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PeppermillRenoFischer Ranger 108 - 202 cm
Volkl Shiros 118 - 203 cm
Kastle FX HP 95 - 189 cm
I'm 6-4 and like long skis I hate the feeling that you might go over the handlebars. The Kastle's I should have center mounted though I put them 1cm back and can't really flex them like I would like to. Its very disappointing that companies are making skis shorter and shorter.
BigPurpleSkiSuitI was a little too close to buying 218 cm race skis yesterday for no reason whatsoever
Willy_The_KidTo all my lanky fuckers on the mountain: what skies do you ride? I am 6'4, and I ride 181cm volkl revolt 95s. I wanna get a new pair of skies for the season, but i would really like to get some longer skies, to match my proportions. Any suggestions to what a good alternative is?
MastePoleWhackerI’m 6’7” and I ride 192cm Armada JJs. They’re good skis, but the more I lift and put on weight theyre getting a little bit soft for what I want.
SofaKingSickcan't really blame them though, long skis just don't get bought nearly as much as shorter ones
PeppermillRenoI don't think this is the case. With how rockered the skis are becoming there are a lot of folks out there that can handle more ski at an expert level. My Volkls ski long and the Kastle's too bc I didn't mount them where I should have to really get that pop out of turns but the 202 Rangers ski like they are 180s with the shorter turn radius and rocker. They are stupidly heavy with frame bindings and not really great at anything. I'd love to put that frame set up on something else close to it in length in that same 108 range.
I think lots of people would love to try some of the current skis in the market in a 198-200 range and feel like strong skiers over 6' that weigh a little more would as well. Plenty of dudes are over 6'2 or weigh over 220 lbs. They're forced to buy the same shit a guy who is average height but rips would. Lots of dudes are in the 5-10 to 6-1 range.
Why the fuck can't Volkl make the Katana in 196 anymore like they used to? People are really buying out all the short offerings I don't buy that.
**This post was edited on Oct 20th 2022 at 7:04:15pm
r00kie191 Kartels, probably should have gone 186
186? Moment Commander 98s. Much better length.
PeppermillRenoI don't think this is the case. With how rockered the skis are becoming there are a lot of folks out there that can handle more ski at an expert level. My Volkls ski long and the Kastle's too bc I didn't mount them where I should have to really get that pop out of turns but the 202 Rangers ski like they are 180s with the shorter turn radius and rocker. They are stupidly heavy with frame bindings and not really great at anything. I'd love to put that frame set up on something else close to it in length in that same 108 range.
I think lots of people would love to try some of the current skis in the market in a 198-200 range and feel like strong skiers over 6' that weigh a little more would as well. Plenty of dudes are over 6'2 or weigh over 220 lbs. They're forced to buy the same shit a guy who is average height but rips would. Lots of dudes are in the 5-10 to 6-1 range.
Why the fuck can't Volkl make the Katana in 196 anymore like they used to? People are really buying out all the short offerings I don't buy that.
**This post was edited on Oct 20th 2022 at 7:04:15pm
PsychicMigration6'4 and riding 181s is like riding a childs ski. I'm 5'9 and ski a 176 or bigger for pow. Just get a pair of snow blades already.
