 Poster: A snowHead
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I have the opportunity to purchase pair of used Scream 9's for a decent price. My concern is that it's 177cm and I'm 6'4, 180 lbs. Do you think it's OK or should I hold off and look for 183+cm?
I currently have 190cm straight skis and been using them for 12 years. My skill level is probably intermediate, just recreational. I'd really like to improve and figure shaped skis should make things a lot funner.
Sorry if this is a really elementary question. I don't know much about equipment.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jimhead, 177 would be fine, as for the price, for those it should be under £150.
Oh, and welcome to snowHeads!
...and take lessons once you get the new skis!!
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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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jimhead, Welcome to 
Other views as I am inexperienced in the ski or such matters ?
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jimhead, welcome to snowheads - go for the skis - the difference you'll find will be amazing but as Foxy says get some lessons.
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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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Hey, thanks for the advice!
Next question -- With the new skis, is it worth upgrading my boots as well? I have these old school rear entry boots. I'm guessing the answering is "yes". But if I didn't upgrade, that would still be usable, right?
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jimhead, yes yes yes, your nice new skis would really like to be attached to some shine new boots, you will find a big difference in comfort and performance with a modern boot. as for are your old boots useable, all depends on how much wear there is on the soles....go on you know you want to 
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Edward Kingston, I'm not so convinced about hiring boots. I had dreadful problems with hire boots in the past - and now choose boots and footbeds as recommended - and sorted for me -by expert fitters. Whilst new they are a bit of a pain whilst the liners bed in, and the shell needs tweaking. So, quite apart from the cost, I a loathe to buy new ones in a hurry.
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Edward Kingston, I agree with Achilles - I would rather hire underwear than hire boots... If my boots don't arrive with me - I skip a day (but I pack them in hand-luggage now anyway....) By the time you get your mitts on the boots in a hire shop they have been on dozens of feet and will be smelly and sloppy. Also because most good skiers would only use their own boots, most shops don't seem to me to carry the breadth of range that they do for top-flight demo skis.
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