Ski Length

Tony_H wrote:I think the bloke in the shop doesnt know what hes on about.

...Or maybe Peterk11 is not quite as tall and strapping as he makes out to be! :wink: :lol:

Tall definatly , not sure about the strapping tho !! )

its all about you are you comfortable on them ? if you are then fine, i'm 5"9 and prefer to ski on shorter ski's (150's) just my opinion

ste

Thanks for all the info. I have not used them yet , Im going to Soll in 2 weeks . Im going to take them and see how i get on .
Cheers all

have a great time !!!

ste

Peterk11, I disagree with many of the respondents. Ski lengths are not just related to height as one or two people have indicated.

When you initiate a turn you are transferring momentum. The force on the ski is a function of weight x the square of the velocity. Hence, the biggest element is your speed.

You aluded, in your initial posts, to being able to "manage" red runs. My reading of that is that you will be doing about half of the speed of one poster, and about a third of the speed of another, both of whom I have skied with. It doesn't matter if I am exactly right.

So, if either of these aforesaid skiers are about 12 stone, then the force imparted to your skis will be about one sixth of the force imparted to their skis.

:shock:

I guess you'll have to find out on the piste.
Without doubt ski lengths have reduced and the ideal for the individual depends on height, weight, ability, speed, the model of ski and the type of skiing you will do.

How you break it to the other half if they don't suit you is another matter!