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Which pow skis are soft/buttery?

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boobie
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The title says it all. Only ones that I've skied were hellbents and loved them. Any others that are similar? They do not have to be this years model either.
Oct 15 2011 1:32PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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atomic bent chetlers are pretty soft for a big ski.

I flexed them in a ski shop the other day, and they were seriously soft compared to the other powder skis there (Line Opus, Line Bacon, Armada JJ, Rossi S7, Line prophet)
Oct 15 2011 1:36PM
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LikeALion
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check out the salomon rocker 2's super light and soft and playful
Oct 15 2011 2:56PM
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funtimes
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yeah i have the old hellbents (i know its what you said you skied haha) but they are so playful and so fun. some of the most flexy skis. old ep pros are noodles too.
Oct 15 2011 3:05PM
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mountainviper
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The opus is semi stiff this year but that's more torsional than anything else. It still thins out right before the tips enough to have a "butter zone". I actually think presses/butters are pretty easy on them. Also I haven't ridden this years chets but a few peeps who have ride both actually said they think the chets are stiffer than the opus.
Oct 15 2011 3:09PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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the chets seemed to have a continuously soft flex, and the opus was stiffer underfoot with really soft tips and tails.

It's probably because the Bent chets are mostly capped (besides underfoot), where the opus is true sidewall construction.

They are totally different skis anyway though, because the chets are almost 10mm wider underfoot


Oct 15 2011 3:16PM
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mountainviper
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Yeah the opus does have semi capped tips though. Actually think that's why they are so stiff torsionally
Oct 15 2011 3:27PM
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TheAfterBang
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Bentchetlers
Oct 15 2011 4:59PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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get the chetlers! the bases are printed in Guatemalan textile!

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Oct 15 2011 10:42PM
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Skiingsnow
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i think obsetheds are the softest ski i have ever flexed, thought i had broken them for a second the first time i flexed them in a shop
Oct 15 2011 10:52PM
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boobie
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^really? do you remember what year they were? i swear i remembered the older ones being real stiff
Oct 16 2011 4:30PM
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Toasty.
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my ep's from 09/10


Oct 16 2011 4:33PM
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Twig
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pre-2010 EP Pros are the softest ski ever made.
Oct 16 2011 4:36PM
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-GL-
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word i havent flexed many pow skis, but i flexed this years obSETHed at a shop today and they were pretty soft
Oct 16 2011 4:37PM
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FUUUCK
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EP pro
Oct 16 2011 4:39PM
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TheGnarwhal
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Sure?
I rode my mate's last year (think they were the 09/10 model maybe earlier) and they felt like 2 planks of wood stuck to my feet
Oct 16 2011 7:34PM
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H-Slice
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JJs are pretty soft
Oct 16 2011 8:28PM
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AJizzle
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I have never in my life heard ANYONE call the obsethed stiff.  They are as soft as an old mans dick in the tips and tails. I can litterally nearly bend them over on top of themselves.
Oct 16 2011 11:13PM
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SlurrP
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4FRNT CRJ is really soft and playful. for 15" and under I love this ski, i think it is maybe a little too buttery for super deep stuff.

since the seths have incorporated rocker, the tip/tails have been really playful but the cambered portion of the ski is pretty stiff.

09/10 EP Pros I think were one of the softest skis I've ever been on.
Oct 17 2011 12:18AM
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LikeALion
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Salomon rocker 2's softest ski on earth

Oct 19 2011 6:21PM
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lukemeahan.
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Obsetheds are pretty soft.
Oct 19 2011 7:15PM
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Caleb.E
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HELLBENTS

Oct 19 2011 8:55PM
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boobie
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^any idea how the hellbents handle on the hardpack? i wouldnt really be on them unless theres powder around, but sometimes you gotta ride hardpack to get there

Oct 20 2011 12:12PM
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