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BraybladeRecently I have seen lots of comments about the length of Andri Ragletti's skis, and although it is a personal choice, people have lots of different ideas of how long skis should be. What length did you choose and why? Is there a minimum length somebody should ski based on their height? I'm 5'10" and I ski a 183 faction prodigy. I ski mostly all mountain but dive into the park occasionally so I wanted a long ski that would be stable at high speed, but still soft and playful enough to hit some park laps.
B00NEYour skis should be around nose height on average. Your skis are probably too big for you. You want them around nose height because they’re more maneuverable for your height. Having a ski too big is like skiing on a railroad track
B00NEYour skis should be around nose height on average. Your skis are probably too big for you. You want them around nose height because they’re more maneuverable for your height. Having a ski too big is like skiing on a railroad track
BraybladeRecently I have seen lots of comments about the length of Andri Ragletti's skis, and although it is a personal choice, people have lots of different ideas of how long skis should be. What length did you choose and why? Is there a minimum length somebody should ski based on their height? I'm 5'10" and I ski a 183 faction prodigy. I ski mostly all mountain but dive into the park occasionally so I wanted a long ski that would be stable at high speed, but still soft and playful enough to hit some park laps.
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BallZach4205'9", 183s
B00NEYour skis should be around nose height on average. Your skis are probably too big for you. You want them around nose height because they’re more maneuverable for your height. Having a ski too big is like skiing on a railroad track
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donotreplyski length has always been a struggle for me haha im 5ft1"
so i have a pair of faction ct 2.0x 158 cm and a pair of chronic 164 cm . love both pairs there’s many skis i always wanted to purchase but i think i’d be riding way too long.. i don’t know what’s the longest length i could go up to ? i just feel like my options are more restricted
Substitute5'8" 155
Vision 98 186
Blackops 98 182
Stance 96 182
Bacon 184
Rock skis 171
**This post was edited on Feb 5th 2021 at 10:21:23am
B00NEYour skis should be around nose height on average. Your skis are probably too big for you. You want them around nose height because they’re more maneuverable for your height. Having a ski too big is like skiing on a railroad track
anders_atell me about the blackops 98 vs stance vs others you skied
SubstituteThe Blackops is my resort daily driver. I have really enjoyed it this season. It's damp, but not dead, not as poppy as the vision but stays more composed through chop and chunder. So far very happy with the Blackops. I've had it on hardpack, soft and firm bumps, in the woods, up to 5" of powder so far. It feels confident on everything I've had it on so far.
The stance is my hard snow ski, being that it has a couple sheets of metal. It's not as demanding as something like a Nordica Enforcer 94. The Stance is a very intuitive ski, easy to get on edge and make GS style turns. There's enough rocker in the tip and tail to easily release from turns and such. It's by far the most front side orientated ski I have.
The Visions are my touring skis, very light, however they are way more fun than other touring specific skis of a similar weight. Poppy, carvy, just fun all around. They don't like high speed through chop, especially firm chop. I just dial the speed back a bit when things get weird and it stays fine.
anders_alove the descriptions man! been wanting both the BO98 and stance.. but prices has been more than I've been wanting to pay, and not really a huge lack of skis... I did ride with a guy on them and it was just awesome to se him go jib and sidehit EVERYTHING.
vermontana6'0 175 lbs. Skis are between 183-185. Had some 188 CT2.0s but were a bit much for east coast trees and moguls.
183 prodigy 2.0 - east coast daily driver, these bad boys are stiffffff which makes them ski similarly to the 188 CT2.0 but with more maneuverability
185 Blogs - touring ski, ski shorter though as they're practically full rocker at this point in their life
185 JJ - pow sticks I keep at family home in MT for holiday skiing
Want to invest in some 190ish big day chargers at some point if I move back out west
SavageBiffProdigy’s are not stiff especially tips/tails and pre/post binding, they’re a little solid under food and somewhat torsionally capable but nowhere near stiff and the 2.0 is the softest of the prodigy lineup
SavageBiffProdigy’s are not stiff especially tips/tails and pre/post binding, they’re a little solid under food and somewhat torsionally capable but nowhere near stiff and the 2.0 is the softest of the prodigy lineup
