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Ski length

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Widder_ga_2
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I'm 20, 5'5-5'6, 130lb. I was wondering what you guys recommendations were for ski length for me. I ski all mountain and a good bit of park. Like fairly decent sized jumps and jibs. I don't see powder very often living on ice coast. I currently have been riding 2014 K2 sights at 159cm since 2015. Definitely feel I need a longer ski. Been looking at some but wondering how big I can handle. I feel 170ish would be pretty safe but been eyeing some around 178. Does that sound too big for me? I've been skiing since age 3 so I'm pretty comfortable on my feet in all situations just don't wanna get stuck on something I'm not enjoying because it's too big. Thanks.
Apr 3 2020 1:57AM
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Non_State_Actor
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Widder_ga_2I'm 20, 5'5-5'6, 130lb. I was wondering what you guys recommendations were for ski length for me. I ski all mountain and a good bit of park. Like fairly decent sized jumps and jibs. I don't see powder very often living on ice coast. I currently have been riding 2014 K2 sights at 159cm since 2015. Definitely feel I need a longer ski. Been looking at some but wondering how big I can handle. I feel 170ish would be pretty safe but been eyeing some around 178. Does that sound too big for me? I've been skiing since age 3 so I'm pretty comfortable on my feet in all situations just don't wanna get stuck on something I'm not enjoying because it's too big. Thanks.


Are there particular skis you're looking at?

You can handle 175+ easily. It just sort of depends on what kind of skiing you prioritize and also what ski.

I'm 5'7" 140 and own 181s and 185s. I don't really ski park and am not looking to spin fast or do swaps or tech rail tricks where smaller skis are advantageous.
Apr 3 2020 2:07AM
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Widder_ga_2
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mystery3Are there particular skis you're looking at?

You can handle 175+ easily. It just sort of depends on what kind of skiing you prioritize and also what ski.

I'm 5'7" 140 and own 181s and 185s. I don't really ski park and am not looking to spin fast or do swaps or tech rail tricks where smaller skis are advantageous.

I was looking at a pair of J ski all plays. Just the particular pair I came across I could only get in 178.
Apr 3 2020 2:16AM
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Widder_ga_2
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mystery3Are there particular skis you're looking at?

You can handle 175+ easily. It just sort of depends on what kind of skiing you prioritize and also what ski.

I'm 5'7" 140 and own 181s and 185s. I don't really ski park and am not looking to spin fast or do swaps or tech rail tricks where smaller skis are advantageous.


Also an old pair of Line anthems in good condition, also in 178
Apr 3 2020 2:18AM
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Widder_ga_2
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I would say I am probably looking for more of a park ski if that's a factor in the skis length
Apr 3 2020 2:28AM
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crustyboot.420
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I'm exactly the same size and I ski 170 in park and 175 in backcountry. Works well.
Apr 3 2020 3:25AM
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k_tivnan
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I’m the same size as you and I use 169-171 mostly for park.
Apr 3 2020 8:36AM
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AsherDonati24
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I would go mid 170. It also depend how much rocker the ski has. If it has more rocker, you might want to go a little longer.
Apr 3 2020 9:19AM
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sijbot
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AsherDonati24I would go mid 170. It also depend how much rocker the ski has. If it has more rocker, you might want to go a little longer.

this. Plus the stiffness of the ski. If it’s softer then a longer ski will be more stable then a shorter one.
Apr 3 2020 4:35PM
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