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Ski length- please help
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi

I am going to purchase the salomon rockette 90 ladies skis. I have tried a few different pairs and these felt right for me. My question is what length should I buy? I would say I am a advanced/intermediate skiier. I will ski all blacks with confidence and can get down most doubles, not always with a great deal of skill but I like to challenge myself. I mainly ski ungroomed, bumps and trees. I am 5 foot 6 and weigh 146 pounds. I have a very dodgy knee and have to ski wearing a ski mojo so I can't go too heavy. I was on 151cm skis but they were the skis I got 4 years ago when I first started. When I tried the rockettes I tried the 153cm and loved them but people have been advising me that I need to go longer because I'm a better skiier now and they are A double rocker. The next size up is 161 cm but the resort I am at has none of that size to trial. I am worried about going longer and not being able to do the quick turns with my bad knee but everyone is telling me I will enjoy the longer ski more. I know nothing about skis so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Hi Jess, if you liked the 153 then buy the 153! If you want a ski that will feel more stable at speed then go longer. To be honest the Rockette is such a soft ski...and its only 8cm at the end of the day, not worth loosing sleep over methinks Very Happy

As for being a double rocker, the rocker on the Sally's again is pretty minimal and wont make a huge difference to length...unlike say our Redeemer ski which has a big splay and makes it feel very loose and manuvrable!
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