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EP Pro's or Hell Bents for Pow?

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BrownBomber
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So, im thinking im going to attend Montana State University next year, and i need a new pair of pow skiis to shred while im there....

So NS, should i get Line's EP Pro's, or K2 Hellbents?

I want to buy brand new, at the end of this season for cheapest pricing. also, some binding sugestions would be nice. Im thinkin jesters, but not to sure.

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Feb 28 2011 12:19PM
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bakedpow
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Neither... go with some ON3P Wrenagades. Or possibly the new prototype they are making(it's a secret). You will want a stiffer ski if you are shredding Montana over a floppy heavy hellbent. Ep pros are straight up not charging skis.
Feb 28 2011 12:29PM
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Dustin.
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This, pick a ski that is designed for men to handle.
Feb 28 2011 12:41PM
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ESB
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I've skied both, and own a pair of EPs. As said above, EPs are not a hard-charging ski. They're incredibly fun for bouncing through any kind of snow, but don't hold up well at high speeds or on super steeps. The Hellbents are quite a bit stiffer (though still on the very floppy end of the spectrum) and perform better at speed.
Feb 28 2011 12:46PM
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pink_squid
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get hell bents! i rented a piar and loved them. my friend has eps and they were too soft.
Feb 28 2011 12:48PM
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Karma_Police
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Super 7 or wrens.  If you're a big dude get the 195's but if you're small get the 188 super 7.  Seriously the 195 super 7 might be the greatest ski ever made.  If only it were more durable and lighter....
Feb 28 2011 1:04PM
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schmies
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HellBents of course.
Feb 28 2011 1:29PM
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Jules.
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the 189 hellbents are a hundered times stiffer then the 179's and will be so much better for charging.
Feb 28 2011 1:31PM
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Cincher
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I'd go with Blizzad's The Answers personally, anyone else recommend these?
Feb 28 2011 1:37PM
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Jibbidy
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Moment Bibbys
Feb 28 2011 1:50PM
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D3NZ3L
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Get volkl chopsticks, they are way stiffer than the ep's and charge really well on steep stuff, I took em o Montana last year and wee amazing
Feb 28 2011 2:30PM
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pigglywiggly
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my vote would be to go for the atomic bent chetlers, jjs, on3p caylors...or if you really want to go for line then get bacons over the ep.pros. a lot more versitle and still provide plenty of float
Feb 28 2011 2:48PM
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Karma_Police
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Personally I think the new hellbents are too big.  The new seth is a perfect sized powder ski.  Unless you're skiing monashee powder cats everyday you don't need that big of a ski.  Thats why I think the old hellbent (almost the same thing as the new seth) is way better than the new one.

Speaking of which I have a pair of 09 bents with griffons that I am getting rid of in a month or two I could probably get them to you pretty cheap, whole set up 400?
Feb 28 2011 3:18PM
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Dyar
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If you want skis for solely pow then you will probably like both.  I own EPPs and they are ridiculously soft but when you're in powder they're quite fun.  Personally I feel that EPPs are too soft and if you truly want a powder specific ski you should get something like Moment Donner Partys or Praxis Powder Boards.  I own the Donner Party and they are super fun in new snow without being floppy donkey dicks and are still super fun and allow you to make effortless turns in pow. 
Feb 28 2011 3:30PM
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BrownBomber
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What Size are they? May be intrested.
Feb 28 2011 4:13PM
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gnartogue
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searchbar pros
Feb 28 2011 4:14PM
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BrownBomber
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FYI, these wont be my only skiis, i currently have last years K2 Kung Fuja's that i use for both powder and park, but i kinda wana sell em and buy a new pair specifically for park and another pair for pow. So im not really looking for a universal ski, just one for the Pow.

Feb 28 2011 4:16PM
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blatt
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JJ's or bacons. Both are a little bit more of an all mountain ski so they can tackle just about anything on a pow day. Both also have very nice flex IMO cus EP's and bents are just too noodly, but that's opinionated I guess
Feb 28 2011 5:28PM
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NWPA
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Don't mean to thread jack..but my SFB's are getting a little beat up. Are the night trains a good choice over the bents? Im looking for a harder charging ski to drop cliffs and go fast with
Feb 28 2011 5:30PM
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-AP-
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you definitely want one lifes
Feb 28 2011 5:40PM
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Chompo.
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chopsticks
Feb 28 2011 6:34PM
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Blake.P
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get the on3p caylors. such a sick ski
Feb 28 2011 7:14PM
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Rockhound
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get 189 one lifes
Feb 28 2011 7:26PM
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J.S.
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new life's or one life's
Feb 28 2011 8:17PM
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Kreech
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chetlers.
Feb 28 2011 8:26PM
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BrownBomber
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They arent reversed cambered, are they?
Feb 28 2011 9:11PM
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masterhatin
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hellbents. get yourself some Dukes or barons as well as some skins, ski some back country.congrats your now a man.
Feb 28 2011 9:55PM
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SkiThe603
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Go All out and Buy a Fatypus Allota /thread
Feb 28 2011 10:02PM
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Dyar
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Not really the best ski for touring...
Feb 28 2011 10:05PM
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Toasty.
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ep's. i love ridin the bowl at big sky with them.
Mar 1 2011 6:55AM
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hjb
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Yeah they are.

Oh, and EPs over Hellbents
Mar 1 2011 8:01AM
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Karma_Police
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189's  I'm gonna put them up for sale sometime in the next month, I'll shoot you a PM before I do.
Mar 1 2011 8:09AM
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masterhatin
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yea i know, their much bigger and heavier then a traditional touring set up. but im willing to deal with a little extra weight.
Mar 1 2011 1:56PM
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DUKES
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NIGHT TRAINS OR CAYLORS
Mar 1 2011 2:10PM
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iffe
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New Obsetheds or EPs. Obsetheds are really fun on groomers too.
Mar 1 2011 2:11PM
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thisisastickup
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you're a fucking idiot if you think touring hellbents would be in any way good for touring.
Mar 1 2011 2:58PM
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skiingute
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I ski at The Canyons and my buddy uses the Hellbents he is gonna ditch them because they are just too fat for resort skiing. Once things get cut up or in mixed snow conditions the Hellbents just become a little too much.

I'd defintely get the Obsethed's or Rossi s7 / super 7

Mar 1 2011 3:02PM
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Kreech
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you COULD go for the older hellbents, which are 1 cm skinnier throughout and just as good in powder. or do what I said earlier and get bent chetlers.
Mar 2 2011 9:25PM
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RudyGarmisch
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S7's are stiff directional skis, why would you suggest this to someone looking at EP Pro's and Hellbents?
Mar 2 2011 9:44PM
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BrownBomber
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Heard the Dukes are sick....
Mar 5 2011 6:00PM
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nskerb
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hell bents are light as fuck... id still go with ep pros tho
Mar 5 2011 9:07PM
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Kreech
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wait,what?
Mar 5 2011 11:43PM
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NWPA
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If you're going on a long tour Dukes suck some dick. Seriously why can't we get a good choice for an AT binding.
Mar 6 2011 12:13AM
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-Marc-
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I've never skied the Ep's, but I have used Hellbents and personally didn't like them, they just felt like to much work and it was kind of difficult to do any quick turns in any trees. Another ski I would suggest you take a look at is the Obsethed, it's about 118 underfoot I think and was super fun, I thought it skied way better than the Hellbent in trees and it was really fun on the groomers, I was even hitting park jumps on them at the end of the day. Definitley a fun ski, I suggest you try them out or ad them to your list of possible skis
Mar 6 2011 12:18AM
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ianj
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Definitely the Moment Bibby Pro. Or the Lib Tech Pow NAS. Both very good skis for what you are looking for. I would also recommend the Blizzard Answer, because it is also stiff and has that sliding system so you could mount it center and then slide it back for pow. Plus you can also switch out bindings out on the Blizzards very easily
Mar 6 2011 1:57AM
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D3NZ3L
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full rocker bro, no camber at all
Mar 7 2011 12:54AM
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iffe
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That's exactly what reverse camber means.
Mar 7 2011 6:52AM
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