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longest pair of boards you ever used?

dmc

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207 K2 SLC

i tried race skis out once and they were super big... Maybe 215s but I don't recall anything except going really fast
 

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Seeing how you ski bumps, I would say no way to that. I weigh 130-135 and feel that I would like something slightly longer than my 168's for the bumps, as long as the sidecut was minimal. Especially if the ski you're going to get is a skinny bump ski, I would say that 165 or less would be pretty terrifying when going over 20 mph.

The bump skis i bought this summer are 171cm. I guess i'll find out soon enough whether they are the right lenght or not. I know one thing, i dont want to go back to skiing bumps on those volkls i had monday.
 

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The bump skis i bought this summer are 171cm. I guess i'll find out soon enough whether they are the right lenght or not. I know one thing, i dont want to go back to skiing bumps on those volkls i had monday.

I got the 181's and they're currently mounted with demo bindings if you'd like to do a comparison at some point once the bumps arrive at sundown... :)
 

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The bump skis i bought this summer are 171cm. I guess i'll find out soon enough whether they are the right lenght or not. I know one thing, i dont want to go back to skiing bumps on those volkls i had monday.

My K2s measure about 174 cm and I'm glad I opted for the longer ones over the mid-sized 164 cms. The bumps skis are squirrelly enough as it is. Fun as hell though. Lightweight and very quick to turn. You will have fun on them. I think a 171 is reasonable for your height/weight.
 

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I am 5'5 135lbs

in the old days I skied 195cm

Dynastar Vertical Assults
Dynastar Vertical V8s

I raced on Dynastar Course Super GS (gold with red ball at the tip) in a 207.

Current days

Dynastar "Inspired by Jeremy Nobis" 168 AT set up
Elan 777 in a 176 (new this year and unmounted cause we have NO snow)
K2 Axis Pro 174- rock ski
Volkl Mantra 177.

I have demoed skis up into the mid 180s but I don't have the weight to push them properly.
 

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My first skis were my longest. Bought them when I learned to ski in Italy back in 1979.

210 Kniesel something-or-others. Egad they weighed a ton.

Dumped them before the millenium for 205 Kastle something-or-others. Vast improvement, still crap.

Dropped to 190 Atomic Beta Carves in 01. My first real ski. Loved them.

Dropped to 175 in 05. Volkl Supersport Superspeeds. *drool*

I demo'd K2 Apache Recons in a 171? a year ago and loved em.
 

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Circa 1980s...
180-190s...of the Head rental family...the 190s were too stiff. 180cm = my formative boards. ....May the floppy noodles rest in peace!!;-)

Steve
 

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I have to preface this by saying I'm only 5'6" and when I started skiing I was only 135 lbs. The third time I went skiing I was at Mt. Abrams on Prez day weekend and had to rent skis. It was so crowded by the time I got to the front of the line the only skis left were 210's. That was an adventure. I bought my first pair of skis after that.
 

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Had a pair of 205 Kastle SG skis in the early 90's
went down to a 190 Rossi 7S
then to a 180 Atomic BetaRide 9.22 - first shaped ski, very heavy but great ski!
then to a 168 Atomic C7
this year a 164 Atomic Snoop Daddy - still awaitng binders
 

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207 K2 5500

I had purchased a pair of Spalding Sideral (anyone remeber those) 215s at a swap when I was a teenager for $20 but I never got them mounted. My parents gave me $hit when I brought them home... I guess they knew what they were talking about...
 

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207 K2 5500

I used to ski that 207 K2 5500 as my powder ski back in the day. I think I owned 4 pairs of them. They were a dentist and laywer ski so the 207 didn't sell very well and I could buy them dirt cheap. They made great poaching skis since I didn't care if I pulled an edge.

My longest boards ever were Rossi Equipe GS skis in a 212. I bought them used from a ski shop owner I used to work for back in college.

I owned tons of things in 205 and 207. A few Salomon cap skis like the 2S. K2 KVC. K2 710. Yamaha Paramount Custom SR. A honeycomb ski called Century. Dynaster Omeglass. Dynaster S-730. A string of Spaulding Siderals in high school that all broke after a couple of days. Spaulding Squadra Course. Kastle National Team SL.
 
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