Best height and weight for skiing?

Yes

Really doesn't matter how tall you are. Although weight does mean something. I mean being obese won't help but having some weight might help with speed. Height doesn't matter. there are a lot of tall and short skiers in the sport

I was 5'6 and about 120 last year and I felt too light. I'm 5'9 and 160 this year and seem to do pretty good.

Yea the taller and heavier you are the bigger your disadvantage is. I'm 6' 2" and theres certain things i cant do compared to my smaller friends. The feature really has to be tiny for it to make a difference but its definitely there, most noticably when backflipping off small stuff. All my small friends can lay out but ive gotta tuck up. It definitely hurts more to fall because youve gotta go a little bigger to make certain gaps. In terms of actual skill though, thats on the rider no matter the size.

eazy.Yea the taller and heavier you are the bigger your disadvantage is. I'm 6' 2" and theres certain things i cant do compared to my smaller friends. The feature really has to be tiny for it to make a difference but its definitely there, most noticably when backflipping off small stuff. All my small friends can lay out but ive gotta tuck up. It definitely hurts more to fall because youve gotta go a little bigger to make certain gaps. In terms of actual skill though, thats on the rider no matter the size.

I totally agree, I'm 6'1 lol

Sleazy.n.SteezyI was 5'6 and about 120 last year and I felt too light. I'm 5'9 and 160 this year and seem to do pretty good.

I've noticed that this year already. Last year I was even smaller. I didn't feel like I was skiing to my full potential or could handle by gear as well as others.

it varies. longer, bigger, more powerful legs can help in racing but the shorter you are the lower your centre of gravity so your balance is better.

i am 4,10 and 80pounds and i can flip and future spin like nothing

brett_fisheri am 4,10 and 80pounds and i can flip and future spin like nothing

damn it brett

brett_fisheri am 4,10 and 80pounds and i can flip and future spin like nothing

brett iz cule

My original thought was that it depended on what kind of skiing you are doing, sort of like surfing where smaller guys like Kelly Slater (160lbs 5'9) have a ton of success tearing up and tricking smaller waves while guys like Laird Hamilton at 6'3 215lbs have greater success surviving the repercussions of big wave surfing.

Although after some quick searches for heights and weights of pro skiers, both slope style and big mountain, the range of heights I weights I found was quite varied. From 5'7 (Dumont) to 6'5 (Liam Downey) with weights of 145lbs (Torin, a 23 year old Sage and Sammy Carlson) to Russ Henshaw at 190lbs (although I'm sure there are heavier pro skiers out there, but it is hard to find the weights of the guys who don't compete).

I think what is important is that your legs and the rest of your body can provide the necessary strength needed to ski out of the large impacts that occur while skiing. All the pros whose heights and weights I checked out are all in really good shape and are all pretty young. There seems to be no correlation between big guys being big mountain skiers and small guys being slope style skiers.

So to answer your question OP, in my opinion I think the ideal height/weight for a skier is 6'0 180lbs. Big enough to man handle your skis on tough terrain but not so big as to provide unnecessary stress on your body during tough impacts.

TL;DR: The most important thing is that you're healthy, in good shape and have the right gear for the job.

the bigger you are the harder you fall, the smaller you are the more you knuckle

If you're world cup fast in the super g or gs, you are probably around 200lbs and 6ft. There are exceptions but big dudes truck.

Any body type can be good at skiing, but to win a gold medal in the x games you can't be obese af.

I'm 6'3" 170 and I fucking cruise

ilikefoodMy original thought was that it depended on what kind of skiing you are doing, sort of like surfing where smaller guys like Kelly Slater (160lbs 5'9) have a ton of success tearing up and tricking smaller waves while guys like Laird Hamilton at 6'3 215lbs have greater success surviving the repercussions of big wave surfing.

Lol I love that I'm 120lbs when surfing. I get away with small board and still out paddle people on much bigger boards. I can't wait till summer. I have a longboard now, so all the waves shall be mine. And I fit into barrels cause I'm barely 5'5".

I agree with it mattering more about your fitness. Although I feel like if I was like 6'2" or super tall skiing would be sort of awkward, but I've never been that tall, obviously. So that's all conjecture. Plus side is I have no issues finding skis. Who doesn't make a 165-170 cm park ski?

Kelly slater is also not human and can surf anything. All those dudes are amazing shape though. Bigger dudes like Jordy Smith might be at a disadvantage in smaller surf, but they always have to much power and weight to throw around.

ColeSpencerReally doesn't matter how tall you are.

Yes it does. The lower your center of gravity, the better. At least on rails, I think being smaller is super advantageous.