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Bananaredbull

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I am a 173 cm teen who is expecting to grow. Found that the arv 96 will suit me the best but im not sure if i should get them because of the 177cm length. I read their real length is actually 174.5 cm, is it true? I will ski them more next season cuz its alr mid season and I alr did my biggest trip, so should i go with the 177 cm or buy 172 cm edollos? I wanna ski bit of park, learn some jumps and rails but a lot of freeride and bit of groomers with those skis.

**This thread was edited on Feb 12th 2023 at 10:53:23am
 
If you are experienced in the park 177 is okay. It depends a lot if there is rocker on. But if you are growing rn, I would get the arv 96 with the aim of skiing it next season if they have a lot of rocker.
 
177 or longer. Any idea how tall you might be and on what timeline? Ie: how tall your dad is and when he did the bulk of his growing?
 
You can compare their shapes here.

The edollo 172 has more tip rocker than the arv96 and less tail rocker, but otherwise they are really similar. The edollo is 200g heavier.

The arv96 177 is obviously longer than both of these, but also stiffer by quite a bit (40%).

When deciding about a ski length, I typically look at running length (length of base that touches the snow when the ski is flat), sidecut length (length of edge that would "theoretically" engage if the ski is edge to 90 deg), rocker shape / taper (slow rising rocker will make more of the ski engage when you edge it), weight (more = harder to maneuver around and spin) and stiffnesses (more bending stiffness = higher top speed and higher speed at which the ski becomes "alive", more torsional stiffness = more precise and less forgiving).

It is easier to choose a length by comparing specs with what you skied before and liked. Besides your height, you should also think about mass/fitness gain in the next year, your skill progression and if you plan to ski faster.
 
14509504:alude said:
You can compare their shapes here.

The edollo 172 has more tip rocker than the arv96 and less tail rocker, but otherwise they are really similar. The edollo is 200g heavier.

The arv96 177 is obviously longer than both of these, but also stiffer by quite a bit (40%).

When deciding about a ski length, I typically look at running length (length of base that touches the snow when the ski is flat), sidecut length (length of edge that would "theoretically" engage if the ski is edge to 90 deg), rocker shape / taper (slow rising rocker will make more of the ski engage when you edge it), weight (more = harder to maneuver around and spin) and stiffnesses (more bending stiffness = higher top speed and higher speed at which the ski becomes "alive", more torsional stiffness = more precise and less forgiving).

It is easier to choose a length by comparing specs with what you skied before and liked. Besides your height, you should also think about mass/fitness gain in the next year, your skill progression and if you plan to ski faster.
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Yeah I think I'll go with the 177, I'm planning big gains I'm currently 132 lbs strong for my age and flexible skier, my only problem is that I wanna learn park and I am a begginer there but I don't wanna get short skis cuz pow
 
You’d be more than fine on the 177s especially if you’re going to grow, they might be short on you in a year.
 
judging by your name you might be located close to me and I have a lightly used ARV96 177 that I can sell to you.

Have in mind it's not the best powder ski. It's heavier and stiff and is more suited for park and piste - great for jumps, great for carving, for the side hits, but not the best powder tool. And a good powder ski will not work that well in the park or on icy conditions. There is really no ski that does everything so you have to figure out what are your priorities...
 
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