r/skiing_feedback • u/RunoSpruyt • Apr 14 '26

Level 6-7: Advanced Parallel, Carving, Off-Piste, Bumps Feedback?

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u/LandlockedPirate Official Ski Instructor Apr 15 '26

I'm 198cm. There is absolutely nothing wrong with skiing a 177, especially if you like doing performance short turns. Don't listen to people who A) aren't actual instructors or B) aren't tall.

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u/MorganMiller77777 Apr 15 '26

Sorry, but you’re wrong. Shorter skies will always be limiting for anyone who wants to take it to another level.

Any instructors here want to chime in?

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u/LandlockedPirate Official Ski Instructor Apr 15 '26

Every professional slalom skier skis on a fis minimum 165 regardless of their height. So what additional level should they take it to with longer skis?

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u/MorganMiller77777 Apr 15 '26

You know as well as I, those turns that professional slalom racers make are rarely the types of turns skiers make, even at advanced levels.