Are short skis easier to butter?

well i guess it depends on the skis. but yeah since you can get over them more yes. and also because they tend to be lighter cause of the size you can bend them more
 
no I disagree, with a longer ski you have more to flex therefore it will flew more, and flex smoother and more controlled.
 
I disagree with the kid who is disagreeing. Like said above, you can move weight over the tips easier because they're shorter and butter more.

Imagine standing on like a 210cm ski, center mounted. Unless you are really tall, you're gonna have to try pretty hard to get any weight over the tips. Even if you lean as far forward as you can, I can't see the ski bending too much. Even on the downside of a roller, you'd have to lean very far into it to keep the ski flexed.

Take the opposite, standing on like 120cm skis, center mount. You could easily bend them, probably without bending you body too much. You could probably fall over from tip standing, or flex them enough to snap them in half.

I know those are extremes in length, but I'd assume those "rules" would still hold true at other normal lengths.
 
i agree with both of you. with a longer ski you could control the butter more, but with a shorter ski you could get up into a butter easier.
 
how about a ski that is the recommended height for you is the ski that you can butter the best. long enough to be stable but short enough to get up easily. But i think over all if you were going to butter all the time shorter would be better for the most part.
 
Yes, if you think about it, you have way more leverage on a shorter ski than a longer one, so you can butter way easier because its easier to put you weight forward and less ski to flex.
 
Shorter skis should be easier to butter, but dont buy WAYYY too short skis just so you'll be able to butter.

Just get skis that fit you perfectly, you'l learn to butter with them and you'll be happy you didnt buy skiblades
 
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