 Poster: A snowHead
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Ok i am 5feet 9 inches, 13 1/2 stone
I currently have a pair of atomic sx9 166 skis
looking to buy something a bit fatter
have my eyes on k2 stryker, recon, explorer
keep seeing a lot for sale in 153cm, at very good prices
Are these going to be too short
Discuss / suggest / advise !!!!!!
Many 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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gazza2, 153's are much too short. For off/on piste, you'll be needing 170's -180's. I'm 10stone 10lbs and ski off piste in that range. Good luck with your choice.
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I'd have thought way too short, 170's, probably nearer the mark
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Thanks thought they might be - but as they were a bit cheap !! on ebay
will have to look around for some bigger skis
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Massively too short for that type of ski and 13.5 stone. You should be looking at 175 minimum and probably more like 180+ for a fatter ski. 153s in those skis would be for kids or sub 9 stone adults.
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gazza2,
General rule head-height for a good skier. Add a few cms for TT's and take a few off if a specialist fattie that they have built to ski short.
That puts you at 175.... ..
Can't for the life of me see anything working under 170...
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I'm also 5'9", but about 11st... looking at 168 B83s... these still sound on the short side for me? Skid B3s in 160 in Jan and only felt a bit short (though there wasn't any powder to play in)
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mikeyg, For a piste ski 170 sounds about right for you. Off piste I'd go a smidgen longer.
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gazza2, i ski on TT's of 169, im 5'11" and 13st.ski the pow well enough and everything on piste and bumps.
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Might be an idiot (it's late and i'm tired), but what's a TT?
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