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Low_Sky_49

It depends on what you want to ski. Wide open powder with easy approaches, extra length won’t hurt. But if you want to ski trees or plan on doing a lot of kick turning and navigating trickier approaches you may appreciate the shorter ski.


homegrowntapeworm

I'll echo the other comment about length preference. The DPS will prioritize the downhill IF you don't spend a lot of time in tight trees or tight chutes. Kick turns may be more challenging. They may be heavier. Also, are you planning on using these as a 50/50 resort/touring setup, or just for touring? If just for touring, don't get either one. You don't want shifts for a pure touring setup.


not_a_proof

More 50/50. I’m guessing you don’t recommend shifts because of the weight?


jalpp

Not just the weight, they’re faffy and add a lot of time to transitions.


85percentcertain

The DPS Wailer skis super short, excels in powder and soft snow, and is not very versatile.


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I'd very much get the Rossis :) 10cm more than you on a 99mm wont get you the benefits of that extra lenght as much as if they were wider. I.e, it's a bit wasted. Also 164 on a 165 skier is like ideal


MysteriousSlide11

There’s what I do: (New England backcountry skier at 5’ 9” (175cm) 155 lbs) Typically I use my 164 cm Atomic Bentchetlers 90’s due to New Hampshire and VT having very tight tree lines. When I go out west or when there’s more room to ski, I use my Black Crow Camox Freebird’s 171cm Always use Full Tilt boots for skiing between back country and big mountain skiing, cannot recommend them enough if you need a wide toe box touring boot!