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So, how long, or short are skis?
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Sofia, If it helps, I'm 140lbs --- ski on anything from 155 to 181. Short for slalom on plastic, and longer for snow, and longer still for powder. Mrs Ski (mentioned above) is about the same weight as you, bit shorter, skis most of the time on 174 for alpine and 170 tele. She trys never to ski on the piste tho.

It seems to me the answer is 160. You just have to work out what the question is !
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Sofia, skis don't know how tall you are...
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under a new name, Don't say that! I've just decided to go longer
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I went from relatively narrow all mountain skis (74mm waist) to new skis with an 88mm waist. I thought that they might be trickier on ice but I've found them much easier to handle everywhere! Only downside is that they're slightly slower when flat on the snow, specially in wet/slushy conditions. But crud is an awful lot easier than it used to be. My new skis are Fischer Watea 88 - Blues have (or had) them and the female specific version (Koas) at less than half price. Phone your local Blues shop for stock info - they don't seem to list all their skis on the Tiso website.
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Dear All!
My parents have just bought me some second hand, but very new Salomon X-Kart skis (2012) without asking me or consulting with me.
I am stunned and a bit speechless right now! 164cm!
Initial research seems to be that these are pretty good skis! And I shouldn't look a gift horse anywhere, so I am surprised and pleased!
Shocked


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I'm 174 cm and about 58 kg. My skis are from 160 cm (slalomy type) to 174 cm (GS type), most of them are around 170 cm. The only short ones (160+) are: my first skis, my first telemark skis and the "slalom skis" (I never use anyway but my 156 cm friend skis them so I haven't sold them).
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