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Short vs. Long Skis for freestyle/terrain park?

  • I have been into freestyle and the terrain park for about a year now and am looking to buy a pair of twin tips. I have heard that going shorter is better for the terrain park, but ...show more

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    It depends on what you like. If you're an expert skier than you probably have a shop you like where they know you, and they will let you demo different length skis. Take some longer boards out for a few hours and see how they feel. You're tall, so going longer than 160 makes sense. Try before you buy, though.

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Basically short skis are for jibbin: rails and boxes more than the jumps, they are easier to butter spin, oille noille and spin on and off rails. Long skis for more jumps because you have better balance in the air, more spin weight, easier for landing and pop of the lip better than short skis do. So depending on if you want to jib or hit jumps more take your pick. I am about your height and have 166's they are perfect for both jibs and jumps.

David

160s are a bit short for you considering your height and skill level. Longer skis can definitely help when you land backseat but also have more swing weight when spinning. On the plus side, short skis will require you to have great balance in the air to keep from eating snow when you land. Personally I like something between 177-182s and the 171s I have now feel too short. I'm about 5'-8" and like stiffer skis. You however may like softer, shorter skis. Demo a few different lengths in the models you are looking at if they are available as demos. Twin-tips will ski about 5cm shorter than there length because of the extra tip.

redstapler52

long ones all the way!

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