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Changing ski sizes?

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jakedubas
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I just bought a pair of 169cm skis, and this season i rode 148cm skis. Will the transition be hard? Will it slow me down from learning stuff this year? is there anything i can do to make the transition feel like nothing? And lastly will doing flips that i did on 148's be harder on 169's? Sorry about all the questions.
Sep 30 2013 8:52PM
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a_burger
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you probably won't notice the difference if you haven't been skiing all summer.
Sep 30 2013 8:58PM
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ttave514
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last season i went from 141 to 155. It didnt felle difeerent. also you probably havent skied all summen so youll kinda have to "learn to ski again" anyways
Sep 30 2013 8:59PM
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gohamsam
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youll be fine assuming both pairs were park skis. i made almost the exact same switch a few years ago (141s to 168s) and i was fine. youll notice a difference but it wont be too big and it might take a little bit to get 100% comfortable with doing flips but youll be fine after a day
Sep 30 2013 8:59PM
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jakedubas
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well i did ski this summer at snowflex, and i tried my friends 166's for a run and it felt really awkward, i hit and urban rail and it felt very weird.
Sep 30 2013 9:02PM
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T.O.
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Did you grow or gain weight over the summer?
Sep 30 2013 9:05PM
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jakedubas
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not really.
Sep 30 2013 9:07PM
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luke.smart
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that might be a big transition, I'm switching from 150 to 161 and I'm thinking that It might be a hard transition, but most likely not. How tall are you?
Sep 30 2013 9:24PM
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jakedubas
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i am 5 foot 8
Sep 30 2013 9:29PM
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50Kal
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Im 5'9'' and ride 176. you should be fine unless you can't ski.
Sep 30 2013 9:34PM
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luke.smart
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holy, you were on wayy to short of a ski last year defiantly go 169.
Sep 30 2013 10:31PM
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luke.smart
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I'm 5'2 and I'm going with 161, so defiantly go with 169
Sep 30 2013 10:32PM
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NinetyFour
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I'm 5'10" and I'll be riding 172's and 185's both park skis. I don't die switching between the two so I'd go for it.
Sep 30 2013 11:29PM
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orangepeelz
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I went from a whopping 147 to 171... But I'm not worried.
Oct 1 2013 1:43AM
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BirtDike
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Did you guys grow or something? If so, than dont worry about size difference. You get much stronger as you get older/taller and youll learn to like longer skis. take that with a grain of salt.


Oct 1 2013 3:54AM
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Peter.
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172 is pretty short for a 5'10" person
Oct 1 2013 9:14AM
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luke.smart
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He uses 184's too
Oct 1 2013 10:52AM
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luke.smart
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185**
Oct 1 2013 10:52AM
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jakedubas
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undefined
Oct 1 2013 3:47PM
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Wizerd
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I went from a 151 to a 171 and they felt better and I was used to them after 2 runs
Oct 1 2013 3:58PM
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Cotter
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The skis should feel way more stable, when I switched from 176 to 185 the longer length felt much better on jumps
Oct 1 2013 4:04PM
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jakedubas
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i got my skis a couple months before ski season and then i grew a bunch through out ski season.
Oct 1 2013 8:15PM
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luke.smart
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ok well anyways go 169, you won't notice much
Oct 1 2013 8:34PM
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DeRizzo
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You probably wont turn on a dime anymore but you'll have more stability. I'm the same height as you and I ride 168's so I can personally say I love the size and I think it's perfect.
Oct 1 2013 8:39PM
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ermz
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i'm 5'8 and i was on 167 carve skis to 184 twins...only felt weird for a day
Oct 10 2013 10:53AM
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