 Poster: A snowHead
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I am 5foot10 and weigh in at a spritely 13 stone. I am a complete beginner and have purchased a set of Fischer Vc100 skis 168cm. Will these be Ok for me to be getting started on ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Why not just buy yourself some decent boots, and rent some skis instead?
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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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Boots first but those sound at the short end of OK.
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OnThePiste Yep, they'll be fine.
(Obviously I have no idea but it's what you wanted to hear wasn't it?)
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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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My first hired skis were 155cm and the second time was 164cm from the same hire shop.
Tiger, thanks for that 
I was going to give them a go anyway but was interested if anyone knew the skis and had any comment.
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I'm about the same size as you and my current skis range from 169 for the Elan Speedwave 11s to 174 for my Storm Rages
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Thanks Davkt,
That helps. Presumably a lower ability beginner would start with slightly shorter skis. Would that be the case ?
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I am a complete beginner
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My first hired skis were 155cm and the second time was 164cm from the same hire shop.
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OnThePiste, I would go for a decent set of well fitted boots - in my experience....
As you have tried both 155 & 164 cm skis, which one's worked best for you ??
Ski length seems to be a little bit of black magic in my view, height between chin & nose seems to be a generic rule of thum, go longer the more experienced & faster you ski.
But if you have already brought a pair then try them on the mountain & see what you think. My first brought pair were fine for my first holiday on them, but soon after as my experience and ability grew, I also grew out of them and was able to move on.
noisey
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To be honest my first two ski sessions were quite short and I noticed no difference at all between the two ski sizes. I put this down to my very cautious snow ploughing lack of ability. I need to push myself more and try to learn parallel turns.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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A good set of boots seems to be sound advice, thanks to all (who were constructive) 
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