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MATTERS OF SCALEI love this blog and comments, but I have seiothmng I'd like to add. I also used to own Dynafit FR10 skis but never liked them as much as Dan does. Knowing that Dan weighs around 130 pounds and I weigh about 190 pounds I did some calculations to see how a 187cm ski supported me compared to a 169cm ski on Dan. I did some calculations to see how many kilograms our respective skis have to support for each square centimeter of surface area. To do this on your own, know that a 169 FR10 has a 86mm waist and the 187 has an 88 waist. I averaged out the ski widths as 10mm more than the waist and the length as 10cm less than the total length. The results were a real eye opener. To get the same flotation as Dan, my skis need to have a 117mm waist! When you talk of a quiver of one you better know whose quiver you are talking about.The preceding paragraph might lead you to believe that I must own big, heavy skis. I don't. I own 4 pair, all mounted with Dynafits with waist sizes from 80mm to 102mm. With each ski I buy I try to make it lighter than it's predecessor. The same goes for boots. With 90% of my time spent on the uphill, heavy gear just doesn't make sense for me. I'll just never be as light on my skis as Dan Pattitucci.
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