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Are a pair of 178cm skis to small for a 6'4" guy?
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hey i was looking to buy a pair and theres a sale on some punisher jibs but only in 178
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i mean it really depends on what you're skiing but i'm about your size and i think yes. i ride 189's by the way.
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unless its a jib only ski, YES! It may be a good deal, but your gonna be unhappy in the long run
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What park ski you ski? I recently broke my park ski's and am looking for new, long ones.
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I'm 6'3" and I ride 178 Liberty Phil Larose Pros. They are my only ski since i dont have the money for new ones. They are fun to play around on but when hitting jumps they are unstable. Next year I'm saving up some money for 186 on3p filthy riches (spoiler alert) The Scotts are stiffer so they would be better on jumps but still you should find a longer length. Even if you are just hitting rails and small jibs you should be looking in the 181 + range
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I bet if you talked to iggyskier (Scott from on3p) you could work out some sort of 191 filthy rich or maybe a 186 or something. They're pretty open to customizing orders. Also, line stepups come in a 184, but even that might be a little short for you.
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they are making a 186 fr for next year. they might be able to put out a custom order before that time though
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If I were you I would definitely go 180+
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I ride 185 for my park skis and it feels about perfect. I'm 6'4 as well. I think I could go a bit bigger but I still feel comfortable on jibs and spinning fast on these. But go at least 180, I know it's difficult to find park skis that actually come in longer lengths
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It really depends on what ski you wanna get. I'm 5'10" and ride 179 K2 Revivals. They have jib rocker and are center mounted, so they obviously ride shorter than the traditional ski.
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