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Sizing for 5.9 female Teleskier!.. I need a ski for the crud,...
By chantalfel1464152
Ranked #678 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
March 4, 2011
Sizing for 5.9 female Teleskier!..
I need a ski for the crud, pretty much...and am stuck between the JJ and the CRJ's....I have a pair of Icelantic Keepers at 167 for the deep day's and a pair of S3's at 169 for hardpack. I love the Keepers in the pow, but they sure are a handful in the heavy crud/chop, so its not an every day ski. I live in Whistler , we get a lot of chop/bumps..
So I'm looking at an Armada JJ or a CRJ to become my go to ski for all but super deep and hardpack...actually if they do well in deep , I will ski them in deep too :)...but crud and chop is what I need a ski for...the S3's are just getting bounced around too much.
I'm an intermediate/advanced tele skier...will the 175 be to long of a platform in tele stance going through choppy bumps and trees ? should I wait and et next years 165...also...JJ versus CRJ's? ...thought on use in crud/chop
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By nawrocki1039375
Ranked #91 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
April 16, 2011
If you are under 140 Lbs, the 175 would be great. Especially if you are on alpine gear, the 165 will be way too short at 5'9" tall unless you weigh about 90 Lbs! The 175 probably only has 150 CMs or so on the snow on a groomer. They are so easy to ski and ski short that going too short would be very easy. I'm sending my 185s to my son in Alaska, and will get a new pair. He weighs about 145 Lbs, at 5'8" tall. We have them mounted with telemark bindings (Axls, see review above). BTW, buy them for the crud, but you wont ski anything else. I have 60 days in this year, 3 on other skis...and all three days I wished I'd had my JJs, and those were dedicated bump days, here in Utah.
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Tech Specs:
- Dimensions:
- [185cm] 126 / 136 / 115 / 133 / 121mm; [175cm] 126 / 136 / 115 / 133 / 121mm
- Turn Radius:
- [185cm] 14m; [175cm] 12m
- Construction:
- AR50 Sidewall
- Core:
- Hybrid Ultralight
- Base:
- 50/50 Base
- Camber:
- EST Freeride Rocker
- Tail:
- Twintip
- Binding Included:
- No
- Recommended Use:
- Backcountry freestyle, powder, pillows, all-mountain ripping, variable snow
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
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