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Help me!! hellbents or EP Pro's?

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liquidsword
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i know this could be under equipment but i'm about to buy some skis and i looked at them yesterday. 189 hellbents or the EP Pros? i'm 6'4 200 lbs help please!!!! hard decision
Aug 10 2007 2:21PM
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bemmis
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personally i would go ep pros. the hellbents are relitively heavy and i would imagine the ep pros being more fun due to the shape and uber soft flex.
Aug 10 2007 2:23PM
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liquidsword
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the ep graphic is so tight i think your right. but its hard to get style points being tall and the hellbents look a little more natural cuz they are longer. anyone skied either of them
Aug 10 2007 2:26PM
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TWoods
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You are very big and tall. A stiffer, longer ski woul dbe good for you. The weight of the ski ski won't effect you because you are so tall, and weigh enough that you will have some power behind your skiing. I am 165 and 6'2 and the 189 Made'ns felt a little short for me at times last year.
 
It does depend on your skiing ability too though, where do you ski and how would you describe yourself as a skier?
Aug 10 2007 2:32PM
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liquidsword
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i ski in Utah so pow is very accessible and happens a lot. i have ARV's already for all mt. and park i just want a big fat ski. i think your right. i ski really aggressive drop cliffs huck fronts, like building backcountry booters. so 189 felt small huh? you feel like you could use more length
Aug 10 2007 2:36PM
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*DrewT*
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you're a big guy, hellbentz would probably be the way to go
Aug 10 2007 2:38PM
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wrenegade
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They are going ski fairly differently. The Hellbents have insan-o rocker, and the EP Pro is just "early-rise". Personally, because you're a big guy, I'd go with the Hellbent. You'll notice a lot more float in those I think than the EPs. Plus you can probably use all the length you can get.

If you're doing lots of lots of aggressive cliff drops and hucking, you may want to consider a stiffer ski, but of the two you're picking from now, I'd go Hellbent.
Aug 10 2007 2:40PM
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cobra_commander
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at your size a mojo 103 would be a soft pow ski. But yeah if you want a soft pow ski like the bents or EP pros go with the 189 bents. still not a charging ski. but maybe look at the biggest praxis ski. I think they have a 195 or something.
Aug 10 2007 2:41PM
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liquidsword
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its a win win situation but i was thinking. if pep and andy mahre ski pc with the 179 hellbent and they are like 5'8 around that and i'm taller than them it would make sense to get the 189. i measured them at the shop yesterday and from tip to tail on the ep it is really like 182. the hellbent 179 is 183 so the 189 hellbent would really be like 193 right? need more input have to order them soon
Aug 10 2007 2:48PM
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Troop801
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Everybody all up on the Hellbent's dick.

Pure powder? get Lotus 138's in a 195. Problem solved.
Aug 10 2007 2:49PM
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liquidsword
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yeah probably right. its just ive worked my ass off this summer delivering pizzas don't wanna go wrong. that ski has got some sick dimensions
Aug 10 2007 2:52PM
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cobra_commander
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yeah they are really like 194 and 184.
Aug 10 2007 2:53PM
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wrenegade
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First off, the 138 comes in 192, not 195. Secondly, he wants a playfull soft ski for BC booters, not a big mountain style pow ski. Thirdly the 138 is really fucking expensive. A 195 praxxis would be better in that respect, but then again, he's not really looking for that type of ski.
Aug 10 2007 2:53PM
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liquidsword
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yeah i'm lookin for more of a bc booter ski. pow pow pow is da best i'm thinkin the 189 hellbent i just hope my mom will ski with me still because of the graphic
Aug 10 2007 2:57PM
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cobra_commander
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well he mentioned ski agressivly so I started going down that line.
Aug 10 2007 3:01PM
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Troop801
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Then just get used JPs. Kids ready to drop over half a G on a ski based purely on hype. Redunculous. I'd have to claw my fucking eyes out if I had to look at that graphic all day.
Aug 10 2007 3:12PM
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Dan-Man
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EP pros
Aug 10 2007 3:16PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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cause your a bible thumpin bitch?
Aug 10 2007 3:17PM
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lt.milo
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Seth Morrison calls the EP Pros snowblades (he is sponsored by k2 but he knows whats up).  Hellbents are the sickest ski in history.
Aug 10 2007 3:42PM
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Troop801
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Haha. No. Because they're fucking hideous.

Get back to your mom's nipple
you little 12 year old cum dumpster.
Aug 10 2007 3:45PM
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jacobski
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seth is sick. promblem solved
Aug 10 2007 4:12PM
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chickenwang
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man your smart
Aug 10 2007 4:22PM
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ijibgoremtn
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believe seth no one else
Aug 10 2007 4:29PM
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poofartpee
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im going to say hellbents because of ur size
Aug 10 2007 8:13PM
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mrparsons
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The Hell Bents are the shit. You won't be disapointed if you like a fat ski. They are the best fat ski I've ever skied.
Aug 13 2007 12:41AM
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MadSteezin
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Hellbents bro, they seem so amazing and revolutionary...
Aug 13 2007 12:52AM
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squibble
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moment melee sounds like what your looking for, Click for larger image its symmetrical, 135 -120 135 and rockered
Aug 13 2007 12:55AM
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Jeff_Lo
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whichever will give you the most buttery goodness!
Aug 13 2007 12:58AM
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cobra_commander
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Oh and If it help any now seth said that the 194 Hellbent is stiffer then the 184.
Aug 13 2007 1:06AM
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rocktheLPs
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hell bents graphics are nasty. just look at the edit of pep and andy at park city on the idea website. they look super fun. and you can ski pow with them. i want the 179s
Aug 13 2007 4:12AM
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TWoods
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yea, the 189 seemed short sometimes. But I'm sure with the added waist dimension, it won't be a problem with the hellbent.

The EP pro "early rise" and the Hellbent rockers aren't that much different, for the record. I have been able to mess around with both skis. The Hellbent rocker is a little more dramatic, and it starts a little earlier,, but not much. The bigger design difference is the tapered tip on the Ep pros. The hellbents still have a normal shape, where the EP pros have a tip that begins to taper away from the sidecut curve a little before the tip and tail actually start to bend up for the shovel (this doesn't start before the ski bend up for the rocker, just to clarify)
Aug 13 2007 1:15PM
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lt.milo
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are pep and maher using 179 in the park city vid?  they look huge, like the 189 but maybe its just me.
Aug 13 2007 1:58PM
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lt.milo
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http://http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uef31X3QGSQ
Aug 13 2007 1:59PM
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eljefe
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Im 5'10 165 im going for EP pros. The two have been described to me as follows: The Hellbent is the more versatile of the two. If you are charging the resort, hitting jumps and being all around, the hellbent is for you. The EP is more favorable for stomping in pow, and riding completely untracked snow. For the record I no longer spend much time at the resort...
Aug 13 2007 2:08PM
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alpineplease
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PSHSHSHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOu SAID 'HELLA' and ur from fucking MAINE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!11!!!!!111one!!1!!11 Wow, you are silly!

But in regards to your post--- being 200 pounds means the EPs are out of the question. Unless you suck at skiing and cannot charge a line, the EPs will be floppy and all over the place and nearly impossible to hold a line. $0.02
Aug 13 2007 2:38PM
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SGLogi
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dude its soft, symmetrical, and has a awsome rocker for $550 you cant beat it
Sep 11 2007 1:29AM
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(Jonesy)
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dude....he's 6'4 200 pounds. hellbents for sure.
Sep 11 2007 2:25AM
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FUUUCK
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those are rockered made'ns with the hellbent graphic
Sep 11 2007 1:45PM
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SkierX
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Or they ski the mountain differently and aren't looking to mach a line...

Forbid anyone who skis the mountain differently and likes a different style ski.
Sep 11 2007 2:03PM
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