Short Skis

[ncskier12]

I'm 5' 7" 135 Lbs and a intermediate to advanced skier. Thinking about getting 155 skis, would those be too short or is it up to personal preference?

 

[Mingg]

Personal preference to an extent but that seems a bit short for you. I'm 5' 3, 130 and I ride 159s, and 164s.

 

[notspoicey]

lol i have 155's and im 5 feet tall. size up boi

 

[suup]

Get full tilts

 

[toastyteenagers]

better question: why do you ski short skis

 

[crotchvent]

You should probably just get snow blades.

 

[.lencon]

Honestly if the skis aren't shorter than you chin you should be fine. It's just personal preference. But if the skis are smaller than when your chin is at then they are too small.

 

[DP*]

I prefer a longer ski personally if I were you I'd at least get a 170+

 

[Hackster]

 

[frank9190]

At lease 170+ if i were you

 

[270on420out]

Do not go below 168. Im 5'7" and ski a 171 for park, but a 186 for cruising and vacational skiing.

 

[C-BO]

dudeeeeee im 5'5 and ride 182.... i mean its your call but long skis are way more fun

 

[APunx176]

I'm 5'7" too and I have 176cm punx

 

[Bombay]

Size way up I'm just 5'2 and have 158s

 

[chubwagon]

Jesus man, I'm 4'9 and ride 191's. You need to size up big time, you know what they say about men with small skis right???

 

[steezy_doge]

dont get them they are to short

 

[uyghur]

Jesus man, I'm 4'9 and ride 191's. You need to size up big time, you know what they say about men with small skis right???

Wait... Seriously?

 

[TheBigApple]

I ride 205's and I am 5 10

 

[LastChairMedia]

I mean its preference... Bigger dude. I'm 5'7-8 and ride a 177 K2. So pretty much like a 185 ish.

 

[Ozgod]

I'm 5'7 and 125 lbs. and ride a 166 park ski and those are pretty yes to wipe around

 

[daannnnieel]

If you want to go slow as fuck get small skis.

 

[SeaUrchin123]

IM 5'7'' 120 and i ski a 170

155 is way too small

 

[frickindarn]

I'm 5'10" and when I started I bought a pair of 159 K2's. After a few months I bought a pair of 177 and have fallen in love with that size. The 159 was kinda fun but I think it's a lot more fun to have a larger butter zone. plus you can go faster OP.

 

[Borat.Sagdiyev]

I'm 5' 6'' and I ride 166's and find them too short so yeah...

 

[GrumpisPringle]

5'7" in centimeters is 170.18. If you like shorter skis, Don't go lower than 168 cm. You can really go as long as you want. I don't know what size of skis you have shredded before but longer twigs are really fun. I'm 5'10 and ill be skiing on 181 cm planks this year. In my own experience people really only ski shorter skis because 1. They have no experience with longer skis 2. They aren't good enough to handle long skis. 3. A combination of the two.

If you ski powder. Go at least 176. Park is up to you but 171 cm should be the g-spot.

 

[freeballer]

dude, you have girls making fun of your ski size. you should be on 170s at a minimum.

 

[tomPietrowski]

At 135lbs op you don't need a longer ski to be stable as you are so light so you can to some extent discount your height. So I would say if you are going for a full camber ski and you are stil progressing in the park so not hitting big jumps they actually could be ok. You may be ok going up to 165 range but for rails a smaller ski will be fine.

 

[ZAHNER]

id recommend at least a 175

 

[THEE_wizard]

just go for snow blades. Hue hue hue