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Advice required: newbie park ski length
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G'day, just seeking some advice from whoever is about as to the length of ski I should be looking for as a beginner in terms of foraying into the park. On the rest of the mountain I ski advanced to expert, currently on a 177 Head Monster IM77
My height: 185 cm / 6'1"
My weight 90 kg / 198 lbs
Some of the ski selectors on manufacturers sites say 170, others say 180, I was thinking about 175, any thoughts?
Thanks
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I would look into 180+ just cause your weight.
I personally ride a 180 park ski at 5 10 145.
just my $.02 thouugh
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180+ for sure, park skis aren't that different
I weigh the same and I just came over from snowboarding last season and started skiing on 180's, it will be the perfect length for you
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I think you would do pretty well on a 178 Line Invader or 181 T-Hall.
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by your weight, id go with 179's and some stiffer skis
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If I were you I'd go from 181 - 185. Don't be worried about buying a ski that's supposed to be the same height as you, most skis are about 4cm shorter than they advertise.
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yeah, you usually buy park skis a bit bigger because since they have the rear tip they have less running ssurface, which means the ski smaller.
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simon dumont is just a few inches over 5' and he skis like 176
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simon dumont is just a few inches over 5' and he skis like 176
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