How To Select The Right Lenght For Your Alpine Skis
Have you ever wondered how to select the right length of the skis for you? You have probably been walking in sport stores and thought “if I will buy new skis for this season, of which length those skis should be”? Every time I go buying new skis I have this same problem, so I wanted to write it down and share with you.
This is a question for which you can quickly get 5 different answers or even more. There is no exact answer and therefore the answers differ a little bit from each other. Anyhow, let’s define the rules of thumb. These should help you when you go buying new skis. The length of your skis depends on “what you ski”. The length of your skis should not be the same on slalom tracks and backcountries. In this rules of thumb I focus in traditional alpine skiing, not backcountry skiing, ski-touring or such.
Rules of thumb:
1. Giant Slalom (Super G): your own height
2. Slalom: your own height - 10/15 cm.
3. Ordinary skiing on slopes: your own height - 5/10 cm.
As you see, different skiing requires different length of skis. If you don’t ski tracks such as slalom or super G, you’re skis should be length of your height - 5/10 cm.
Do you disagree with me? Please leave your comments and say how you would decide the length of your skis.
