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On the slower side. 25-30 mph. Do waves play a factor? Obviously I’m only going to do the course on calmer days but the bay is never glass like a lake. Would some waves make me want shorter/longer?

I appreciate the feedback. @bracemaker the reasoning was just that, it’s a gift from my dad and all he’s ever known is Obrien. This has opened my eyes. Im now looking into the Omni. I think the carbon is out of my price range, but the regular version looks nice! This was super super helpful, and I appreciate any further input! I’m finding plenty of Omni 2019 in the 71”, but at 190 I think that’s too large right? I should ideally be on a 69” Omni?

Hey all! I’m buying my first slalom ski and looking for insight. I’ve narrowed it down to O’brien Siege and the O’Brien World Team. I ski on an open water bay, so it gets wavy (unfortunately no calm lakes where I’m from) so I do need a bit of stability. Still, I made my own slalom course so I want something that will be able to make cuts. I am confident on one ski, but the only time I have done a real slalom course on a lake I hit 2 gates, so I’m new to the slalom course world. I want a ski that will let me stay up in a wavy bay, be easy enough to get up on from an open water start, but will still let me mess around with making cuts for my course setup. I’m 6’4” 190 lbs so will obviously go with the largest size of any ski I get. Thanks!