I am 6'3 190lbs. I own a pair of seths at 179, and find they work well for me. I have tried lonber skis and have trouble in hard bumps with them....sometimes hard to avoid on overskied runs at Snowbird.

I also own a pair of Hellbents 179. I feel they may be short for me, and just don't know if i should spend the bucks to get the bigger ones. Is it wrong to ski them so short? I get enough float from them, but they are squirly in the chop.

I just don't want something that will be too hard to turn in the trees or the hardpack.

I also don't want to have to buy a bigger ski bag.

I am a level 8-9 skier.

Is there any advantage to skiing something like this short? Or should I go bigger. One rep said that hardly anyone skiis them in the 189 because they are hard to turn in the trees.

Tech Specs:

Lengths:

169cm, 179cm, 189cm 

Dimensions:

150 / 122 / 141mm 

Turn Radius:

[179cm] 26m 

Construction:

Vertical ABS Sidewall 

Core Material:

Fir 

Base:

Sick Graphic 

Tail:

Twin 

Binding Included:

No 

Recommended Binding:

Marker Jester 16 

Recommended Use:

Big-mountain trickery 

Manufacturer Warranty:

1 Year