Kentjacobsen92

Thanks everyone for your input! Extremely insightful, and i'll be looking at a 69' for the time being, and i have a lot to think about regarding which ski to get. A couple of people have mentioned the Senate Graphite, is that basically like the HO Omni Syndicate? the Senate Alloy and Omni Carbon seem similar, so i'm guessing the Omni Syndicate and Senate Graphite are similar also? In regards to this, i've heard that the Omni Syndicate doesn't handle rougher water as well as the Carbon. and since the river i ski in can get a bit choppy i was leaning more towards the Carboon/Alloy. Thoughts? And yes @Garn that is me haha, the tan was not fun to scrub off haha.

Hi All, I'm looking to upgrade my ski from a 69' Fluid Zion to something more advanced. I'm 178cm (5.85 ft) tall and weight around 95kg (209 lbs), and at the moment i complete passes at 46kph (28Mph) with a PB of 5@49kph. I've been free skiing my whole life but have only been doing the course for 6 or so months, so i'm hopefully going to continue to improve. Currently my Zion feels sluggish and i have to really work to get it turn how i want it, hence the reason for a ski upgrade. I free ski every weekend and get to a Slalom course 2-3 times a month. My goal this year is to get up to 52kph (32mph) passes My first dilemma is what size ski do i choose? 67' or 69'? Most ski guides/charts put me just in the 69' ski as i'm just over 200lbs. However i've read on some BOS forums that at higher speeds a smaller ski is more suited. So, i don't want to buy a 69' ski then outgrow it, and inversely i dont want to buy a 67' and it be too small that i sink while i turn (especially at my current slower speeds). My second dilemma is which Ski do i get, an Omni carbon or Senate Alloy? I've heard great things about both so i'm not sure about how they compare to each other. I appreciate any feedback, Thanks in advance. Kent (Aus)