dano Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I was stuck in a Gondi line last week with a snotty skier that commented first on the "long" length of my 175 cm Maverick, ( yeah, right! ) and then went on and said I was pretty tall ( I'm 6'1" stone sober ) to be a "snowboardracer". He said he skis all over and that it was his observation that "All ski-boot wearing snowboardracers are too short and try to make up for it with giant boards". Obviously this guy's a waste of a life, but It got me thinking...what IS the average hieght of hardbooters? Are we indeed mostly Dwarfs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Yeah Klug, Smith, Zac Kay, the Schochs, ect. they are all dwarfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Actually I am 5 11 and a half. But I am not going to put myself in the next lower category. So tie goes to the runner I am in with the 6 footers. ( I'm 6'1" stone sober ) Ok now you have me thinking. Does somehow the theory of relativity cross over into sobriety and time/speed/distance continuums. I know I see some pretty crazy shat when I ben drinking but what is this about???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm 5'7". Probably one of those "short" snowboarders. So when I get that 180cm Coiler, it'll be longer than I am tall :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm 5'7". Probably one of those "short" snowboarders. So when I get that 180cm Coiler, it'll be longer than I am tall :rolleyes: What's wrong with that? 3 of my boards are taller than me, 3 shorter, and one the same height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Actually I am 5 11 and a half. But I am not going to put myself in the next lower category. So tie goes to the runner I am in with the 6 footers. Ok now you have me thinking. Does somehow the theory of relativity cross over into sobriety and time/speed/distance continuums. I know I see some pretty crazy shat when I ben drinking but what is this about???? I figure I must lose an inch or two if I'm hammered...or worse still, sprawled out and hanging onto the earth for dear life...( like fleaman ) :) I'm also thinking shorties have an advantage carving LOW..that much closer to the ground already. A head start as it were. I've never seen any real "little people" carving though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 theres definitely an ego thing with big boards...and a lot of us are on bigger than necessary rides... Im 6'2" and 215-220...by no means a pee-wee... did you give that mfer an earful? Id have found it impossible to bite my tongue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I've seen some snowboards that freakin reached my knees.. I can only imagine how small the kid who rides it is. Personally I'm around 5' 11" - 6'.. I put myself in the 5'11" category cause I hunch alot. I've also noticed when you drink you start leanin over more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 200cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiede30 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Looks like the voting results are a pretty good match against general statistics on the country. I'm 5'8" but I'm starting to loose some of that height as I age - guess that'll happen to everyone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm probabaly going to get spanked for saying this, but skiing seems to attract a lot of people (mostly men) who are convinced they posess intimate knowledge of every snow-sliding object ever concieved. These same types seem to be the ones who cannot help but to point out how your particular method is inferior, though quaint. It is intensely irritating though fascinatingly amusing ... in a manner not unlike watching a mentally-retarded child trying to explain quantum physics to Niels Bohr. I mean, here you are riding up the lift with highly specific and carefully selected equipment strapped to your feet that fewer than 1% of the snow-sliding population even comprehend, and the guy next to you begins telling you all about "snowboardracers" and such as though he loaned you your equipment at the beginning of the day. I would not have held my tongue ... "yeah, what the hell are those short guys thinking? I guess they're too busy laying down sick lines to notice all the pomous knowitall jackasses artificially stoking their egos on on gondola." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V*L*A*D Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm probabaly going to get spanked for saying this, but skiing seems to attract a lot of people (mostly men) who are convinced they posess intimate knowledge of every snow-sliding object ever concieved. These same types seem to be the ones who cannot help but to point out how your particular method is inferior, though quaint. It is intensely irritating though fascinatingly amusing ... in a manner not unlike watching a mentally-retarded child trying to explain quantum physics to Niels Bohr.I mean, here you are riding up the lift with highly specific and carefully selected equipment strapped to your feet that fewer than 1% of the snow-sliding population even comprehend, and the guy next to you begins telling you all about "snowboardracers" and such as though he loaned you your equipment at the beginning of the day. I would not have held my tongue ... "yeah, what the hell are those short guys thinking? I guess they're too busy laying down sick lines to notice all the pomous knowitall jackasses artificially stoking their egos on on gondola." Absolutely brilliant post. thank you, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Maybe he was confusing short with low to the ground. I mean, most of the carvers you see, their head is only 4 feet, max, above the snow.. We all know this is because the legs are at close to 90 degrees to the rest of the body, but somebody as inexperienced at getting low as this guy may have mistaken that for actual height... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Blessed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Id have found it impossible to bite my tongue No way, I think you are joking. :lol: I am 6'4 and 230, definitely in the clydesdale club I do get a kick out of short guys with huge attitude to make up for their height. Kinda like a short man big ego syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 horizontally blessed!!!!:lol::lol::lol: 5'11'' or so here. maybe add a half inch. Shorter people would have the advantage of maybe faster transitions...? Most carvers i've ridden with are just as tall or taller than me. Come to think of it, Angie might be the shortest carver I've seen. Ya those world cup guys...definitely need to ride those long boards to make up for their riding ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 You know what it means when a guy has big feet, right? It means he needs big boots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 vertically challenged?? MY ASS!!! 6' 02" here and pushing the scales around 190. Geeeez Fleaman, I would hate to get hit by you. That is alot of mass going down the hill!! NTTAWT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Damn, I thought this thread was going to about carvers that won't hit jumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Well hell, 5'6", but I ride big because it feels good. I just bought my first ever pair of skis and they're the same length as my old board: 181. I love seeing people like the one you described. Because I can take whatever shlt they say and totally stomp them into the ground with my response. Total ownage, and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 6'1" more or less around 200lbs (though I plan on 185 by the summer). All I ever got was "damn that's a big board" (175cm seems small to me) or "wow that's skinny" (19cm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrocks Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 another Clydesdale here, 6'3" 250lbs. All of my boards are shorter than me. Guess that balances out the short guys on big boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 5'9", and it looks like if anything hardbooters are taller than average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 how about smaller guys that aspire to be taller..... I wish I was little bit taller, I wish I was a baller I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a '64 Impala Yes, master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 (shaking my head...) that skier is an idiot. Now imagine living in a town filled with people making even dumber comments than that -- people who tell you what you're thinking and what the motivation behind your actions are without asking a single question. Anyways, before I go on another rant, I will say that in the days of pure GS, the racers were definitely not short. They were big (close to 6 feet). I have noticed that the racers who participate in PGS are generally shorter than the guys I used to see racing GS. It does make sense, since PGS is more about technique than GS (in a similar way that PSL is more about technique than PGS), which does diminish the advantage of being heavy. At least, that's the way I see it. :) queequeg, great post ! 'later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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