How long are your skis?

[Nic Nic]

What are your weight/height stats and how long are your skis?

Just wondering how across the board the answers will be...curiosity only. I realize that there are many factors which contribute to your ski selection.

 

[MissySki]

I'm 5'4" ~125lbs.. Ski lengths are between 156 and 168.

 

[abc]

right on target, according to the chart going with my height. but I'm not sharing my weight/height

(I'm "light for my height", so my ski length is determined primarily by my height)

 

[ski diva]

5'1, 112 lbs, advanced skier

Volkl Tierras: 154
Nordica Hell's Belles: 154
Atomic Elysians: 159
Volkl Auras: 163

 

[snowbeach]

right on target, according to the chart going with my height. but I'm not sharing my weight/height

(I'm "light for my height", so my ski length is determined primarily by my height)

I wish I was light for my height!
They say muscle weighs more than fat so I'm sticking with that

 

[Kimmyt]

5'3" 130 lbs advanced skier
Volkl Aura: 163
Armada TST: 165
Volkl Kiku: 168

 

[MaineSkiLady]

5'6/118
165
But spent almost 20 years on a 190 (weighed 15+-# more then).

 

[SkiBam]

I've heard it said that a ski doesn't know how tall you are but it sure knows how much you weigh. Interestingly, Rossi's current sizing chart goes exclusively by weight, not height.

Whatever, I'm just under 5 ft and 105 lbs. Advanced skier. My Rossi Temptations are 154 and my new Salomon Bamboos are 148. Both seem right for me. Nice and stable but quick to turn.

 

[Jilly]

5'4 and 155lb

Attraxion 8 - 154
Attraxion 12 - 155
Hero ST Carbon - 161
Temptation 88 - 162

Can't wait to see VG list!!

 

[frenchgirl]

5'5 and 115 pounds
Blizzard black pearl 159
Blizzard 8.0 158
Blizzard crush 170

 

[abc]

I've heard it said that a ski doesn't know how tall you are but it sure knows how much you weigh.

My ski may not know how tall I'm. But I know how short the ski is (if I go only by my weight alone)

 

[Dtrick924]

5'1" and 150 lbs
Intermediate skier
Head Link: 160

 

[BlackDiamondVolkl]

5'0", intermediate skier.

Volkl RTMs: 135
Just bought K2 Potion 76 Ti's: 142. Haven't used them yet... waiting for them to arrive

 

[tinymoose]

5'1" and 95 lbs.
Volkl Kenja: 149
Fischer RC4 Jr GS race ski: 150

 

[altagirl]

5'8.5"/~175+lbs

181 Icelantic Keepers
175 Black Diamond Elements
178 K2 Hippy Stinx

I was a little nervous going that long again with the Keepers, but I'm right in the middle of their size chart whether I go by weight or height:
Keeper 171 / 5'4"-5'7" / 130-160 lbsAdvanced-ExpertPowder, Big MountainEarly Rise Tip and Tail
Keeper 181 / 5'7"-6' / 160-190 lbsAdvanced-ExpertPowder, Big MountainEarly Rise Tip and Tail
Keeper 191 / 6'+ / 190+ lbsAdvanced-ExpertPowder, Big MountainEarly Rise Tip and Tail

 

[altagirl]

I've heard it said that a ski doesn't know how tall you are but it sure knows how much you weigh. Interestingly, Rossi's current sizing chart goes exclusively by weight, not height.

Honestly I feel like it's a bit of a combination of the two. Taller people have more leverage to pressure the skis with whatever weight they do have, so I think it's a mixture of the two skier body type factors, plus your ability level and the type of ski.

 

[snow addict]

I've heard it said that a ski doesn't know how tall you are but it sure knows how much you weigh. Interestingly, Rossi's current sizing chart goes exclusively by weight, not height.

Whatever, I'm just under 5 ft and 105 lbs. Advanced skier. My Rossi Temptations are 154 and my new Salomon Bamboos are 148. Both seem right for me. Nice and stable but quick to turn.

I heard about this but legs act like a lever, so height definitely matters too.

 

[KatyPerrey]

5'9" 195
All Nordica skis
Nemisis 169 - 98 underfoot
Helldiver 170 - 90 underfoot
Fire Arrow 164 - 78 underfoot
Infinate 162 - 84 underfoot
Wild Belle 169 - 88 underfoot

 

[bounceswoosh]

5'5 190
Line Sick Day 110 (primary ski) - 172 - 110 underfoot - tip and tail rocker
Icelantic Gypsy (powder ski) - 170 - 125 underfoot - lots of rocker
Scott The Ski (no fresh snow ski) - 165 - 89 underfoot - a bit of rocker

 

[snowbeach]

5'6 / 165
Volkl Attiva Sol - 158
Volkl Kikus - 162