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HI I am a 58 year old skier and ski very well on piste but not so good in deep fresh snow or off piste. I ski on Fischer RC4 world cup which are fantastic on groomed piste, but not so good on the soft stuff. I would now like to advance to off piste and improve in the new snow. Could anybody recommend an all round ski length would also be a help. I am 5'9 and weight 13 stone built for comfort not speed. Thanks in anticipation for your help. Embarassed
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perelik1, welcome to snowHeads. To help ski deeper snow you shpuld be looking at width of the ski underfoot as well as length. If you are going to keep the RC4s for on piste skiing I'd say look at something around 85-90mm under foot and perhaps 180cm in length. A pair of slalom skis and a pair of (mid?) fat skis around 90mm makes a pretty good two ski quiver suitable for most snow conditions.
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Fischer Watea 94 178 cm.
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perelik1, Hi and welcome.

Go fat. Go fatter than you thought sensible. Get your new planks about 100mm underfoot and up to your hairline at least.

If you can ski your RC4's in powder, you'll soon adapt to them on piste and the softer stuff will seem a doddle.
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perelik1, welcome to snowHeads!

I have fairly similar dimensions to yourself. I'd say pretty much what rob@rar has said. Personally I'd go for closer to the 85mm waist and 180cm length (or a shade under). I don't know why, I just can't persuade myself to go much above 85mm. Which reminds me that I still haven't even begun looking for a ski wider than 73mm under-foot... Sad
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skisimon, i thought that and then I tried 98mm and 103mm skis that were quick edge to edge, turned rapidly and were great at moguls.
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Scarpa, pull the other one... Laughing What are these miracle workers?
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skisimon, did you miss Nordica fanboyarpa's thread?

Here it is:
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=46761
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comprex, The damn Black Crows were so close to ideal as well rolling eyes
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A few other people have found some fatish skis that have been excellent all-rounders. To be honest I've got more into off piste lately so the 90 mark may be closer to what you want. Try some bigger though to give you an idea.
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Hi Guys, Thanks for all your replies a lot to ponder on. Next question what ski make do you recommend? Toofy Grin
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perelik1, best thing is to test a few; when you get into what brand to go for it's often a case of personal preference.
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Scarpa, I thought that too... strapped on a pair of apparently popular 98's and hated them everywhere, including the powder.
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Scarpa wrote:
skisimon, i thought that and then I tried 98mm and 103mm skis that were quick edge to edge, turned rapidly and were great at moguls.


You've got miracle skis then! My 100s are great in soft snow and powder and can hold a decent edge on piste. But quick edge to edge they are not. I'm lucky that I do nearly all my skiing out in BC, where 90-100 mm skis can work well pretty much every day. But I can't imagine using them as a 1 quiver ski in Europe. I'd go for something in the mid 80s range.
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