I know this is a bad place, but question about racing skis

PR@Y4SNOW

PR@Y4SNOW

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ok, so i love the whole park scene, but i tried racing this year and I got a huge rush out of it. anyways. i raced on my park skis, and i was wondering what a good length racing ski would be to buy? i am 6'2 and about 210 lbs. anyone know what i need?
 
it completely depends on what racing event you are doing. If you are doing slalom, you need short, very shaped skis to make super quick turns inbetween gates. The wider and faster the turns, the longer skis you need to handle the speed.
 
go to a ski store and ask them to find you a race ski and they will be alot more helpfull then people on ns
 
well i'm a poor college kid, and probablly dont have enough $ to get 2 pairs, one for each event. So should i just aim between 163 & 187 to get the best of both worlds, or will that just basically hurt me a bit in each event? and yes i know i should go to a ski shop, but i'm in class from 8-8 and i'm looking for some quick answers. lool
 
i had this same dilemma when i raced in hs and i came to the conclusion that i wanted SL skis as opposed to GS... and i just used some older carve skis for GS, but even if you have a bigger park ski, just sharpen those edges and go... trying to race GS on SL skis would probably end up being doable, but difficult..
 
^ hahaha yea, i tried to ski the GS on 167 LINE Chronics and it was interesting, got the edges sharpened prior to race but was still slidin around a lot, never got to race the SL tho, i was only entered as a guest racer in the GS which i LOVED
 
werd, i found a sick deal on 2 pr, 1 GS, 1 SL 166's & 187's for only $187 so i think i may jump on that . did i mention that they are Fischer RC4's? w00t
 
You should look at them yourself first, because the edges could have been sharpened by had too many times, and have nothing left to them.
 
GET FISCHERs you wont regret it. and i would say get a short GS ski (175) if you dont want to buy two pairs of skis .
 
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