If i am 5'4 165 would a size 155 ski be to small for me?

Question

i am a park skier and am looking at the Atomic Punx or Urban Punx

Answer 1

if you're not a lame skier then they would be too small. basically it depends on how good you are. but i think that those are too small anway. you should look for 160+

Answer 2

I am a 160-lb advanced skier. My skis are from 155 (SL) to 178 (GS). My twintip park skis are 169. I tried 160 and they felt short. 169 are smoother on landings.

I think 155 is too short for you especially for twintip park skis. I concur with the answerer before me. With twintip skis, the effective edge is shorter plus you tend to mount towards the middle. Going too short is not beneficial.

Here are my two cents for you..

You maybe happy with 155 to start with but I bet you will outgrow it within 5 skiing days. If you are still progressing, my suggestion is to demo 3 lengths gradually from 155. Say, 1.5-2 days each length. This minimizes learning shocks. Then you settle with the most comfortable length for the kind of skiing that you do.

I personally think that 165 should be good length for you but then everyone's preference, skiing style, and comfort zone is different.

Answer 3

they'd actually be too long for you... i'm 6'1 and wear 170's

Answer 4

I think for park skiing, a major consideration in determining how long your skis should be is where you intend on mounting your bindings.

Even though carving and all-mountain performance is not really a consideration, you need to have a reasonable length of ski in front of your boot so that you have some fore-aft stability and at least SOME ability to carve/scarve (skid-carve).

Now consider that the more hardcore you aim to be in the park, the more likely you will mount your bindings forward to approach the ski centerpoint (to help in riding fakie, spin, and balance for big airs).  Understand that this also reduces the length of ski in front of your boots.

IMO, 155cm sounds right for your height/weight if we're talking about an "hourglass" carving ski mounted at the traditional kinda-rearward mounting point.  155cm sounds like insufficient total edge length for twin tips intended for all-mountain use (remember that twin tips usually have less effective edge than than single-tipped skis), and it also sounds like insufficient forward length for forward-mounted park twin-tips.

Answer 5

I think so. 155 is the shortest ski allowed for slalom racing, according to FIS regulations. So, that'd probably be too short for park skis. I'm 5'3, 125 lbs, and I normally use a pair of 168 Volkls. I've never had any trouble with them.

Answer 6

The best thing you can do is to demo them (or a similar ski) and see how they feel. Depending on the ski, I have been comfortable on anything from a 168 to a 190, and I am a big guy at about 235 lbs.  A 155 isn't necessarily too short for you.

Answer 7

discuss this with the pros at the local ski shop.

Answer 8

It actually goes by your weight. And the rule was always the better you are the longer you ski should be. But anymore with all the different ski's with the massive cuts in the carving skis and twin tips, there really is no set chart as to what ski will fit you. See if you can demo them and see how they feel. I have 3 sets of skis for different use. Ranging from 185's to 170's. It all depends what you want to do. What size are you currently using? If it's in a 10cm range, I really don't think you will notice a difference.

Answer 9

I am 5'5 and 165 pounds, I use 155 and they work great!