 Poster: A snowHead
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Was thinking of buying skis for our son with the aim of getting 2 years of use out of them.
Does anyone find that kids cope better with skis that are slightly too long or slightly too short?
He'll be about 145cm tall this winter - and about 150cm next.
So I was thinking about getting some 140cm skis.
He's got a few weeks under his belt - now ESF 3* level I think. He should manage right? I was thinking if there's a touch a rocker to them 140 shouldn't be too long this year.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@frejul,
My son was about that tall last year and was mostly on 138 Mantras (which are a bit rockered), or 130 race skis. He did ski a bit on some 151 Directors by the end of the season, and was just fine, but mostly on powder days and they are really rockered.
He trains with a local ski race team/club and in the Whistler Freeride Club so is quite handy.
Not sure that helps your choice, but don't go too long too soon - maybe renting is the way forward still?
We ski a lot, so buying skis (several pairs!) for the kids every year is worth it even though I'd normally expect to trade them in for longer ones quite frequently. Therefore I'd pick the size that works, not what they will grow into
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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’ve normally had my son on top of head height skis for the past few years - K2 shreditors (twin tip) starting with 119 cm, then 129 cm, and now 139 cm. At the start of last season he was 140 cm tall and I hesitated to sell the 129 cm skis but in the end he was fine on the 139 cm skis.
Now he’s about 146 cm tall but I think I’ll keep his 139 cm skis this year. I also have some 154cm Bent Chetler skis for him which are 90mm underfoot. But I need to get some bindings, and perhaps we bring them if we get some deeper snow 
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Thanks for the tips. Hoping to take him twice this year including one short trip where I'd like to be able to just drive into the resort, park and ski without renting.
I was guessing his height for next year by looking at the height chart in his "red book" (those in the UK will know what this is). Perhaps they should include a page on ski sizes!! 
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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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@frejul, if you are set on buying then I would buy what is right now, rather than trying to anticipate how tall your son will be. The growth charts give average growth, and individual children are unlikely to match the average. Your son might grow the average 5 cm in the next year...or 15 cm...or....
My daughter has gone through 4 pairs in 5 years. The first pair I felt were a bit short when I bought them, and lasted 2 years no problem. Since then, nothing has gone beyond one season (except possibly last year's, but she is nearly adult height now so not growing v fast any more).
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