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Hellbents (not like other threads)
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ok this isnt a should i get ep's or bents. But im wondering if it really is going to be worth my money to get hellbents. i love skiing pow but my nothin but troubles dont floaat period. Do you think that getting hellbents would be a good idea or should i stick to something more all mountain?
i have parks skis so no worrys for that but i ski pow 70% of the time and this year i've really gotten bettter like doing back country and stuff.
tell me what you think ns
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Yes x 1000000000000
The only downside is that everyone at stevens is shitty and will ask you if they are actually waterskis or tell you that the topsheet is too demonic and that you should cover it up.
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Hell yes. Try to demo them so you can get a feel for the rocker and the XXXL width but...overall for deep pow you cannot go wrong. Another good option is bacons, but their floatyness is nothing compared to the rockered twins.
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absolutely get them, i love mine and wont ski anything else while i have them, even for park, my invaders feel too unstable, and the hellbents feel stable, i've gotten so used to them, a ski with camber doesn't feel right
i 100% recommend them
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wow well i think i'll get them
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this is true. thats why you should ski at mission ridge not stevens
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haha your arguing about where to ski on snow when i have to suffer in rainy old england skiing a thing called dendex google it and youle see how scary it is!!!!!!!!!!!1
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I got to demo Hellbents on fresh pow a few weeks ago and really liked 'em. They float good and turn easy.
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nah thats why stevens kills, everyone is like YAY BLUESSSS LOOK AT MY STYLIE PARALLEL TURNS inbounds freshies until closing every day lol~
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this statement couldn't be more true
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i believe the demonic comment was made at mission
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mission ridge; the ski area of racers and retiredfolk
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I was at EVO this winter and was looking at all the skis. A kid and his dad came upstairs and the kid looked at the Hellbents. "What do you think Mom would say if I came home with these?" He inquired. "Well, frankly she wouldn't be pleased, and neither would I. I don't even know what to say about those things. Now pick something nice out."
That made my week.
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did it give you the "my kid just graduated high school" feeling or the "my kid just graduated college" feeling?
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ahah I thought there was no way that story wasnt from stevens pass~
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ya they are so good i bought two pairs one for skiing and one to help butter my 30 foot bagel
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after skiing the last 3 weeks of the season in WA on hellbents I'm pretty sure I will RARELY be pulling out unrockered skis.
thats a yes, do it
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i pull out my non-hellbents every once in a while to remind myself how much fun most people aren't having
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i think i've seen you around stevens. eriks cusin right?
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hahaha. Stevens for life.
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if thats a bracht then yes
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haha, pics or it didn't happen
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bacons or EP's for sure. I love my EP pros. im also a big fan of bacons. the work really well as an every thing ski. and you know wide skis handle better on rails. so EP's or bacons.
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im not askin for suggeestions just if its worth it and i already know it is
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I rode a pair of 179's for a run last year. that run was easily the funnest thing ever. Buttering my way down the cat-track towards the cliffs, i was laughing the whole way. Get to cliffs, pack out a lip, drop a 180, which is something I'd been trying all season on my non rockered skis, drop 20 feet, land in waist deep powder, and I actually stayed on my feet with hardly any effort. It was amazing, i even made switch turns out of it. That one thign alone made me certain that I was jumping on the rockered bandwagon. They're simply amazing.
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how tall are you because i need to know what size im 6.0foot 185
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They were too small for me, but still useable, I'd get all wack with wheelies which is just a matter of getting used to them. I'm 6'3 and 160. I'm probably goign to end up with a pair of 189 next year, but the 179's were still completely useable and super fun.
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those pics in your profile are just from one demo run? damn.
if you're over 6 feet tall then 179s are for fun and 189s are for fun
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ahahha, nah, those pictures are of my buddy, although his are the skis i tried.
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hellbents are cool, but if you use them in the park ill hate you forever. thats just wrong.
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i plan on riding powder with them but if it gets skiied out i'll have to go to the park sorry bud
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nothing like that crazy i've just got into it this year
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