 Poster: A snowHead
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Im 5'9" 190lbs advanced intermediate skier. Ski about 30-35 days a year with about 20-25 of the time being in the hills of MN, the other out west. Im torn between 173 or 180 lenght. After reading a plethora of post talking to several ki shops its about 50/50. Those advocating the 180 say so because they ski about 5cm shorter and the 173 would be way to short.
Im Not t a really agressive skier, but everytime i do go west do get into harder terrain, learning bumps, ect.
Being that the vast majority of my skiing will be in MN and this will be my one ski quiver not sure if the 180 would be too much ski.
I have read the brahma skis more tru to lenght ans some say it skis short. aper most charts im in the 175 range, but given the brahma skis might ski bit shorter will i be giving up what rhe ski should be by going with 173 vs 180 or before ng it is a stiffer ski the 'sking shoerter' would benefit in MN but when out west and putting more umph on the ski it would nbe more adequate to my height and weigh
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Given the Brahma's rockered design the 173cm is waaay to short for your weight, your question should be whether the 180 or the 187cm! Your height says 180 but if you're aggressive then at your weight you'd have no problem on the 187.
I'm 5'9"/168lbs & ski the 180cm Brahma & it's superb.
Go 180cm & mount it on the line.
And welcome to snowHeads 
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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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@spyderjon, Slightly off topic (apologies @Midwestfabs,) but someone on the Birthday Bash looked at my 159cm Blizzard Black Pearls, and then me at 155cm and commented (about 3 times), "Your skis are quite long!"
Love them BTW!
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@Iski, size is everything!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have just bought some 187cm Brahma's.....moving from 184cm Mantra's. I am 6ft 1in and am delighted with them....I would say the 180cm but my only question would be your weight. They're a stiff ski....if you like stiff skis go with the 180cm without a doubt. the 187cm's feel stiff to me but I am 30kg heavier than you.
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Am 5ft 5in, female and about 130lbs. Would call myself an advanced skier. I tested the Brahma in 173 in November, and thought they were fab. Very tempted to buy a pair. So you can guess I would say that 173 is way too short for you!
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