Halp ! Karma sizing

[philippeR]

I won an auction on ebay for a pair of Karmas in 161 cm.

My thoughts were:
1- Wow, that's a bargain, brand new '07 karmas, auction closes in less of 2 hours, quick ! Bid, bid, bid... Yeees !
2 -That it could be used by my son or my wife. Both maybe, with a demo binding.

My son : 11, 88 lbs, 5'3". Strong skier, like to go fast, to jump, to get on the other side of the ropes, would love to hit the park (but I'm reluctant to see him crush his back so soon) and occasionaly ski switch and throw 360 (sometimes successfully...). You got the picture.

My wife : 38,5'5'', 120 lbs (that's what she says anyway) very good skier, but not aggressive anymore (used to race). Loves challenging terrain, that she will ski smoothly but not too fast. Has a unhealthy love for moguls. NO naked pics.

Terrain : French alps mostly, side trips to the Pyrénées.

I'm starting to think that the 161 should be too stiff for PhilippeR Jr. and too short for Mrs PhilippeR. I know I should have think earlier, but the deadline was so close... Anyway, I could resell the ski without financial loss (the price was nice), but I need to know.

Any ideas ?

(Yes, I've used the search function. What I read makes me think too short / too stiff.)

(Crossposted on Epic. I want everyone to tell me I screwed up)

[Phall]

hmm, tough call, I would say throw em' to the little ripper,
the 177 was the perfect length for myself, being on the east coast, at 5'11" and 200 pounds........i dont know if this helps

[ShawnB]

I only know the 185 Karma, but I found it to be stiffer than I had anticipated--with me at 175lbs. Thus I just have to project that the 161 is probably not a good match for an 88lb kid, even if he is a ripper.

Hopefully others will chime in on this. But my thought for now would be that your wife could have a good time on these--if they're mounted in the right spot. I mounted mine too far back at first and they were just awful. No hookup at the tips meant baaaad performance. After 2 days like that I put 'em 2.5cm forward and it's been ear-to-ear grins since. So give 'em to le dame & give beaucoups minutieux avec yer mount, man...