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Is owning a JJ and a hellbent overkill?

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spiegel
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I have both now but I just recently bought 2010 hellbents brand new for a super low price i couldnt pass it up.

I love the JJ's they kill it everywhere and are so much fun on groomers. I have never experienced riding a hellbent yet and I doubt I will ever get to until next winter season.

I know both skis ride differently on hardpack/groomers but when it comes to powder how much difference would there be if any?
Apr 10 2010 4:55PM
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BigJew
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Honestly, I doubt you'll use the hellbents much. The JJ's are much more versatile and IMO an all around better ski.
Apr 10 2010 5:10PM
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MR.McKFLY
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hell bents are noodle's too
Apr 10 2010 8:19PM
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triebby
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Hellbents are way more noodly than the JJ and the JJ is far more versatile and can ski well in many more conditions and snow types than the Hellbent.
Apr 10 2010 9:12PM
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bibs_skibum
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the jj is definitely not a noodle and i way prefer them in pow to hellbents. Bents suck
Apr 10 2010 9:15PM
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mrsmith
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keep the bents sell the jjs
Apr 10 2010 9:15PM
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Dr.Rick_Marshall
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I have a similar dilemma i have hell bents and one lifes (very similar to jjs). Usually i take out my one lifes unless it snows more then six inches or so.
Apr 10 2010 9:16PM
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carbon.pulse
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Keep the JJ's. Much better allround ski as has been said throughout this thread.

Send me the Bents though. I will gladly take them off your hands.
Apr 10 2010 9:17PM
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Ski.Ballet
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You can never have too many skis... keep em both and have two pairs that ride completely different!
Apr 10 2010 9:47PM
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p-oskier
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Keep the helbents and sell me the JJs :)
Apr 10 2010 10:00PM
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.cam.
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i wouldnt be too quick to say the hell bents are versatile. im out east and i got a buddy who only rides bents. he loves em for everything
Apr 10 2010 10:14PM
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shortdawg
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hellbents are good all around skis too. Idc what you say, I own a pair, they kill it everywhere.
Apr 11 2010 12:37AM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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HELLBENTS FTW
Apr 11 2010 1:05AM
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Backyard.Skier
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i would keep them both. use the bent for when its snows lots and the JJ's for normal days.
Apr 11 2010 1:31AM
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spliff.Life
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my thoughts also.
hellbents? do you ski over 3ft of pow daily?
Apr 11 2010 1:32AM
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kiwi_as
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sell both and get some Bibbys.
Apr 11 2010 1:36AM
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Campeador
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hellbents are fucking heavy
Apr 11 2010 3:35AM
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mashdrop
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your'e up to fuck all. dylan said that you were back in maine?
Apr 11 2010 4:44AM
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Enzo
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Not overkill.

You'll inevitably hit a rock with your JJs, resulting in a edge pullout/delam/general ski implosion so you'll be left with only your hellbents to ski in powder.

Maybe i'm biased, but I know 7 people in Crested Butte who had JJs and before the end of the season, 6 of them had some pretty catastrophic ski damage. The one who didn't only skied them about 5 days during the season.
Apr 12 2010 6:16PM
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spiegel
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dude thats so funny.

like on my 5th day of skiing on the JJs, i hit a rock REALLLLLY bad. Huge core shot that I had repaired literally 30 minutes after it happened, it was so bad that i had to ski down Keystone with one ski in my arms and one on my feet.

but it still feels like its 100% anyway so its all good.
Apr 12 2010 6:46PM
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Dustin.
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That's the most ridiculous logic I've heard in a long time.  If you hit any ski on a rock in terrain like CB, it's gonna do some damage.  No shit.

To the OP, I personally think that's an overlap considering you ski Summit County. You hardly get enough use out of 1 pow ski here unless you get up a lot from Denver.
Apr 12 2010 10:11PM
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spiegel
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i do actually live in summit.
Apr 12 2010 10:24PM
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Enzo
Posts: 758 - Karma: 14
Your sarcasm meter broken?


All i'm saying is that they ski great, but aren't as durable as hellbents. Skied my hellbents pretty hard, hit quite a bit of stuff, but came out at the end of the season without much damage.

To be honest, get a shorter version hellbent, and they would be great everywhere. I know a few people who after skiing them, swear that full reverse camber is the way to go and ski them everywhere from knee deep blower to ice hard moguls.
Apr 12 2010 10:30PM
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cobra_commander
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the skis are different. You got them for a great price, mount them up and ski on them.
Apr 14 2010 5:58AM
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Chompo.
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if the jj's are 185's ill buy them
Apr 14 2010 10:16PM
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