Message #17419

[Johnny2R]

Johnny, depending on how tall and heavy you are, you might get pretty decent float in soft snow on a ski in the mid-80's width.  We had an interesting discussion here about that topic -- ski width and skier weight -- a few months ago in the "Skis 4 Me" section, when I asked the question whether my wife, at 5'7" and 130 lbs, needs a wider ski than her present 85mm ones for float in powder.  Check it out....

I'll take a look at that thread. I'm actually pretty lightweight - 5'11" and 143lb (wiry runner's build), and I can't imagine ever needing anything really wide to get good flotation.