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Need ski length and camber advise

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ivanMic
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I’m a 50 year old male weighing 160lbs and am 5-11” started skiing at age 8 regularly till about 22 until I dislocated my shoulder got married and had a kid. At the time I learned on a pairing K2 612 combination racing skis ( very old school). I got pretty good on them. I picked up skiing again 20 years later on a pair of first generation 190 parabolic. Just went a few times a year nothing serious and then two years ago got back into it full swing. I am currently using a pair of HEAD monster I.m75. 163. I got real good on them fast and now want a ski’s that’s suited for my skiing. I don’t know anything about the new extra “shaped parabolic” skis with camber or rocker. I need some advise. I am a strictly northeast packed powder skier. I like to ski the steeps no moguls! ( thats how I dislocated my shoulder) I mostly ski short quick turns I like the spring from the end of one turn into the next. My concern in purchasing an advanced ski is my weight. Im concerned I’m to lightweight to get the full benefit out of an advanced ski. Am I heavy enough to fully utilize the stiff camber of an advanced ski. Any recommendations would help. Either brand, make model length. I currently ski on 163. And think I should go to 175. Thanks for Any advise.

Ivan
Sep 29 2018 11:09AM
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JoeF2661
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Defitently size up. 175 to 180. Escpacially with a more chambered ski you have good edge control. Plenty of good skis out there with smaller turning radius for quick turns. Maybe checkout the all play by j skis.
Sep 29 2018 12:08PM
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Non_State_Actor
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I'd suggest riding your monsters for the time being and trying to get to a demo day this winter or find a good shop and go out and demo a bunch of different stuff.
Sep 29 2018 7:22PM
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patskis22
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Check out Revision man
Sep 30 2018 10:20AM
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equinn
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If youre staying on the groomed stuff, you dont need rocker. I would suggest a full camber ski thats mid 90s underfoot and around 176. If you plan on going into the trees a little and taking them off groomers and into deeper stuff, maybe get something with early rise in the nose. I have heard great things about the nordica enforcer. Also, the jskis masterblaster is a phenominal ski overall
Sep 30 2018 6:09PM
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Rum_Ham
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As said by Mystery3 demo a few pairs. You've been out of the game so long it would be really hard to make a good recommendation without you at least getting an idea of features you do an don't like. Try some different skis, Volkl Mantra or Kendo in around a 177, Salomon qst 92 or 85, and the rossi sin 7 would all be a good place to start. If you ski with decent form you should be able to bend any of them.
Sep 30 2018 6:24PM
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AstroKush
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Look for ski demo events/booth at your local ski resorts, this way you'll have opportunity to test few skis to find the type to your likings. Skis depends on your size, weight, skill level and types of snow out there.
Sep 30 2018 8:06PM
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AstroKush
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I'm over 30yrs old 5'4 adult & skis 160-165cm skis which is tall as I am. Def size up- look into minimum of 170cm skis if youre skiing all mountain. But I highly suggest you to take advantage of demoing skis or renting couple to find right length feel before buying.

**This post was edited on Sep 30th 2018 at 8:11:34pm
Sep 30 2018 8:10PM
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Chrisc70
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ivanMicI’m a 50 year old male weighing 160lbs and am 5-11” started skiing at age 8 regularly till about 22 until I dislocated my shoulder got married and had a kid. At the time I learned on a pairing K2 612 combination racing skis ( very old school). I got pretty good on them. I picked up skiing again 20 years later on a pair of first generation 190 parabolic. Just went a few times a year nothing serious and then two years ago got back into it full swing. I am currently using a pair of HEAD monster I.m75. 163. I got real good on them fast and now want a ski’s that’s suited for my skiing. I don’t know anything about the new extra “shaped parabolic” skis with camber or rocker. I need some advise. I am a strictly northeast packed powder skier. I like to ski the steeps no moguls! ( thats how I dislocated my shoulder) I mostly ski short quick turns I like the spring from the end of one turn into the next. My concern in purchasing an advanced ski is my weight. Im concerned I’m to lightweight to get the full benefit out of an advanced ski. Am I heavy enough to fully utilize the stiff camber of an advanced ski. Any recommendations would help. Either brand, make model length. I currently ski on 163. And think I should go to 175. Thanks for Any advise.

Ivan


FWIW, I'm the same age, height and weight as you. If you're strictly on the east coast, you don't need any rocker -- camber is your friend on ice and hardpack. I ride Head Monster 88 when I ski the east coast. They're a great ski for EC conditions. I would definitely try out a longer length -- I don't know how you're skiing a 163, that's so short. I try to stick between 177-183 for my groomer skis as that length will let you rail as fast as you want and provide plenty of edge. If you venture anywhere off the groomers, you should check out the J Skis Masterblaster in 181. I love this ski and it went as well as anything on hard pack, but it has a tad of early rise in the tip so you can have some fun in powder or between the trees as you can slide the tail when needed. Basically, demo some skis that have minimal rocker and traditional camber and pick the one you like best.
Oct 3 2018 7:44AM
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OregonDead
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With rocker you can go longer for sure. Rocker just makes it easier to navigate anything that isn't perfectly groomed. Skis with a rocker camber rocker profile will still give you that camber under foot to bite into hard snow but they will ski like a shorter ski. When that packed powder gets a little tracked out rocker will help keep your ski from getting hooked up as easily.
Oct 3 2018 1:26PM
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bostonbeater
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Depending on when you want to buy, preseason or during? I know Stowe in VT has a demo shack at the bottom of the quad and you can pay one price to try as many of the skis they have as you like. Though last time I did that was 6 or 7 years ago and maybe that’s not still a thing? I would recommend trying as many skis as you can get your hands on, even something you don’t think you’re going to like because it might surprise you. Other than that, the above suggestions look good to me.
Oct 3 2018 6:04PM
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ivanMic
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OregonDeadWith rocker you can go longer for sure. Rocker just makes it easier to navigate anything that isn't perfectly groomed. Skis with a rocker camber rocker profile will still give you that camber under foot to bite into hard snow but they will ski like a shorter ski. When that packed powder gets a little tracked out rocker will help keep your ski from getting hooked up as easily.

Thanks for this info. That’s exactly the the definition of what rocker could do for me. If that’s the case I would think that front rocker is what I’m looking for as the conditions that I ski on are not always the best. Crowded east coast ski areas
I was thinking Völkl rtm80 or Blizzard Quattro 80
Oct 7 2018 7:36PM
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Non_State_Actor
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If you haven't already please take some time to read these articles:
http://blistergearreview.com/featured/ski-terms-what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-skiing
http://blistergearreview.com/recommended/how-to-think-about-ski-length

That'll get you a baseline for modern ski technology and terminology. The site also has the best reviews and you would do well to read a lot of them in the areas of your choice. I'm coming from a similar background as you, skied a lot when young, took an extended hiatus-snowboarding, career, life, children, then came back a couple of years ago to teach the kids how to ski. I've done a lot of research in the past few years.
Oct 8 2018 12:46AM
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Non_State_Actor
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mystery3If you haven't already please take some time to read these articles:
http://blistergearreview.com/featured/ski-terms-what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-skiing
http://blistergearreview.com/recommended/how-to-think-about-ski-length

That'll get you a baseline for modern ski technology and terminology. The site also has the best reviews and you would do well to read a lot of them in the areas of your choice. I'm coming from a similar background as you, skied a lot when young, took an extended hiatus-snowboarding, career, life, children, then came back a couple of years ago to teach the kids how to ski. I've done a lot of research in the past few years.


I meant to copy this write-up: http://blistergearreview.com/features/rocker-101
Oct 9 2018 1:29AM
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