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Has my friend goofed up his purchase of skis !?

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Been trying to offer some advice to my friend on the purchase of some new skis in the sales, these will be for him to do a snoworks course in Jan.

I found some Atomic panics which sounded about right and as he is 6.0'/182cm and 84kg and recommended he get the 181cm length as they are a rockered twin tip at £290inc bindings.

He then texted me to say that he found them cheaper but got the 173cm at £220......

Should he send them back or struggle with them as have persuaded him to do the all terrain course !
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
If he can ski he will be just fine.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
I'd say they are too small for his weight and height.......
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A 173 all mountain ski is on the short side for someone with those stats but with a rockered tip & rockered twin tail they're gonna ski really short so I'd change 'em.
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Depends what level skier he is. They're an intermediate ski so if he's a Phil Smith cautious level 3/4 they'll be good for him to progress on although he'll probably outgrow them quite quickly. If he's an adventurous 4/5 he'd be better off on something both stiffer and longer - say Atomic Theories in a 177.
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Just texted him now to cancel the order, found some 181's only a little bit more.

Thx for confirming my thoughts !
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Should have let him suffer - if he's a grown man who ignores advice because he found something cheaper then it's his lookout.
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fatbob, You're a harsh man! Very Happy
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foxtrotzulu, Harsh but fair - the mollycoddling has denied him a valuable lesson in MTFU as he whined about his short little skis in variable conditions.
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fatbob, hahaha luckily he mtfu and cancelled the order and got the 181cm, interesting you mention the theories Raceplate, as edge and wax reckon the panics ski a bit like the original theories still all solved. see you all on the forum probably in late November !!! NehNeh
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2planks, I don't see an issue with the length. I am significantly heavier than he is and would have gone for the 173.
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Mistress Panda, even for variable snow duties??
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Mistress Panda, have you ever skied anything longer?? Makes a huge difference in stability and off piste/cruddy snow performance......
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Mosha Marc, yes.

kitenski, yes. And it does - it means I fall over a lot more often from trying to turn a mahoosive long ski.
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2planks, make him join snowHead snowHead snowHead and ask his own questions...
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