What size skis do I need?

Question

I am a 5'3" female, 120 lbs and an intermediate skiier. I have owned skis since I was in high school. I have only rented since that time but am on the market to buy new ones.

Answer 1

well... ask yourself what size was I renting and then use that as a base.

The folowing sites have ski selectors so try them and come up with an average from them all (you may have to convert to metric to use some)

http://www.forskiers.com/gear/selector.a...

http://skiselector.elanskis.com/pc.asp?x...

http://www.spadout.com/ski.php?ski_t=2

Answer 2

Most of the skis now have a lot of shape and the rule of thumb is to get a ski about 10 cm shorter than you are.    I would think for your height about 135 or so.

Answer 3

I would go with something in the 150-160 range for twin tips and between 145 and 155 for non twins.

Despite what the previous answerer stated, the trend now is to go a bit longer. Short skis went out with snowblades for a reason, longer ski= more stability at speed, which is very important if you intend to become more skilled.