 Poster: A snowHead
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My mate has offered me a shot of his Skis to go to Glenshee this week, thing is he is 6 foot 4 inches tall and I am 5 foot 6 inches tall, he says the skis are 175cm in length and I stand 165cm tall, does anyone know if they are too big for me to use effectively.
thanks for any help 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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protosaurus, have you skied before?
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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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yes
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To elaborate, i have been skiing black runs in Austria, does this affect the length of skis you can wear?
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| protosaurus wrote: |
| To elaborate, i have been skiing black runs in Austria, does this affect the length of skis you can wear? |
they will be fine then...
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It's probably not what the majority of people you're height would choose length wise. If you're mate is 6'4" @ 175cm I'm assuming they're piste skis. If they're particulary stiff and you're light you may find them harder work but if a reasonable skier you'll be OK.
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Erm, I'm 5'2" and started skiing on 180s. Not sure that counts as a helpful reply, however. 
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protosaurus, what is the biggest size ski you have used?
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Not sure Layne i have always hired skis, they have went up to my nose / forehead I think
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Pedantica, Hey we are the same size but I'm a little heavier I guess I started skiing 200 cm skis when I was age 9 they were my dads metal aluminum blizzards silver and blue quite tricky in the bumps,if you can ski blacks really well which I'm guessing you can I would recommend a full on race ski for powder days and when blasting the pistes the excellent blade set up would be great fun also great for the park sessions they are great to wear. 
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Sounds like they will be ok then, now just to figure out what the binding settings are all about 
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protosaurus, how heavy are you in KG's?
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You know it makes sense.
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About 77kg Mosha Marc
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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It will also depend on the type of ski. A 175cm slalom ski will be murder, if it's a GS ski however, you might be OK. Th bandit or Legend might work as well. Your weight and you ski aggression will count as you will need to work the ski harder. Try before you buy, but if they are modern parabolics you should be skiing 155s or so.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I wont be buying them Volfy, just borrowing them for the day, I do think it is 155's I have been hiring in the past though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You'll be fine.
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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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protosaurus, stick the bindings on around 7 then.
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Cheers Mosha Marc I think I may just do that. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have the skis now, and they look really long!, longer than I anticipated, also they don't look like the carvers I learned on, this will be an experience come tomorrow! 
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I have always been told that girth is more important than length.
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What Make and Model are they?
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The skis have Rossignol V5K on them.
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Erm.
Is he a good mate?
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Ha ha He's a workmate, they are looming over me as I speak, balanced against my wall.
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Are they that bad 
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I only asked cos the pictures I can find of them on the interweb would date them at about 15+ years old, maybe 20. You might be better renting
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You know it makes sense.
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I suppose it may be a laugh giving them a try for a run or two. Make sure you have a friend on hand with a camera, preferably a video camera
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Mon 18-02-13 22:41; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Honestly you guys, he bought them from ebay last month for twenty quid, I am scared of them to be honest, think I will hire a pair in Glenshee, might still take them with me and try a couple of runs with them to see the difference, I learned to ski on carvers so have never experienced straight skis
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ack! I edited over my previous post instead posting a new one... I shouldn't be allowed to operate the internet 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Crikey, just seen a pic, they're a museum piece! The only thing they're good for is hanging on the wall of a bar.
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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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Piccadilly, I know, I can't stop laughing. The eBay seller must be laughing too.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Alans deep bath, surely more modern than the VK5s though?
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It's been a few years but some of the kids skis make the V5Ks look like DPS Spoons.
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protosaurus, hahaha nice work 
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Thanks for the advice on getting there early, it's a 1hr45min drive so we will be there about nine hopefully early enough to get something half decent, can't wait to buy my own skis later this year
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