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There will be pros there. Rossi, JMac, Neveu, Terry Winter, Freddie Winter, Trent, Brooks and KC. Skiing in the channel under the cliffs. Woo Hoo!! Should be fun.

I still have one. They were made on Vashon Island right across from Three Tree Point where we used to ski all the time. It didn't ski real well.

The numbers posted above will work well for a 65 and a 67" Theory and 30" from the tail would be a good spot to start for the 67. The Theory does not come with an adjustable fin although it does have 3 different positions where the fin can be mounted for fore and aft.

Well, Horton is pretty much correct on this one, but I have to say that the Poly Urethane core in the Graphite and Alloy is not necessarily a down grade. For an intermediate skier who skis in iffy conditions it is probably even the better choice. Advanced skiers will definitely appreciate the quicker acceleration of the Lithium Senate whereas the PU core in the Graphite and Alloy will give the skier a tad more time at the finish of the turn to get their act? together. The Senates are built in our own facility in China where only our skis are made under the direct supervision of full time Radar employees. The same carbon fiber laminates are used in all 3 constructions.

If I had feathers, they would really be ruffled! Just kidding. We set up all of our skis with a fin jig that gets them very close. Then, we use calipers to make sure they are correct. I personally spot check our mounters' work often and they do a very good job! We also feel that the "middle hole" on our plate is where most of our skis should ski well for most skiers out there. While I realize that drives John nuts, the "middle hole" location is derived from testing with different levels of skiers and refers to an actual measurement that is taken from the tail of the ski to the bottom line of stitching at the heel of our Vapor boot. We believe our stock settings work very, very well for a large percentage of skiers and for those who like to tune fins, they certainly can.

There are no plans to make a boot larger than our current 13-14. You should try on the 13-14s and if they are close to fitting when new then, like UWSkier says, heat molding them with toe caps might just work.

If my shoe size was 10 I would wear 10s but I wear 10.5 shoes and ski in size 11 Vapor boots. I don't recommend going up a whole size from your regular shoe. Vapor boots will usually feel pretty snug in length when brand new but when the toe area of the liner packs out due either to repeated use or heat molding you will gain a little more room up there and that's where most people will feel as though they are too small. I recently had a friend put new liners in his old boots and he said it made them too tight so we heat molded them with toe caps on and now they fit fine.

Matt will set your fin for you on the 2016 66" Vapor at 2.450, 6.995 and .720. Roscoe will be more like 2.465, 6.950 and .735. The 2015 66" Vapor has 355.76 sq. in and the 2016 has 354.44.

The liners in the Profile boots are not heat moldable. That being said, as you continue to wear them they will form somewhat to your feet.

Pretty sure this picture is not of a Radar product.

Thanks Roscoe! Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while.

I'll stick with my first recommendation - grab a 67" Graphite Senate and go make some turns!

Yeah, what Horton said!

I would say if you're in halfway decent shape and are going to ski 34 and can drop a few pounds then the 67 will work. If you think you might stay at 32 for awhile and might not come down much from 220 then go for the 69.

Six Flags is only about 45 minutes away up the Grapevine.

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If you go to Kauai there is a lot to be said for taking a freeski ride up the Wailua River with Kenny Terheggen. You probably won't even need to bring a ski, he has all kinds. 808 822 3574

I sure wouldn't be afraid to pull the trigger on a Vapor. I'm a good bit older than you and I love my 67" Vapor Lithium! it does everything I tell it to in a smooth and easy, forgiving manner. And it's easy on the body. You can demo one at Performance ski and Surf in Orlando and take it out to Matt Rini's Ski School where you can get a lesson and he can set it up perfectly for you.

I would say that a 65" Theory is not way too big, for now. It's very stable and will build confidence.. When your little guy gets more aggressive and starts skiing faster you can go to a narrower ski and save the Theory for later.

You have it mounted correctly.. The small Vector doesn't utilize the front 2 binding inserts.

Hey Scott, What size is that Vector boot?

Holy cow! Horton got one right ;)

I got fused at C5/C6 over 20 years ago. The doc told me not to ski but I have been anyway. No problems! I used a Banana George Blair neck brace for the 1st couple of years. I try not to take that same kind of fall.

Was able to pull 2 slalom skiers up from deep water behind our 14' wood runabout with a 40 horse merc. Very small cupped 2 bladed prop. So small the motor would turn 7,300 RPM at full speed.

The Vice is an older ski that worked just fine for its time but the Vapor shape is considerably better. I'm thinking the Vapor Alloy is the ski for you unless you can afford the Lithium version which is all carbon and has the lighter PVC core.