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T-DUB
Posts: 73 - Karma: 16
has anybody tried out the 08 k2 hellbents,if ya tell me about it
Mar 5 2007 12:09AM
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Grimace.
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i herd a man name pep did
Mar 5 2007 12:13AM
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T-DUB
Posts: 73 - Karma: 16
andy mare and chris benchler where at my hill (red mountian) a month ago and they looked dope
Mar 5 2007 12:17AM
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Tha_Grouch
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I heard they are squirrely as shit if you're not in pow.
Mar 5 2007 12:20AM
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T-DUB
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thats what i thaght becouse there only on 90cm of running serfice
Mar 5 2007 12:23AM
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Carter23
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i've been on em- skied em on hardpack/park conditions and they werent too bad.. a VERY VERY soft tail, but i bet they are amazing in powder. super fun to butter on, thats for sure
Mar 5 2007 12:23AM
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T-DUB
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i live in bc so thats what i want,a fun pow ski
Mar 5 2007 12:27AM
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Sholte
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^isnt that what everybody wants
Mar 5 2007 1:25AM
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dorikin
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no, not really. I mean, I do, but It's not realistic for everyone.
Mar 5 2007 1:58AM
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eheath
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I know someone who has them from here, name is nefarious or something on here, if he see this you might get a review.
Mar 5 2007 2:10AM
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[~_~]
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arent they rockered?
Mar 5 2007 2:25AM
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Silence
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yup
Mar 5 2007 3:40AM
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hippie_cat
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theyve got massiver rocker - when you hold them base to base theyve got a solid 6 inch gap between the tips and tails.
they do carve on hardpack eventually, but theyre pretty sketchy on icy ass black runs.
and yes theyre easily the softest skis ive ever tried
Mar 5 2007 5:06AM
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hnosyalnif
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There is already one review in the reviews section: https://newschoolers.com/web/content/reviews/action/read/id/367/
Mar 5 2007 6:23AM
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knal
Posts: 505 - Karma: 43
if you want to buy some, im selling a pair of 179's on ebay so try them out yourself. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300089043190
Mar 7 2007 8:58PM
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jca
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if you measure the 179s from tip to tail how long are they?
Mar 7 2007 9:01PM
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FNJ
Posts: 3026 - Karma: 110
how do you think theyd compare to EP pros
Mar 7 2007 9:04PM
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Travapple.
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i think i would take the eps over the hell bent. early rise. sounds dope

Mar 7 2007 9:59PM
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Sholte
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well, if some on dosnt want pow, i say fuck em.
Mar 7 2007 10:05PM
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MarkieR
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super fun ski. carve decently well on hardpack, as long as it's not too icy. absolutely slays pow. super duper fun. i'm seriously considering a pair for next season, one of the most fun skis i've ridden, ever.
Mar 7 2007 10:19PM
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Tha_Grouch
Posts: 2216 - Karma: 14
EP pros felt a little softer. But I'm sure the characteristics are much the same.
Mar 7 2007 10:45PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
i want some so bad
Mar 7 2007 10:51PM
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wdbo.
Posts: 4935 - Karma: 173
a guy i know has some, i'm gonna see if he'll let me borrow them
Mar 7 2007 10:53PM
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psychkub
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hmmmm, 850CAD? That translates to around $721 USD... that's way too much. I would never pay that much for a ski.
Mar 7 2007 10:55PM
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theoz
Posts: 2379 - Karma: 129
those look dope as fuck rocker in the ski sick
Mar 7 2007 10:57PM
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STACKS
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 42
is such a sick ski
Mar 8 2007 12:48PM
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FridayFrothys
Posts: 338 - Karma: 209
such a sick ski!!!
The pontoons are so epic in the pow, but the hellbents take the great pow properties of the pontoon and add some other cool stuff. In the fresh the hellbents are stupidly good, no issues with flotation, easy to throw around, sick to stomp landings on. I rode them on a day where a section of the hill hadn't been opened till just when we got up - so had fresh pow conditions. So yeh, as a pow ski they are unreal - prob not quite as unreal as the pontoons as a pure pow ski, but then around the mountain they are way more fun!! Such fun in the park - nice big profile so feels solid on rails and maximum landing platform, plus easy to butter, effortless presses, no catching of tips n tails etc. Probably the most fun, versatile ski ive ridden.
Mar 9 2007 8:44PM
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