LONGER SKI=MORE STYLE?!

CrackHead.

CrackHead.

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I recently bought a 183 ski from a 168 and I find myself looking way more stylish going switch and just carving in general, the more length i fell i more fluid movements. Does a longer beefyer ski make you more stylish and flowy?
 
Depends on style of riding.

for me longer is way better/stylish for all

mtn and cliffs. More supportive for drops and crud

Park, definitely easier to control and whip around a shorter more conservative length
 
Im 5'9" and I ride 178 k2 Marksmans, I love em. I can ride powder, crud, ice-ish (cause of the symmetrical sidecut) and anything else. The only issue is throwing 3's off of small jumps cause the skis are kind of heavy to get up but otherwise its fun.
 
I don't think it's necessarily the "style" that changes but your overall riding stability/confidence. A lot of my homies stick to riding smaller sticks because they're a bit easier to whip around but are constantly falling over themselves coming out of a rotation too forward or backseat. Obviously the more comfortable and stable you are the harder your going to throw down and the easier you'll make it look.
 
14005013:shin-bang said:
Depends on style of riding.

for me longer is way better/stylish for all

mtn and cliffs. More supportive for drops and crud

Park, definitely easier to control and whip around a shorter more conservative length
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i ride park and i figured longer would be harder to spin and do my kool kreative things. i have found that false, wondering what other ppl think
 
I have even found especially in the WET a longer ski creates a bigger windup which helps you spin, buttering a longer ski is way easier in my OP because you have more to lean into.
 
14005087:Cammacuknow said:
i ride park and i figured longer would be harder to spin and do my kool kreative things. i have found that false, wondering what other ppl think
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personally coming from a 189 116mm underfoot with a 30m turn radius,

to a symmetrical 180 96mm underfoot with a 23m radius.

I can definitely say, the latter allows for more snap, agility, pop, and control.. thus more ability to get funky/free

however, "creativity" and "style" are both subjective.

im not saying it cant be done on bigger/ longer skis, im just talking the amount of effort and work it takes.
 
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