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Thick Pow skis?!!??

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silvas_gram
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Would running pow skis that are 20mm taller than I am be too difficult to control? Why does every company that makes insane pow skis (lotus, ARG II, blizzards) so fucking tall? Are you supposed to run them large??!?!?!?!
Dec 6 2019 12:41PM
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hi_vis360
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any ski with lots of rocker skis short. Not sure how well you know metric but 20 mm is less than an inch. Maybe you mean 20 cm? If so, that's pretty long but if you're an aggressive skier you'll be fine
Dec 6 2019 12:45PM
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Nuno812
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If you are a strong skier they should not be a problem. Pow skis tend to run long because they usually have lots of rocker in the tip and or tail, thus having a much shorter effective edge relative to overall length. A ton of rocker will help you float, and a short turn radius will help make them smear/slash and feel playful. I am 5’9 and have no issue with the 188+ pow skis I have owned.
Dec 6 2019 12:45PM
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silvas_gram
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pinkcamo1000any ski with lots of rocker skis short. Not sure how well you know metric but 20 mm is less than an inch. Maybe you mean 20 cm? If so, that's pretty long but if you're an aggressive skier you'll be fine


yeah my bad, cm
Dec 6 2019 12:45PM
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Youngm_IPCME
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silvas_gramWould running pow skis that are 20mm taller than I am be too difficult to control? Why does every company that makes insane pow skis (lotus, ARG II, blizzards) so fucking tall? Are you supposed to run them large??!?!?!?!


The rocker will make the underfoot portion of the ski pretty short. Yes, you are supposed to run large for better flotation. No, you probably won’t find skis less than an inch taller than you them difficult to control.


Damn, okay we all responded within a minute of each other

**This post was edited on Dec 6th 2019 at 12:48:53pm
Dec 6 2019 12:46PM
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silvas_gram
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nuno81291If you are a strong skier they should not be a problem. Pow skis tend to run long because they usually have lots of rocker in the tip and or tail, thus having a much shorter effective edge relative to overall length. A ton of rocker will help you float, and a short turn radius will help make them smear/slash and feel playful. I am 5’9 and have no issue with the 188+ pow skis I have owned.


Thanks!
Dec 6 2019 12:47PM
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silvas_gram
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Young_IPMCThe rocker will make the underfoot portion of the ski pretty short. Yes, you are supposed to run large for better flotation. No, you probably won’t find skis less than an inch taller than you them difficult to control.


na 20 cm
Dec 6 2019 12:48PM
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LukasSchroeder
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silvas_gramna 20 cm

How tall are you and what skiis are you looking at getting?
Dec 6 2019 5:15PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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20 cm or mm?

My skis are 5cm taller than me and I love em
Dec 8 2019 3:34PM
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Youngm_IPCME
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silvas_gramna 20 cm

Botique pow skis are a niche within a niche, inside a niche sport. Because the companies you mentioned are selling to dads that are usually like 5’10”, they’re going to try to cater to that as much as they can. You can always choose a brand with a wider audience, I noticed the k2 pontoon goes down to 169
Dec 8 2019 10:13PM
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silvas_gram
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LukasSchroederHow tall are you and what skiis are you looking at getting?


im 5 10 and the skis would be 8 inches taller than I am, full rocker
Dec 9 2019 10:17AM
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silvas_gram
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Young_IPMCBotique pow skis are a niche within a niche, inside a niche sport. Because the companies you mentioned are selling to dads that are usually like 5’10”, they’re going to try to cater to that as much as they can. You can always choose a brand with a wider audience, I noticed the k2 pontoon goes down to 169


but they are full rocker
Dec 9 2019 10:18AM
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Biffbarf
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With that math you're saying these skis you found are 198's?
Dec 9 2019 12:02PM
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silvas_gram
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BiffbarfWith that math you're saying these skis you found are 198's?


yeah something like that
Dec 9 2019 12:13PM
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Biffbarf
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silvas_gramyeah something like that


I mean, tall people would enjoy them but you don't have to ski them. I'm not 'ski 198's' tall but I'm sure if I was I'd be psyched that they'd be available. I'm not sure the point of this thread
Dec 9 2019 12:28PM
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LukasSchroeder
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silvas_gramim 5 10 and the skis would be 8 inches taller than I am, full rocker

There’s plenty of pow skis out there that offer lengths that are ~180cm (6ft) and even shorter. But as people have said, rockered skis run shorter. I’d say get anything between 170-188cm - depending how you feel about length
Dec 9 2019 1:17PM
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