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What length ski should I buy

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Richardcoul889
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Looking to buy some pow skis I'm 6'1 80kg (176lbs) and a good skier, can ski most terain, wondering what length I should go for thanks!

**This thread was edited on Nov 17th 2017 at 11:02:02pm
Nov 17 2017 10:56PM
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Cade2
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Longer than 185
Nov 17 2017 11:05PM
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DMadd11883
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Somewhere between like 180 and 190
Nov 18 2017 12:25AM
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HypeBeast
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This ^^^^
Nov 18 2017 2:59AM
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twatt_chaurus
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DMadd11883Somewhere between like 180 and 190


Rockered 180's will feel like snowblades imo if you are 6'1
Nov 18 2017 3:14PM
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Cole9
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twatt_chaurusRockered 180's will feel like snowblades imo if you are 6'1

True if op goes rockered 190+ is the way to go
Nov 18 2017 6:22PM
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sharhodes
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186+ fo sho
Nov 18 2017 8:44PM
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Richardcoul889
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twatt_chaurusRockered 180's will feel like snowblades imo if you are 6'1

How do you think 183's would do me
Nov 19 2017 5:43AM
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HypeBeast
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Richardcoul889How do you think 183's would do me


What skis are you looking at? Do they have a heavy rocker?
Nov 19 2017 6:11AM
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twatt_chaurus
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Richardcoul889How do you think 183's would do me


I would go 190 on most pow skis at your height. Where do you ski and what skis are you looking at?
Nov 19 2017 7:17AM
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Richardcoul889
Posts: 6 - Karma: 14
Ski mostly in North America but this year skiing in Europe in the French alps and the skis I'm looking at are the 2014 or 2015 bent chelters the 14's are 183 and 15's are 192
Nov 19 2017 10:19AM
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MVoller
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Richardcoul889Ski mostly in North America but this year skiing in Europe in the French alps and the skis I'm looking at are the 2014 or 2015 bent chelters the 14's are 183 and 15's are 192

Go 192 for sure
Nov 19 2017 10:59AM
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