 Poster: A snowHead
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Having just watched the excellent Bon Appetit folk on their 2 metre 40 cm wooden skis I thought I'd start the ski length equivalent of 'The Injury Tally':
I'm 5ft 7inches, 140 lbs.
In 1990 I started skiing on:
185 dynastars
then the progression in piste skis:
185
190
195
200
210
185
160
150
145 (for skiing with the kids when they were tiny, getting them on carpets and having them between my legs on buttons)
150
155
150
154
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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 187cms 82kgs
Started on 170 V-pros in 2005, then started to develop a quiver, it's grown progressively larger off piste and more diverse on, now I ski 195s or 193s off piste and 165s, 175s or 190s on piste, 185s for park.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm so looking forward to the "a personal history of ski widths" thread.
I draw the line at 168 ish these days. Sadly moguls just haven't been the same since lengths dropped below 195. However, my "every dog has its day theory" dictates that the 210 GS ski will one day make a comeback - just like flares, facial hair and platform shoes. Can but only hope.
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Started skiing in 1993. Can't remember the ski I skied on my first season.
I'm 188cm , 95 kg
1994
Hagan Classic
210cm
1995
Dynastar Yeti
190cm
1997
Olin Selkirk
108-75-98
195cm
1999
Volkl G40 Vertigo
115-80-103
198cm
2001
Rossignol Bandit XX
110-74-100
184cm
2002
Dynastar Intuitiv 74
113-74-109
182cm
2005
Salomon Equipe
125-65-109
170cm
2007
Blizzard Titan Cronus
123-88-111
173cm
2009
Movement Jam
136-85-117
173cm
2011
Head iSupershape Magnum
121-71-107
170cm
2012
Coreupt The Caspers
112-79-105
173cm
For the 2013 / 14 season
Majesty Local Hero
116-82-111
176cm
Idris Renard
116-71-100
175cm
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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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1971 - Fischer Blue Master 110cm
1973 - Fischer Red Master, 120cm
1977 - Kneissl Compacts, 150cm
1979 - Dynastar Equipe GT 175cm
1981 - Fischer RC4 Target, 190cm
1985 - Dynastar Omeglass 2, 203cm then GOLD COURSE SLs 203cm
1988 - Volkl Renntiger, 203cm
1989 - Rossignol 7S 201cm
1993 - Rossignol 7SK 201cm
1993 - Blizzard Firebird 215cm SG
2001 - Rossignol 9X 167cm
2003 - Rossi 9XO 160cm
2007 - Rossignol 9X Ti WC with WC box (190cm)*
2008 - Nordica Dobermann SL-R 165cm*
2008 - Rossignol 9x WC with WC box (183cm)
2009 - Rip'n'wud FRC 178cm
2011 - Volkl Mantra 176cm*
2012 - Volkl Racetiger GS 181cm*
* Still in use
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Fri 19-07-13 8:23; edited 2 times in total
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I've only ever owned 3 pairs of skis, 190cm Fischer-something-or-other in the early 90s (skinny 80s skis), then 174cm Atomic SX9 for a couple of seasons 2006 and 2008, then my current Rossignol Attraxion VI 162cm. My skis have gotten smaller and I have gotten considerably bigger. Height 174, weight about 2 stone too much... 
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5 foot 9, around 75kg.
When I hired skis in my teens I always used 159 slalomy skis, can't remember what though. Since then, that I've owned:
165 Dynastar Legend 8000
165 Dynastar Sultan 85
176 Dynastar Big Trouble
Currently in my quiver:
170 Atomic SX-something
176 Big Troubles (quiver killered, for rock skis)
185 Nordica Soul Riders
188 DOWN CD 7
190 Moment Bibby Pro
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Started in 1962 on 2.10m and stayed about that length till the middle of the 70s when I suddenly discovered something about 1.75m after my own Authier's had de-laminated and I had to hire a pair of skis at short notice.
From 1980 till about 2000 I skied on 1.90-1.95m and since then 1.70m and currently 1.75m.
Except that I have just bought some 99cm blades but haven't tried them yet 
I am about 1.78m and nowadays around 85kg.
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I listed mine then deleted them as I was embarassed at how long the list was. 
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Very tough to answer as my sl skis are 165 and my non-piste skis are 179.
In general through shortest was probably 155 as a child and 185 the longest (both straight skis).
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| fatbob wrote: |
| I listed mine then deleted them as I was embarassed at how long the list was. |
Aah go on
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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It's pretty hard to remember them all; but it started at 200, went down in stages to 165 and has now crept up to 191 again.
Widths is easy; they've just steadily got wider.
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1979 Fischer Futura 170 compacts
1980 Rosi Rocals 175
1980 Rosi Wings 190
1981 Pre 1200 200cm with Look 99RS added later (still in the garage got to get them serviced and go play on them again)
1983 and 1984 also played around on some downhill skis Atomic 240 I think
1984 to 1987 about 5 or 6 pairs of 150cm freestyle skis, broke most of them so all 2nd hand
2003 Atomic Beta Race 9,16
2005 K2 Crossfire 180 (guy in the shop tried to get me on 170!!!!!)
2009 Movement Source 185
Since then lots of test skis over 180 all getting wider and wider
2013 Really fancy a pair of Lefer's in 170 after testing them back in March, looks like its back to 1979 for me, well for piste stuff only.
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You know it makes sense.
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That was harder than expected.... killed some time at work though  excluding sh1tty teaching skis
172 Rossignol Excess jr.
165 Dynastar speed 63
160 Head World cup sl
155 Fischer RC4 sl
183 Dynastar Course 66
165 Rossignol 9S
155 Dynamic vr 27
165 Dynastar Omeglass 64
193 Scott Pure
170 Stöckli Rotor
168 Scott Crusade
192 Blizzard GS Worldcup
175 Atomic Charter
179 Head GSi Worldcup
182 Black Diamond Zealot
186 Ski Logik Howitzer
(some lengths are guessed)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mine have oscillated:
165-ish flappy n00b skis
195 elans (ski boutique in Lech said I was not experienced enough for posh style carvers!)
165 Rossi and Elan carvers (the guys in Lech were stuck in 1953)
177 and 183-ish Atomic GS and K2
170-ish SL if I'm allowed to count a day on Ronald's Stöcklis (because something along those lines will be my next ski purchase - not sure which length they were actually)
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Poster: A snowHead
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dulcamara, ...and all others....well, I wonder whether all of us that remember all the ski models, lengths (and probably have clear mental pictures of the graphics of each pair) which we have had over the last two decades also manage to remember things such as birthdays, anniversaries and what we've been reminded to buy in the supermarket....obsessed by skiing? Never....
in the post I first put up in this thread I can remember with intense clarity both the shop, the owner and the first pair of skis I bought. X-Scream 163 800s in a grey mottled graphic - '....surely these are too short...' 'no...trust me' and he was right. Alpe D'Huez 1998.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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valais2,
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I wonder whether all of us that remember all the ski models,
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The sad thing is I have photo's of most of my old skis going back to the 80's
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The early 1990s - various hire garbage - 185cm (I was 13) - now 6ft and about 13 stone. So:
2004 - atomic C9s -170cm (gave to my brother)
2006 - Fischer RX8 - 165cm
2007 - Scott Mission -178 and PM Gear Bro Model 179 w/NX21s (really bad move that - the Naxos are probably the worst piece of sports equipment I've ever owned)
2009 - PM Gear Lhasa Pow 186/Dukes (Awesome - took ages to learn to ski properly and then delaminated but really, really fun once I got them working)
2010 - PM Gear Lhasa Pow 186 (Awesome - new pair on warranty. Didn't delaminate, still in use)
2012 - Armada JJ 185 (Awesome - really nimble)
2013 - PM Gear 179s (Again - other pair now knackered)
So the usual story of longer then shorter then longer and wider as my tastes have changed and my skiing has improved. The only real own goal in there has been the Naxos - although that was a major own goal.
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