Sizing for rockered skis

[alexmorton]

I'm sure that this must have been asked already but I searched and couldn't find anything.

Do rockered skis ski shorter or longer than regular campber skis? My current powder skis are 185 so should I be looking at the 179 or 189 hellbents for example?

 

[iggyskier]

189. Even with the 189 hellbent measuring like 194cm go longer.

 

[SHastatahoe]

189s

 

[alexmorton]

Is there a reason for going longer?

 

[BootySpunk.]

The rocker makes them feel shorter

or so I have heard

 

[Literature]

Longer = more float, more of platform to land on, and more tail to wheelie on when you backslap off that 40 fter.

There is something sexy about long skis. I don't know what it is. But it's there all the same.

 

[SHastatahoe]

Yeah, long skis are the shit. anything shorter than 175 is technically a snowblade or a Children ski.

 

[Twig]

morton, you're right i am on this site too much.. anyway 179 is gonna be short on you isn't it? cos you're what 6'2 ?

 

[yeahitsdave]

so true. hurray longer skis! i want some like 205cm rockered superfatties, that would be dope