Ski Length Calculator

Give Keith a yell on 1800 188 887 to advise you on the best Demo ski for your requirements if you are in doubt.

We carry demo Skis from Dynastar, Rossignol, Atomic and K2. These are high performance skis and really only suitable for Expert through to High Intermediate Skiers. Beginner and Low Intermediate Skiers may find these skis unforgiving and not worth the cost.

How long should your skis be?

Using new guides from Atomic the following parameters are taken into account. Note that skier height (or gender) is not a function of ski length!

  1. Body Weight

  2. Skiing ability

  3. Type of turns preferred (ie. long, medium, short expressed in radius)

Using these factors and Index rating is determined which defines the ski length required.

For example an advanced 80Kg skier would use:

Index on weight                     320 (80 Kgs)

Index on skier level               470 (Advanced skier)

Index on turn radius              420 (Short radius turns required)

                    Total              1210

This index equates to a 162cm-165cm ski in the demo range!

The same say for a skier at 55Kg the index is1110 and a ski length of 150cm-154cm.

Want to work out your Index for ski length calculation?

This is for an all mountain ski. Racers will have a preferred length and edge cut angle. I

                 
  Calculator      
                 
                 
Weight Index   Calculation   Radius Ski Index Length  
50 200       11 m 1160 152  
55 220       11 m 1260 162  
60 240       11 m 1360 172  
65 260              
70 280       12.5m 1100 150  
75 300       12.5m 1165 157  
80 320       12.5m 1230 164  
85 340       12.5m 1295 171  
90 360       12.5m 1360 178  
95 380              
100 400       16m 1080 154  
105 420       16m 1140 161  
110 440       16m 1210 168  
  Your skiing level         16m 1280 175  
             
Expert 500       16m 1340 182  
Advanced 470              
  Intermediate 430              
  Your turn radius                
Long 550              
Medium 480       19m 1320 165  
Short 420       19m 1430 175  
          19m 1530 185  
    Total 0          
                 
                 
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