Length question

[Twaddler]

I'm 5'7" currently riding a 168 ski thats 2cm behind true center. would it be reasonable to go up to a 179 and get it center mounted?

i think 179 my be too long for me, but i just got a good offer for a 179 ski so i wanted to ask some opinions

 

[Aton.Jones]

179 center mounted isnt that big of a step up from what you have now so it wouldnt be too bad, but if youre comfortable on the length youve been skiing on then stick with that

 

[VCharette]

are you a good skier and what are you skiing (park pow groomers??)

 

[miroz]

What skis are we talking about? What is the 168, and what is the 179? That matters because length isn't the only factor that one has to take into account when figuring out an appropriate length. A softer ski is much more easy to handle in a longer length than say, a longer ski.

Also, what's your weight? If anything, weight matters more than height in determining proper ski length because it basically determines how well you'll be able to power the ski and take it where you want to go.

A longer ski is harder to control - that's the biggest thing. Tell us what skis they are and how much you weigh and then we can give you a straight answer. For all we know you could be ordering two-by-fours and weigh 80 lbs...