Perry:? ((EDITED at 5:29 EST))
I thought your SuperShapes were longer.? In that case I think the 178 UC would be fine, but the extra float would be ten more mm of that 101mm waist more so than the extra tip or tail.? FWIW, I'm 5'11" and 188 lbs.
And I agree with what John says, but they did feel very stable at speed on the groomed.? I'm not that fast on powder, so in three years I may want a longer ski.? At no time did I worry that I could cause the tips to dive by leaning on the front of the boot too much or anything, and I attributed that to the 145mm tip, which is a tip commeasurate with a 115-120mm waisted powder ski.?In fact, the amazing reality was that it took about 10 seconds and all of my prior frustrations with balance and powder skiing were gone, the skis just made it that easy.
Actually, I never "open it up" enough anywhere that I think falling would be major trauma or more than a 20 foot slide.
By the way, I really like the setup of the Power Rails.? One lever releases the toe, another lever releases the heel, no external connector between the two, and no need to ever take the bindings off the rail (except to move them to another pair of skis).? Move toe and heel forward or backward in equal amounts up to the limits of the binding, so a total of a lot more than 1.5cm each way.
John:? As you can tell, I don't know if the UC's were the right ski for what you wanted, but I am really happy.? The inside of my ankles noted the extra pressure by the end of the day but just as an awareness and not a pain.? They do need a little bit of speed to really carve (and a skier with good technique), but that was the only part of skiing where they gave the feeling of a stiff ski.? Initially and at slower speeds I was using more pressure against the boot tongue. In the softer snow, it was never a consideration (because more of the ski edge is already in the snow wheen tipped)?
Perry:? I was wrong, my SuperShapes are 170's and I think you should go with the longer UC just as I think you should be on a mid 180's Watea 84 or similar ski..?
Sorry for the mess-up.
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