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King Fujas or Hellbents??

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Fitzaaayy
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Hy i'm gonna be buying myself a new pair of ski's this season and i'm torn between the K2 king fujas and the K2 Hellbent. I know the hellbent will be better on powder but from what ive seen the King fujas are better for All mountain and hard snow, i live in europe so i dont know how many days a year the Hellbents will be worth the xtra performance on powder. So which would you advise?
Aug 13 2010 5:11PM
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funk~
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They are definitely pretty different skis. Id say go kung fujas purely for versatility. 
Aug 13 2010 6:55PM
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TOK
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The fujas is definitely going to favor the whole mountain more than the bents. If you're only going to have a 1 ski quiver then definitely go for the fujas. If you have enough money to have a park/ all mountain ski and a powder ski then buy a skinnier ski and the hellbents. They hellbents are a decent one ski quiver but I think you'll prefer the fujas
Aug 13 2010 7:00PM
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Willard
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the bents are ridiculous this year kung fujas look fun and will handle fine in powder.
Aug 14 2010 12:41AM
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Style+eeze
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my friend's got a pair of next year's.

he skied 'em at hood a little, in addition to his addicts.

all i can say is that the 10/11 bents are fucking HUGE. wayyy bigger than last year's.
they're 162/130/151 with the pontoon tip rocker.

he's got 189s, and i'm pretty sure not a whole lot of people could handle them. if you're looking for a one ski quiver, you probably shouldn't buy these. sure he says they kill it in the park, and i bet they're fun as fuck... but he has a pair of skinny park skis in addition for a reason.
Aug 14 2010 12:46AM
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Balto
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you say that about every ski over 186...
Aug 14 2010 12:47AM
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Style+eeze
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thomas. let's be honest here... 189 10/11 bents are fucking huge.

and when did i say that?
Aug 14 2010 12:48AM
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Imagination
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Sorry for the thread jack, but do you guys know of a ski with as soft a flex as the hellbents?
Aug 14 2010 1:02AM
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Style+eeze
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for pow skis?

line ep pro is really soft
Aug 14 2010 1:15AM
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.cam.
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park/allmountain; atomic patents are pretty soft
Aug 14 2010 1:25AM
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I_Am_Mod
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if you don't have an all/mountain or park ski yet, i'd go for the kung fujas ....

the hellbents are really a deep powder tool, not saying they aren't fun on groomers, but they'll slow down your progression/overall skiing experience

to illustrate my situation, i already have a parkski and an all mountain ski (movement joystick and scott p4) this summer i purchased myself a Line EP pro to complete my quiver, but if i had to choose one ski out of those 4 to begin with, i'd go with the 108mm p4 because its more all mountain oriented and is ok at everything :) compare the p4 with kung fujas and go for those ....
Aug 14 2010 7:14AM
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Lemuel
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Next years fujas look sick and I heard they are insanely soft. I would probably choose those over bents for an all mountain ski.
Aug 14 2010 8:50AM
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knows_butter
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Rode the 2011 Fujas' last week.

They feel really noodley when you hand flex them, but they actually ski quite stiff. They are AMAZING skis, probably the best I've ever ridden. They charge groomers so hard, hold an edge unbelievably well and are actually very fast edge to edge. They are literally a do anything, go anywhere ski.

They absolutely destroyed the pow I skied as well.

Honestly, go buy them, you will NOT be dissapointed.
Aug 15 2010 3:13AM
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brice_SKIIN
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i would say to go right down the middle and get the new obsetheds.
Aug 15 2010 2:07PM
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iFail
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Talking 2011?  2011 bents are retarded, don't get them.  Fujas got fatter right?  If they're 108ish they'd work alright for what you want, but if you're not skiing switch tons, and want a K2 ski badly, get 2011 Obsetheds.
And if you want older models they will be different.  If this is 2010 or before get the bents, they're easy to ski all mountain with.

And they're all noodles.

Aug 15 2010 6:46PM
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rozboon
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What makes the 10/11 Bents retarded? Have you skied them?
They feel extremely similar to last years ones, they're just a bit more bulldozerish. They weigh a lot but the pair I was on had Dukes so that probably added to it.

They're exactly 10mm wider at all points than last years and as far as I could tell they have the same rocker profile. They still flap like crazy on the hardpack but they ski very much the same as the old ones did.
Aug 15 2010 8:28PM
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nagelthebagel
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Get the k2 obseths
Nov 3 2010 3:04AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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thats what I was going to say. It's in between the kung fujas and hellbents, seems like the logical choice.
Nov 3 2010 8:05AM
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DrStrangelove
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my roommate will be excited to hear this, he just got a pair of 189s in the mail and was concerned with how soft the flex was for his skiing style
Nov 3 2010 9:43AM
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Twig
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See if you can find last years Obsethed.. Less noodly than the Fujas and a little wider too.. better forwards but possibly worse for switch pow..
I'd probably have the Line SFB or Blend over either though..
Nov 3 2010 10:26AM
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_Jesus_
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no hate, but those are 2 very different skis.
fujas have a 100 underfoot this year I think? and that will give anyone fairly good powder float if you get them in the right length.

bents are arguably powder specific, but thats just what Id say.

get fujas
Nov 3 2010 10:43AM
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