How to choose the right size for your ski piste, racing and all-mountain?

How to choose the size of your ski piste, all-mountain and racing skis

Skis for downhill, racing and all-mountainskiing are mainly intended for skiing on groomed slopes.. For this the skis are equipped with pads very often between 70 and 80 mmskiing is designed with a single spatulaSome models have a rocker at the front to make your turn easier. The main advantage of ski touring is the grip on the edges, and a very good grip on groomed snow.

The size of the ski will depend on your level, the construction of the ski and also on your morphology. The heaviest skiers will have to move towards the upper limit of the recommended size while the lightest skiers will have to stay on the lower limit.

The different skiing practices on the piste:

Ski racing:

• The ski racing more focused on slalom, opt for a ski between 20 and 15 cm below your waist, for more liveliness to link your turns.

• The racing skis more focused on the super G or downhill, choose a ski to your size. To allow you to have a good stability at high speed.

The ski for downhill skiing:

• The pure piste skis, versatile to link small and big turns. You will need to take a ski between 5 to 10 cm less than your height.

• Piste skis more focused leisure without seeking performance, to learn and progress. it is advisable to take a ski between 5 to 15 cm below your waist.

• Width at the skate between 70 and 80 mm

All-mountain skiing:

• The all-mountain skis are more focused on on-piste practice with a little off-piste.

• 50/50 all-mountain skis half piste and half off-piste

• Shoe width between 80 and 100 mm
  
  

For this type of skis the size will depend on your level:

• For beginners and intermediate skiers , you will have to take a ski between 5 to 10 cm less than your height.

• For experienced skiers, you will have to take a ski between your waist and minus 5 cm .

• For expert skiers, you will have to take a ski at your height or a few centimeters longerthan your height.

Here is a table summarizing the sizes of skis for piste, racing and all-mountain in relation to the practice: