Hey ladies!
I'm wondering if anyone might be able to help sort out a gear question. I demoed the 2018 Völkl Yumi skis and fell in love. However I'm trying to determine if I should purchase the 154cm length or the 161cm length. Before you jump to conclusions and say to base the length of my skis on my height, hear me out. I'm 5'9" and 115 lbs. In other words I'm much, much lighter than most folks my height and what I've discovered is that when I go off the ski length calculators that are based on height, I often don't have the weight required to carve with the camber of a longer ski matching the recommendation of the height calculators. As such I tend to gravitate towards shorter skis. When doing research online the length suggestions for height versus weight don't align because I am so thin.
For example, the height calculators tell me I should purchase skis that are 175 cm. But if I go off of a chart based on weight they say to purchase skis that are 145 cm. That's quite the difference and hence the confusion.
My center of gravity is a bit higher due to my height so I don't want a ski that is too short so as to lack stability. I'm not an aggressive skier and like a short turn radius. Loved the Völkl Yumis and they seemed to have a soft enough flex to them for me to be able to bite into the snow and carve quite nicely but I was only able to demo the 154 cm length. Let me back up here, I LOVED these skis. But is 154cm too short even given my lower weight? I could move one size up and buy the 161 cm length but am worried the camber with the added length could make it more difficult to carve.
Would love any suggestions! Thanks so much.
I'm wondering if anyone might be able to help sort out a gear question. I demoed the 2018 Völkl Yumi skis and fell in love. However I'm trying to determine if I should purchase the 154cm length or the 161cm length. Before you jump to conclusions and say to base the length of my skis on my height, hear me out. I'm 5'9" and 115 lbs. In other words I'm much, much lighter than most folks my height and what I've discovered is that when I go off the ski length calculators that are based on height, I often don't have the weight required to carve with the camber of a longer ski matching the recommendation of the height calculators. As such I tend to gravitate towards shorter skis. When doing research online the length suggestions for height versus weight don't align because I am so thin.
For example, the height calculators tell me I should purchase skis that are 175 cm. But if I go off of a chart based on weight they say to purchase skis that are 145 cm. That's quite the difference and hence the confusion.
My center of gravity is a bit higher due to my height so I don't want a ski that is too short so as to lack stability. I'm not an aggressive skier and like a short turn radius. Loved the Völkl Yumis and they seemed to have a soft enough flex to them for me to be able to bite into the snow and carve quite nicely but I was only able to demo the 154 cm length. Let me back up here, I LOVED these skis. But is 154cm too short even given my lower weight? I could move one size up and buy the 161 cm length but am worried the camber with the added length could make it more difficult to carve.
Would love any suggestions! Thanks so much.