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Christophe V.
Skier // Mountain Biker // AT Skier // Camper/Hiker // Trail Runner
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Backcountry.com is always to blame for my low bank balance.
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Atomic Bent Chetler Ski
December 9, 2009
4460g per pair, per my digital scale. That's definitely on the heavy side, but for some reason, they ski as if they were really light. The weight is comparable to other fat skis such as 182cm Liberty Double Helix (4320g), or 181cm Scott P4 (4440g).
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Rossignol S3 Koopman Alpine Ski
December 7, 2009
186cm weighs 4070g per pair, which is lighter than most 100mm waist skis in the 180-183cm range. Because of the light weight and rocker, I suggest you ski the 177 or 186cm S3s. The 186cm run short for their size and are comparable in length to most 183cm skis. Because of the light weight and rocker, you can ski these a little longer than a traditional fat ski. Go too short and you'll sacrifice high speed stability and edge grip on hard snow.
I'm the same size as you and found the 178cm scratch brigades (98mm waist) too short in choppy snow and deep powder, so I'm picking up a set of the S3's in 186cm.
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Marker Jester Schizo 16 Ski Binding
December 1, 2009
I tried bending 90mm marker brakes more than 10mm and ended up breaking the plastic piece that the metal brake arms fit in to. I would not recommend bending these because the brake arms are two separate pieces of thick, stiff metal and are not as easy to bend as the single piece of wire that is used for both brake arms in Look/Rossignol or Salomon brakes.
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4FRNT Skis EHP Alpine Ski
November 13, 2008
yeah that can't be true. Even the lightest of touring skis aren't that light. That's the weight per ski. They are definitely on the heavy side.
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Nordica Enforcer Alpine Ski
November 11, 2008
I'm 5'9" and 145, do a bit of park but mostly all mountain and a little racing, and I ski 169's on both pairs of skis I own. The more competent and aggressive a skiier you are, the more length you can handle, and the extra length does give you more carving, more speed, and better float in powder, but a shorter ski is easier to control and turn fast for steep trees, moguls and such. Honestly, I like sacrificing a little float in the powder for the extra maneuverability, and with a ski this fat the float isn't really going to be an issue anyway. I don't know what exactly these skis come in, but I'd go with something in the high 160's to low 170's.Christophe V.- go 177cm, that way you will get good float in pow and still have maneuverability in the trees. 169cm is really on the short side for your height (I'm the same height).PS. These are no longer twin tips and I found them to be fairly stiff, unlike what Will stated.
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Volkl Gotama Alpine Ski
November 11, 2008
there are woman's specific skis, and the gotama ski isn't one of them, so it could be considered a mens ski, but there's no reason a woman couldn't rip on emedit- the Kiku is the women's version of the Gotama. Slightly softer and lighter.
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Lib Technologies NAS Freeride Alpine Ski
October 27, 2008
Sure, any alpine ski without integrated bindings will take telemark bindings. However, these may have a lot of tail if you mount them using the boot center line on your boot center. I have a feeling that these are meant to be mounted close to center and the long tail would reduce stability and increase hooky-ness if mounted telemark.
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