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Rossignol Experience 88, 83 intermediate/advanced
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Hey,
I'm going to buy one of the two but in bit of a dilemma. I'm 179cm and the 88's are 186cm while the 83's are 176cm. Having read about it seems the 88's are recommended more than the 83's though the 83's are said to be very competent skis too. Rossignol also suggests skis should be at the skiier's height or above for intermediate or above, but only 5cm above height is recommended so the 88's are a tad bit taller. I have also read that longer skis are more suited if you're heavier, and I train for powerlifting in my non skiing sparetime so I'll likely keep getting heavier (currently 83kg).
Now for my abilities, I'd put myself as somewhere between intermediate and advanced. Feel confident in the average black pist (at least the ones I encountered in Valmorel, France) though I definitely have to pay attention on some and am not gliding through all of them effortlessly. My off pist experience is reduced to going down the sides of pists every now and then so have pretty limited experience in that regard, though it's something I loved and would like to do a lot more which is another reason I thought the 88's would be a good long term investment.
Thoughts? Guess I 'want' the 88's but not sure how much the fact that they're a bit taller than recommended will affect things, if it's a big nono I'll just go with the 83's.
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
The Current 88s also come in 180 - not ask I know I m afraid. As for pinning down your exact level, the best guide to it I have found is the
http://www.insideoutskiing.com/level.html
guide - the indications you have given are just a bit too broad both with regard to the ski length/shape and your ability. What length and width have you skied in control before?
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?
Can honestly not remember what skis I used as I always rented and just let the guy chose for me, level 9 on that chart though. And yeah they come in 180s but the store I'm looking at doesn't have them (sport-conrad), living in Switzerland and everything costs 50% more here so thought I'd import.
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