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WhitSmart

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There's probably a thread like this somewhere, so I apologize in advance.

I'm in the market for new skis. How tall do you guys typically go? I'm 5'7'' and I mainly ski park. I'm leaning towards taller skis, but how tall is too tall?
 
I don't know that this will help much. But I am 5' 11" and ride 180s for pow 176s every day and 169s for just bumps and park(which i don't ski much).
 
I'm 5'5" so you'd want to go higher than mine if you want taller. Some people say for park you want them at nose-eyebrow level, some people say go higher, some say go shorter than that even. Charts say for 5'6-8" anywhere from 155cm-180cm but I think the tallest I'd go for park at 5'7" would be in the mid 170's range IMO. Worst case scenario, you demo a few sizes and see what feels the best to you.

I have Moment PB&J in 162cm (bit too short for my taste in big mountain but they're a dream in park and the next size up was too tall for me)

Armada AR7 in 168cm (big mountain/sometimes park skis)

Line Honey Badger in 166cm (specifically for park and big mountain)

Which skis were you looking at in particular? Cus I know some of them jump in size where the shorter one is "too" short but the taller one feels more your style.
 
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