Member of the Month

je_t.aime_canard
January, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Atomic Bent Chetler's for Backcountry Freestyle Skis??

profile picture
KevinGilrein
Posts: 6 - Karma: 54
I'm looking for a backcountry setup that kills pow but can also shred the resort and the park. I want a ski that is playful enough to butter, twin tip for skiing/landing switch, and light enough to send it big with some rotations.
I really like the Atomic Bent Chetler's, but are they light enough for skinning up mountains without getting worn out quickly? What skis might be better for me?
Nov 28 2015 1:09PM
7 1
profile picture
Hugh_Conway_jr
Posts: 746 - Karma: 467
Tour with the ski that you WANT to RIDE. Don't ride with the ski you want to tour with.

I use a reverse camber / reverse side cut ski (Skevik Oda) to tour with 99% of time. yes, some times it makes the skin up a bit more challenging when compared to a traditional touring ski.. but I have NEVER regretted it, because the ski slays pow, and that's what I am out there to do.
Nov 29 2015 7:09AM
3 0
profile picture
PoLaRpEaK
Posts: 439 - Karma: 555
There is no good ski for all of those things, that's why they invented separate skis for park, for powder and for touring.
Nov 30 2015 8:10PM
1 1
profile picture
CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 355
Hugh_Conway_jrTour with the ski that you WANT to RIDE. Don't ride with the ski you want to tour with.

I use a reverse camber / reverse side cut ski (Skevik Oda) to tour with 99% of time. yes, some times it makes the skin up a bit more challenging when compared to a traditional touring ski.. but I have NEVER regretted it, because the ski slays pow, and that's what I am out there to do.


While that's great advice, the most bad ass ski in the world is no good if you are too exhausted from dragging them up to enjoy them on the way down. I got into touring on a hellbent/trekker/FKS setup and while they were great resort skis in their day, they are MOST CERTAINLY not what i want to be out there with. There are plenty of charger skis that are still reasonably light. No idea about the bents in particular, just playin devil's advocate.
Dec 10 2015 8:18PM
0 0
profile picture
cwillygood
Posts: 6831 - Karma: 1,829
Personally I'd get something like the faction 3.0, On3p Jeffrey 112 or something along those lines if you want a ski that will be decent for everything. The Chetler's will be fairly big to skin on, obviously doable though! But something like the 3.0 will be lighter for skinning, still able to shred the mountain and wide enough to float.
Dec 10 2015 10:48PM
0 0
profile picture
PhotoGraphic
Posts: 241 - Karma: 477
The bents are pretty easy going and feel light with the weight distribution, their is a way of working around the fact that they do not have a full range of contact on the snow and that is by teaming them up with a pair of skins that have very little glide. I ride them with Pomoca frees. They are bomb proof you just have to watch the wires being cut by the edges. You can also go with any size in the bent chetler without worrying I had a pair of 196s and they felt short riding switch.
Dec 12 2015 5:25PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)