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5'4" · 163 cm · 3 brand charts
Ski length for a 5 ft 4 in skier
For a five-foot-four skier (163 cm), the evo, K2, Faction charts all include 160 cm for an intermediate skier and between them run 150–170 cm. Beginners read 148–170 cm; advanced and expert skiers 150–173 cm. Put plainly: one hundred sixty-three centimetres of skier, and one hundred sixty centimetres as the shortest intermediate length every chart includes.
- 1Skier 5'4" · 163 cm
- 2Intermediate 150–170 cm
- 3Advanced, all charts 150–173 cm
Each chart for a five-foot-four skier
| Ability | evo | K2 | Faction | All charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 150 cm | 148–158 cm | 150–170 cm | 148–170 cm |
| Intermediate | 160 cm | 158–165 cm | 150–170 cm | 150–170 cm |
| Advanced / expert | 168 cm | 163–173 cm | 150–170 cm | 150–173 cm |
Rows read for five-foot-four: evo 5'4"; K2 5'4"; Faction 160 cm and 165 cm. Charts: evo men's ski size chart, K2 ski sizing guide, Faction skis size guide. Last checked 2026-10-20.
Where the brands agree and where they do not
For an intermediate five-foot-four skier, evo reads shortest and K2 longest. The charts meet at a single length, 160 cm, which every one of them prints or includes. The spread is widest at the advanced level, 150–173 cm from the shortest to the longest reading.
evo prints a row for exactly 5'4", with one length per ability rather than a range. K2 prints a row for exactly 5'4", and gives a range for each ability, with two advanced columns: a playful skier and a charger. Faction lists heights in centimetres every 5; 163 cm falls between its 160 cm and 165 cm rows, which together give 150–170 cm, one range for all abilities.
Against a five-foot-four skier's own height, evo's intermediate length sits 3 cm below 163 cm, and its beginner length 13 cm below it. evo and K2 both start from a ski that lands between the chin and the top of the head; Faction starts nearer the nose or eyebrows. K2 then splits it by ability: beginners at chin height or shorter, intermediates between chin and nose, advanced skiers near or above head height.
Adjusting for terrain, weight and speed
The brands move the chart answer for how and where you ski. Applied to the intermediate window for a five-foot-four skier:
- Powder or freeride: K2 adds 2 to 5 cm, which turns 160 cm into about 162–165 cm.
- Park or groomers: K2 takes 2 to 5 cm off, about 155–158 cm.
- Heavier than average for five-foot-four: K2 adds 1 to 3 cm (161–163 cm); evo and Faction also say to go longer.
- Lighter than average: K2 takes 1 to 3 cm off (157–159 cm).
- Tip rocker: evo says a ski with significant tip rocker can be sized longer; K2 says more camber suggests shorter.
Either side of five-foot-four
Two inches shorter, a five-foot-two skier, the intermediate readings run 145–165 cm, sharing 155 cm. Two inches taller, a five-foot-six skier, they run 155–175 cm, sharing 165 cm. Between rows the answer only changes where a chart prints a new row, which is why some neighbouring heights read the same.
For a five-foot-four skier these are the brands' published starting points, not a fitting. A specific ski's own size run, your boots and a shop fitting decide the final length. Last checked 2026-10-20; see the methodology.
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