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Head iXRC 800 - What Length? (and other questions)
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi looking for the advice/opinions of more experienced snowheads around ...

I hired Head iXRC 800s over the past weekend at the recommendation of the technician in the ski hire shop. Conditions were mixed with very little off-piste, some moguled runs with lots of powder blown onto them, and a few runs in good condition, but which became a little moguled later in the day and the occasional icy patch on steeper sections.

I asked for them in 165cm, but the technician was vey insistent that 170cm was right for me. Most recently I have hired the following skis in 165-168cm: Salomon Saloon Carver, Dynastar Omiglass (model is ? Embarassed ) and Salomon Equipe 3V - of which I most enjoyed the Salomon Equipe 3V which I felt I could throw around as much as I liked.

Overall, I enjoyed the Head iXRC 800s, but really struggled to get them to carve nicely - felt my inside leg was being a little inadequate/lazy/incompetent. Given that these are my 1st 2 days in 9 months, so may be being a little hard on myself, my questions are:

- Was 170 cm in this ski too long for me? (I am 5-10 (176cm) and 85kg)
- Is this likely to have been 'too much ski' for me? I am an 8 week skier who is confident on pretty much all pisted runs regardless of condition and starting to venture a little off-piste.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

agavin, If you managed well on the 3v which I think is a almost a race ski the ixrc 800 seems a pretty good choice for a skier with your experience. The 800 comes in 163 and 170cm out of these the 170 would certainly be the better length particularly if you were taking them off piste.
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