the ep's and the 179 bents are pretty much the same length, i think the ep's feel lighter, and they definatly feel shorter than they are. they are so much fun, you dont have to put any effort into skiing pow, you can ski pretty much centered and not have to worry about diving, landing drops is sweet too, the tails just flex and the tips shoot back on top of the snow. its the most fun ive ever had on skis.
plus they kill it in the park too, dont let people tell you they are too soft to ski anything hardpack, ive landed pretty far backseat on good size jumps in the park and gotten out of it fine. they have a perfect flex, and they are super poppy too.