ski sizing no mans land

[jskier43]

I always seem to hover between 195 and 205 , this seems to always be the grey areas on each manufacturers skis. I'm looking to try the D3 evo this fall and hopefully the new GTR . I'm normally 3 to 4 balls into 35 off this summer so far(34 mph). current ski is a 2015 67" v-type but was wondering if a jump to a 68 would help.

[Andre]

Same thing as you on all the numbers.Always been on 67 until last year where my skiing weight went up to 208 and needed a ski.Got myself a 68 Quest 45 but during winter i lost weight and i'm down to 190.68 feel great with easier deepwater start and less tiring to ski.

I adjusted bindings and fin to make the ski feel a bit shorter and everything is fine on the 68 and i ski exactly the same scores (2-3 at 35 ) as on my 67 Radar.

I never felt that the 68 was too big after losing weight.

[ski6jones]

I've always ridden a 68 at 200-210. Last year I was down to 188 when I tried the '18 Vapors at Nats. Rode both 67 and 68, bought the 68. 67 just felt small even though at 188 I should have been on the 67.

[ToddF]

I am 195-200 and went down to a 67 and am going to go back to a 68. It didn't seem to help, if anything I am going to blame my lower buoy count to the the smaller ski. :)

[jjackkrash]

My other sport is powerlifting, and my weight can and has fluctuated wildly from 190 up to 250 and back in a year. Most 68" skis I have been on work great from 190-210 and then start to roll off performance wise after that. At about 220 they start turning like pigs and the deep-water starts become very difficult. Unless you want to get and stay below 190, I would personally roll with a 68.

[LeonL]

Rule of thumb (whoever he is) if on the edge go longer.

[blagrata]

Are there any good intermediate skis out there that are a 68"? I'm always right in the middle of a 67 and a 69 for all of the weight ranges for the senate, HO skis etc. The only ones in the 68" length seem to the be the high end ones. I ski 15 off 32-34 mph. I currently ski a HO CX superlite 69 inch. I feel like something shorter might be a little better for me at 190 - 195 lbs... but am a little hesitant to pull the trigger on a 67".

[Chef23]

At your size I honk a 67” Omni, Senate or V would work fine at 32 or 34 mph. I weigh 205 and have been skiing a Katana at 30 mph 22 off- 32 off and am just about to get back on my Goode Mid which is 66” and will start at 32 mph. The Goode Mid looks smaller to me than a 67” Senate or Omni.

 

HO has a demo program so you could try one and if you need a bigger one swap it. H2OProshop does something where you commit to buying a ski and they will swap it out if it doesn’t work.

[MJE]

190-195 6-1" 34mph skier. Mid 35off occasionally into 38. Prefer stability of a 68" ski over a 67" and tune turn radius to liking with DFT adjustments.

[blagrata]

@Chef23 Since skis went on sale yesterday I decided to take a chance and go for the 67" Syndicate Omni.... will try it out this weekend. It may just encourage me to keep my weight down.

[Chef23]

@blagrata I think that Syndicate Omni looks like an awesome ski. I would love to try one.

[blagrata]

@scotchipman Radar has surface area on their website. Very insightful. A 67 Senate is similar in area to a 68 vapor