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Why do we use big skis?

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lineskis_16
Posts: 490 - Karma: 10
whats the reason we use big skis? like isnt it harder i need a reason why we use big skis is it just a trend?
Oct 13 2005 5:42PM
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waynewong
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 23
??

by big do you mean long? Because ski lengths have dropped nearly 30cms in the past 10 years

a 181cm all mountain ski is big enough for the same stud who used to rock 205s or 210s

by big do you mean wide? Because if your agruing width, then you are freaking clueless, width helps everything from pow to crud to rails...

maybe you should snowblade?
Oct 13 2005 5:47PM
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Lineskier-101
Posts: 7863 - Karma: 22
I'm riding alot longer skis then last year, I guess it's because it looks better.
Oct 13 2005 5:50PM
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dandoy
Posts: 5522 - Karma: 13
looks better, easier grabbing... harder rails and spins tho. Whatevaaaaaah
Oct 13 2005 5:51PM
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DaveHumphrey
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 82
ya it looks so much better.
Oct 13 2005 5:51PM
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lineskis_16
Posts: 490 - Karma: 10
so should i go bigger or stay small?
Oct 13 2005 6:00PM
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SmoKinSkier
Posts: 5501 - Karma: 20
Its the steeze of it all. If u can pull it off on the big stix ur core!! DUH!!
Oct 13 2005 6:02PM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
my skis are too big for me. but i wolnt grow out of them for another 30 years so i think its good...
Oct 13 2005 6:04PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
getting biger skis is stuoid, just get skis that fit you. Most likely people on this site are getting biger skis because they are mostly in the age group of 15-18 and still growing, thus needing bigger skis.
Oct 13 2005 6:08PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
Big skis help for skiing outside of the park(which some of us do), and for hitting bigger jumps. The only advantage I see to having short skis is that it'll be easier to spin off rails or ski urban stuff.
Oct 13 2005 6:10PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
^and easier to turn and lighter weight.
Oct 13 2005 6:17PM
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bdskier
Posts: 932 - Karma: 14
longer skis are able to handle high speed better, that's why racers still ski some long sticks. Also it's why the b4 comes in a 195, and most other big mountian skis come in something over 185, while park skis don't.
Oct 13 2005 6:29PM
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eheath
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You sound like a pussy.
Oct 13 2005 6:32PM
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mmkay577
Posts: 828 - Karma: 10
^ pussyfooter's calling you a pussy
Oct 13 2005 6:37PM
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knal
Posts: 505 - Karma: 43
u can go alot faster out of the park, therefore alot more fun
Oct 13 2005 6:38PM
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Soups
Posts: 1236 - Karma: 18
Im 6'4 almost 6'5, I need a big ski. Thats why I use them, plus bigger is better. And theyre a lot more fun
Oct 13 2005 6:41PM
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skimasterflex
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 16
If you like to make short radius turns and carve and stuff than sure get small skis but big skis are better at everything else.
Oct 13 2005 6:41PM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
he's fucking angry today.
Oct 13 2005 7:00PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
if oyu dont know why youre getting bigger skis then why are you getting bigger skis dont conform without a reason
Oct 13 2005 7:33PM
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mmkay577
Posts: 828 - Karma: 10
im angry?
Oct 13 2005 7:42PM
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LittleJibber16
Posts: 1492 - Karma: 15
well for one reason twin tips have less base running length touching the snow because there are two tips
Oct 13 2005 7:49PM
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coordy12
Posts: 1285 - Karma: 10
mmmhmmmm...
Oct 13 2005 7:51PM
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DaewonS
Posts: 717 - Karma: 104
Short skis. Represent... When i say short ski i do NOT mean ski blades. Just short skis...
Oct 13 2005 7:53PM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
no pussy
Oct 13 2005 8:44PM
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Freezeskier
Posts: 525 - Karma: 13
short skis suck.
Oct 13 2005 9:17PM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10434 - Karma: 9,753
obviously it is a relection of one's penis size.......















or they are more stable, float better, make you ski harder, and just all around make you feel more badass.
Oct 13 2005 9:18PM
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Kev
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That's why Real Man ride Snowblades
Oct 13 2005 9:20PM
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1-pippin
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its alot more fun.
Oct 13 2005 11:01PM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
thread creator, Shut the fuck up... thanks, Nick
Oct 13 2005 11:39PM
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rrjames
Posts: 298 - Karma: 15
yea dude if yo can cnotrol the wider longer skis there way better, I think they make rails more fun, way more stable landings, way better im pow
Oct 13 2005 11:41PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
anything under your eyes are too short imo
Oct 14 2005 12:11AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
my skis are a good few inches taller than me. and i'm 6'2".
Oct 14 2005 12:16AM
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cLyOnS_45
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i guess i ride skis bigger than me to make up for penis size.
Oct 14 2005 12:26AM
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TheStamos
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im 5'10 an dim gonna be on Jp's so yeah 188's, thats a good 6 inches above the head.
Oct 14 2005 12:33AM
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hippie_cat
Posts: 1569 - Karma: 13
simple: float & stability.
plus the simple fact that anything that wasnt either really stiff or over 185b length will die if i crank it.
Oct 14 2005 10:16AM
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strato144
Posts: 869 - Karma: 10
makes you a better skier..also its more stylish
Oct 14 2005 7:32PM
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jibskier1260
Posts: 44 - Karma: 10
I'm 6' and i ride 167s. They're up to my nose. I don't like skis that are too long because they're harder to do up-slope rails. Ride what you want man.
Oct 15 2005 1:18AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
HAHA ^
Oct 15 2005 1:39AM
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[~_~]
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im like the opposite^^. I am like 5' 5" and I ride K2 179cm, which I think is really a 187cm? Im not sure, I heard K2 measures differently. anyway I like longer skis because they feel more stable to me and in the air they feel smoother and faster....or maybe Im just weird. Im not sure.
Oct 15 2005 4:09AM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
tougher to spin. gets going faster. much more tech..
Oct 15 2005 4:41AM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
my "park" skis are 184s and thats like 3 inches above my head! but i have testicles the size of alaska!
Oct 15 2005 4:51AM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 235
k2 179 really=183
Oct 15 2005 6:40AM
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daniel_insam
Posts: 1494 - Karma: 33
shorts skis look gay
Oct 15 2005 10:33AM
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martockpublicenemy
Posts: 2284 - Karma: 11
right,i bought my invader in june in 178 anf they were to big then, but i grew 2 1/2 iches since then, and they are perfect now, about 1-2 cms taller than me
Oct 15 2005 10:50AM
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gotamaguy
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If you ski a lot of powder big long fat skis are what you want. Much easier and more fun in powder. I ski 195 Volkl Gotamas. 105mm wide under foot 2 feet of pow skis like a groomer. If you don't ski much pow don't get big fat long skis as it will be more difficult and less fun on groomers. Always go twin tip though.
Oct 15 2005 12:24PM
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hodlekve_jibber
Posts: 289 - Karma: 34
not my made´n aks. they´re 179=179. doesnt really matter though
Oct 15 2005 3:45PM
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westnile
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I detest you. your a fucking retard
Oct 15 2005 3:54PM
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