 Poster: A snowHead
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I've skied for about 10 years and am probably a very good intermediate standard. I carve the piste hard and fast but also like messing around in the park and popping off the side of the piste, 180's, skiing backwards etc. Always have hired race/piste skis but now want something that offers a little more in the park. Saying that, 75% of my skiing will still be fast piste skiing.
My wife is getting me skis for christmas (delayed I know) and I'm probably going to get either Scott Punisher or Salomon Suspect (unless anyone recommends anything else???). Which do people recommend?
I'm also worried about getting them too long - what size do I get (bearing in mind I'm 5'10", 13 stone and I usually have 165-168 piste skis) - the scott's are 172 - is that too long?
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too short I would've said
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gets my vote 
they will ski about 5cm shorter being twins so they could be a little on the short side for you
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OK, but presumably the 182's will be too long? Just on the basis that I've never skied on skis that long. don't want it to be ruined!
desicions decisions!
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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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| Saying that, 75% of my skiing will still be fast piste skiing. |
Not the Suspects, then. And kevindonkleywood makes a very good point about twin-tips skiing shorter than the piste skis which you've used before.
Can you get to a Snowdome to test a few pairs? I know it's not the same as the real thing, but you can get a fairly good idea about how you personally get along with the ski...
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I have the Punishers. 182. I'm 85kg and 6'2". They do ski short being twins so more like 177. If you are doing more off-piste then go longer than you think. They're really good on-piste, quick edge to edge and will blast through most stuff. Off-piste they are pretty good but lack real float. You have to work harder.
But with any all mountain ski you have to compromise performance for versatility.
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I'm 5 foot 9 and just over 70kg, i've demoed the suspect and punisher back to back in a snowdome. Punisher was a much better ski (suspect could be better for freestyle, I wouldn't know as I'm crap at it), the 172 was a tad short fro me. Fun ski though, if a little soft.
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