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Waist width is the first number to look at when choosing a ski: narrower waists (under ~85mm) are quicker edge-to-edge on groomers, mid-90s to low-100s handle the whole mountain, and anything wider is built to float in soft snow.

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From there, sidecut radius tells you how the ski wants to turn (shorter = tighter arcs), and weight hints at whether it's built for the resort or the skin track. Every ski below shows the manufacturer's own published geometry, independently cross-checked before we publish it — and where the manufacturer doesn't publish a number, we show a dash instead of a guess.

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