 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello. Anyone able to help with what length skis to go with for recreational dry ski slope use please? I’m 6ft 2 and 95kg. Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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@Bramble, As @johnE, says, every adult male racer will be on 155SLs. If you are not racing then you won't need that short, but you won't need anything much longer than 165/170. As speed on the plastic is much lower there is no benefit in going any longer than that.
You will need to keep the edges sharp and the skis waxed frequently for the best ride. My edges get done after about an hour's worth of use, and waxed after two...
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157cm dynastar omeglass sl is the choice of ski
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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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I used to be an avid Dry Sloper, till 1992.
At that stage I'm sure 185cm was the norm. It seems daft now.
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Length doesn't matter, just use someone else's skis. 
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I'm your size, currently using 156 Nordica SL, Atomic 165 SL. I love the 156 for gates but if I was just free skiing all the time 160/165 would be ideal. You want a short radius, under 14/15m.
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When I was skiing dry the last 2 summers before moving to Austria I was on Atomic 157 S9 FIS.
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I work at a dry ski slope and the longest skis we have are 175. Most people don't go longer than 165, although at 6'2" we'd prob give you the 175's (we don't have any 170's).
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