5 2013 5:20PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,664
how about some metric conversions sheesh

i'm 5'11 which is 180.3 cm and my jeronimos are 182 cm, perfect fit
Aug 5 2013 6:37PM
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Balbertt
Posts: 1585 - Karma: 4,723
I am also 6 foot, and also have 181 thalls. OMG TWINNING.
Aug 5 2013 7:28PM
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EasyEast
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 118
I'm 5' 8" and I ski 176/177 park skis mounted at center
Aug 5 2013 7:55PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
How does butters/presses work on longer skis?
Aug 6 2013 2:54AM
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HolySchimmel
Posts: 1601 - Karma: 1,297
wish there were some park skis that are a bit longer than the average 185 max lenght. I'm like 1,96m and my pow skis are like 2cm bigger than me (self built skis). But for park I am on 185s atm and I feel like they could be a bit longer!
Aug 6 2013 7:01AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14502 - Karma: 10,728
6'1" skied an 86 for park, 89 one lifes for pow but they are the smallest 89's ever.
Aug 6 2013 9:01AM
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saskskier
Posts: 4774 - Karma: 10,005
6'3-4" and I'm on 189 New Life's. generally I find the longest available length.
Aug 6 2013 1:35PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
if its the same height as me ill ride it for park, taller than me for pow. im like 5'10
Aug 6 2013 6:36PM
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