 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all
Thinking of getting my first off piste ski.
I'm 5'9 ish (176-7cm)tall and 82-84kg (12.5stone).
What length would behest for me?
Cheers
Bob
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PS I normally ski rossi zenith 10's on piste at 170cm
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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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Well for just adding rocker you can easily go 10 -15 cm longer so 185ish? Don't get suckered by anything less than 180 if you easily ski 170 in a purely piste ski.
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How about a 190?
Would that be too big?
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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 am 6' and 13 stone. I have two pairs seeing regular use - one five point sidecut job with tip and tail rocker clocking in at 185 and one touring ski at 179. Do not be afraid of the longer end of the rack.
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I have a pair of 186 Rossignol S3s. I'm about your height, and a little lighter. They're an entirely reasonable size for me. Considering selling them, if you're interested.
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glasgowcyclops, you can 'over-egg' the puddin' though . . . 
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Not really powder skis.
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Many manufacturers offer guidance on length choice for their skis on their websites. Some will even answer a personal query. It would be worth checking the maker out once you have decided what ski to get. Better, demo a couple, and try different lengths to see how you get on.
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meandrew, . . . . . . . . . . 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Masque, yeah I know sorry couldn't help myself.
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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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meandrew, why the SoH fail, bad day?
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You know it makes sense.
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A bit was sat waiting for customer for two hours in my van bored and mad but home and my fire is now lit so I'm a happy chap again,Soh restored.
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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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Oh and your van is fatter than mine ; ) in a good way.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| glasgowcyclops wrote: |
Hi all
Thinking of getting my first off piste ski.
I'm 5'9 ish (176-7cm)tall and 82-84kg (12.5stone).
What length would behest for me?
Cheers
Bob |
Have you ventured off-piste?
If not, then your money would be better spent taking lessons to help with the transition.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Mike Pow wrote: |
| glasgowcyclops wrote: |
Hi all
Thinking of getting my first off piste ski.
I'm 5'9 ish (176-7cm)tall and 82-84kg (12.5stone).
What length would behest for me?
Cheers
Bob |
Have you ventured off-piste?
If not, then your money would be better spent taking lessons to help with the transition. |
Hi mike
I will be taking lessons but having a 2minute off piste in VT at the EOSB I realise that my piste ski is not suitable.
Would you suggest an intermediate all mountain to start me off? IE something about 95mm width? Or go for the full width 105mm ski
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm a little shorter and lighter than you and do a bit of off piste but am not very good, I'm doing a week off piste course in January and skiing a lot this winter. Towards the end of last year I bought a pair of Line Prophets, 98mm wide, in 179cm. I used them a couple of times at Easter and found them pretty easy to ski, both on and off piste.
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About equal or slightly over your height max +10 will get you there. It you have the choice and you do need to work at your technique i'd say away from anything with a load of tailrocker. a bit is okey but don't go wild, about 95-110 under foot is fine. It used to be that 100 under foot equalled crap on anything except powder, but that is no longer allways the case. Even my 128mm wide planks work surprisingly well on piste (it's still no RC4 though).
Flex should be not too stiff ( it will eat your legs leaving you tired to soon in the day), but not too soft ( that will make you feel like a superhero in pow but will be a bit like a rodeo ride when it gets choppy, and you will get away with bad technique) and preferably even flex.. so no floppy tip with hard tails ( you are looking for a swiss army knife ski not a specialty monster, and while it can work, the VW golf approach is beter for now.. might be a tad dull but it just works)
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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 usually say go long but for your stats and a first powder ski, 190 seems longish. Won't be a real problem if you get something like a DPS 112 with big tip and tail rockers, but you probably won't need all that length since you're unlikely to go Mach 2 just yet.
If you get a stiffer ski with less rocker, 190 is definitely too long. But don't go below 180 either.
Width? since you already have a piste ski, you might as well get something around 100-105mm.
It's more about overall geometry. I'd bet that you would find it easier to ski on my DPS 112s at 190 length than on my Tankers with 93mm waist and 180 length, or my Praxis Freerides (107/184). But probably none of those is your ideal first offpiste ski.
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