Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
Am looking into buying a set of Salomon 1080's at the moment, but I am a little confused over what size to buy.
I would describe myself as a competent intermediate that can tackle all pisted runs, a little off-piste + like to have a bit of fun in the park as well.
I have skied on 1080's about 3 times now, the last time was on 161cm's - which I personally think were a little short (i'm now 6' 0" and 85kg's) so was gonna buy some 171cm's. However when looking into them I have had a few ski shops tell me that I should actually go for 181cm's - as I do more pisted runs, with a little of the other stuff.
Hence, I am now very confused and not really sure what size to go for. Has anyone got any wisdom on this matter.
Thanks in advance...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm 5'9" and weigh 11.5 stone - I wanted to try 161 but was advised to go for 171.
If you're playing in the park mostly, then 161. If you;re always off piste, 181 (or better still some pocket rockets). For an all round ski, it's a toss up between 171 and 181 for you. Personally, I don;t care about speed and like the idea of manoeuvrability so would go for the shorter length. You however are taller and (I think - my maths ain;t great) heavier, so should prbably go for 181
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Stub, welcome to snowheads, I don't know about wisdom here, maybe lots of conflicting advice. Ski length, as far as I'm concerned, is almost irrelevant now, size is more to do with weight. I am surprised that a shop would advise you to go for a longer ski if most of your skiing is on piste. I'm almost the same weight as you but shorter and the biggest skis I use are Dynstar Bigs which are 184cms, they're almost exclusively used for off-piste. For twin-tips nothing longer than 167 cms and for most piste skiing anything around 174cms. I think the bottom line is whatever feels most comfortable to you. I'd wait to til you go skiing and then hire the skis you want in a few different sizes, maybe even throw in a different pair just to see what happens, say a pair of Rossignol Scratch, you might be surprised.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Fri 29-10-04 16:53; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I really am confused now + I think the best course of action is to go and try a few out before I buy. I did have my heart set on 1080's - but I suppose i had dismissed quite a few others without trying them out.
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Best thing to do is demo different lengths and see for yourself. with twintips you can deduct 5-6cm from the ski's running length anyway as the tail of the ski does not come in contact with the snow. if you plan to go off piste in the future then a longer ski will give you better flotation. but if you mainly stick to piste/park then shorter might be better. i (72kg/187cm) do mainly off piste and ski a 190 twintip and love it.
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