How big should a park ski be?

TomTeller

TomTeller

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i think ima pickup a pair of the 2010 afterbangs, out of curiousity is the measurment for park skis the same as regular skis as in should the ski be able chin to nose height? or should it be shorter/longer.

Thanks
 
I like park skis to be as tall as I am. I am 6 foot and my skis are 180 ish. My pow skis are longer of course.
 
biggest size is 177's, anyone know a good website to purchase skis from? alot of websites sell um but any perticular one that you've bought from and is good that carrys the afterbangs in 177
 
snowblades! hahaha. seriously im 5'7" 120 and i will be skiing on 171 anthems. which are taller than me. go longer!
 
snowblades! hahaha. seriously im 5'7" 120 and i will be skiing on 171 anthems. which are taller than me. go longer!
 
It really depends on how you want them to handle.

Shorter = less swing weight, less support

Longer = more stability

If you're going to be doing lots of rails/butters, you are going to want the ski to be either short or soft (or both for maximum effect).

If you're going to be hitting huge jumps, you're going to want a longer/stiffer ski (or both!)

I personally like them long with medium/stiff flex, but only because I seldom ever hit rails.
 
well they don't make skis tall enough for lanky fucks such as myself
i'm 6'5, and since the tallest they make is the 177, i guess i'm goin with that
 
Haha I know what you mean. Since they make a 155, 166, and 177, they sho8uld make a 188 haha. I bet people would buy them. I am 5'11"ish 150lb and I ski 181 chronics. I could go longer. e
 
sierraskis.com

or it would def be cheaper to buy them off a kid on here.

or backcountry.com

or just search google and find the cheapest.
 
I know a kid who is 5'4" and skis 155's it looks pretty silly. im 5'8" and i have 180s and they curl right over my head, and they feel perfecto.
 
Yeah I'm at 6'3 and 181 isn't enough for me, I could go like 185. Volkl does 185 I think but someone told me they had a pair and they measured the same as his 181 Armadas.
 
Wait. What the fuck is this thread still doing here? This is like as far from the right forum as it gets. What the fuck NS? Go ahead and answer his questions seriously, but tell someone who posts in the right forum to searchbar.
 
Im 5'5"(give or take) and ride center mount 171 invaders, they are a bit taller than me but nothing too annoying.

Long ski steeze ftw
 
getboards.com inccredddibly sick. they have alot of stuff from this year and earlier years. and they have these sick little deals every now and then, like throwing in bindings with the ski at the same price as the ski was. all i do is park and my skis match my height. im 5 11 or 6 and im rockin 180s. everythings a different challenge though. go a little bigger than you first think you need if your still a growing boy.
 
since your thinking of going with the afterbangs which are 100% symmetrical they ride a little bit shorter than most skis if you get them mounted at dead center which i'm assuming you are. therefor you should get a little bigger than normal. im 5'6", 145lbs and i ride a 171 invader which comes a little bit above my head.
 
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