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Carving ski length
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I recently hired a pair of Salomon Streetracer 10 and loved them. I would like to buy a pair. My question relates to the ideal length for me.
I am aged 50, I have skied for donkeys years. I am a neat, medium-pace, on-piste skier. I don't venture off-piste much. I am 5ft 10ins and 12st 10lbs (83kg).
I was given 170s in the hire shop which were good. From the internet reviews I have read, they suggest that 165 is the right size for me.
How do you work out the ideal size of a carving ski?
Are there advantages to the slightly shorter ski eg in moguls?
Mick
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Hi penster, the main advantage of going shorter is making the turns easier. In terms of what length to go for, it's no longer the exact science that it used to be (i.e. reach your hand above your head as high as possible...), now I would suggest that given you are not overweight (or under), that somewhere between your chin and nose would be OK.
I'd suggest you go for the 165s, but others may say the 170s.
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penster, I'm very similar in build to you and use a pair of slalom skis at 165. In all honesty you could even drop to 160 if you liked. Are you able to try out skis before you buy them?
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hi there,

i'm in a similar predicament as penster here... my old dynastar are worn out, so i need to buy something new. the dynastars were 178, me being 182 and about 88kg (makes me a little overweight i guess).
last week i tried a pair of 06/07 m2tron b5-m11 with a length of 172cm. i quite liked them (besides their weight on my shoulders...) and was wondering if i probably should go for the even shorter (164) ones though???

i'm sort of advanced intermediate, do all pistes but only little off-piste (so far). fast is good and i really like moguls, but still learning...

any advice from a snowhead in the know?

icke
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I have always skied 165cms up to recently I am the same weight but a little shorter than you penster .
Now I ski 170cms because I was told to go 5cms longer once you are an advanced intermidiate and it seems to work for me.
The last time I used 165's I found them a bit "flappy" at speed, I get more control out the 170cms at speed but do not notice the extra length at slower speeds.

Hi & welcome to Snowheads penster, icke
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hi nick,

my old dynastar (178) got a bit wobbly at speed which the (shorter) metrons don't do. i guess the weight and general build of the metron is responsible for that extra stability?

just looked @ u'r pic's: i was in lake louise (banff) january 05 and just came back from hintertux/mayrhofen a few days ago...

cheers,
icke
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icke, welcome to snowHeads snowHead . Atomic generally recommend that Metrons are skied shorter than other skis - you can see Atomic's sizing chart here.
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thanks alastair,

with 1315, i'm right in the middle between 172 and 162... Confused
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icke, Atomic say that if you're a 'tweeny' you should go to the shorter length. I recommend that when using the Metron chart to check your lengths using both the short turn & medium turn preferences which usually select the same length ski. It's usually only when the long turn preference is selected that the chart selects a longer ski. Metrons are turney skis designed to be skied short so if your preference is for long turns then Metrons probably aren't the best choice.

I haven't skied the new b5-M11 (15m radius?) but the 170 should dead be right for you. If you liked that ski then you should demo the b5 (11m radius) in 162.
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