 Poster: A snowHead
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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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Cheers bud. You have the 'honour' of being the 1st person to reply to one of my posts 
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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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Madders, welcome to snowHeads!!!
I am a huge Volkl fan, and like you have just bought a new pair (although I went for the Tigershark 10FT). Mine are longer than my last pair (168cm as opposed to 163cm) and for me they are perfectly fine. There's not another ski I've tried over 165cm that I have been anywhere near as in control or comfortable skiing on, so the length shouldn't be a problem (unless you've got hilariously short legs...  ).
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mate i got some AC's last year and loved em. Can't wait till i am back out thereon them. good luck
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Madders, Welcome to the madhouse.
I don't know much at all about skis, but I've become very interested in this concept of the various lengths of ski. From what I've read many folks claim that 5cm is barely noticeable unless you're skiing the bases off of the skis, so on the basis 8cm isn't much bigger than 5cm I doubt you'll notice much difference either. For the purposes of this research - I shall be interested if you report back on progress at some point.
Enjoy your new skis
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Bones, my wife ain't that kind of gal I'm afraid and would ski on floorboards if needs be. She basically lacks confidence and motivation or desire to improve and is happy bimbling around on blues with the me and the children. They do ski school am, I go off and play then we ski as a family after lunch. I then have a week away with my friends were we do ski hard up to blacks and off piste. I'm quite confident on these and any steeps, only struggling in powder and moguls. Thinking about getting a bit of 1 to 1 on this. Megamum, I didn't notice the differnce in length last year, but I don't recall how much longer they were, only that they were longer. I will rememeber your request though and report back when I return from Andorra, which'll be 10th of Feb. I know I will enjoy the Volkls. I picked them ahead of the group winners in the Nov DMSS mag, K2 Apache Raiders and Salomon X-Wing 10s as I was so impressed with the AC's I hired last year, one mans meat being anothers poison and all that. Cant wait now, so excited. Only 36 more sleeps to go. 
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FAQ
BTW, got them for just over £300, delivered from Germany, off ebay 
I don't think you will notice much of a difference with the size. Have fun on them 
well worth the expense too 
