K2 hellbent

[T-DUB]

has anybody tried out the 08 k2 hellbents,if ya tell me about it

 

[Grimace.]

i herd a man name pep did

 

[T-DUB]

andy mare and chris benchler where at my hill (red mountian) a month ago and they looked dope

 

[Tha_Grouch]

I heard they are squirrely as shit if you're not in pow.

 

[T-DUB]

thats what i thaght becouse there only on 90cm of running serfice

 

[Carter23]

i've been on em- skied em on hardpack/park conditions and they werent too bad.. a VERY VERY soft tail, but i bet they are amazing in powder. super fun to butter on, thats for sure

 

[T-DUB]

i live in bc so thats what i want,a fun pow ski

 

[Sholte]

^isnt that what everybody wants

 

[dorikin]

no, not really. I mean, I do, but It's not realistic for everyone.

 

[eheath]

I know someone who has them from here, name is nefarious or something on here, if he see this you might get a review.

 

[[~_~]]

arent they rockered?

 

[Silence]

yup

 

[hippie_cat]

theyve got massiver rocker - when you hold them base to base theyve got a solid 6 inch gap between the tips and tails.

they do carve on hardpack eventually, but theyre pretty sketchy on icy ass black runs.

and yes theyre easily the softest skis ive ever tried

 

[hnosyalnif]

There is already one review in the reviews section: https://newschoolers.com/web/content/reviews/action/read/id/367/

 

[knal]

if you want to buy some, im selling a pair of 179's on ebay so try them out yourself. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300089043190

 

[jca]

if you measure the 179s from tip to tail how long are they?

 

[FNJ]

how do you think theyd compare to EP pros

 

[Travapple.]

i think i would take the eps over the hell bent. early rise. sounds dope

 

[Sholte]

well, if some on dosnt want pow, i say fuck em.

 

[MarkieR]

super fun ski. carve decently well on hardpack, as long as it's not too icy. absolutely slays pow. super duper fun. i'm seriously considering a pair for next season, one of the most fun skis i've ridden, ever.

 

[Tha_Grouch]

EP pros felt a little softer. But I'm sure the characteristics are much the same.

 

[charmander]

i want some so bad

 

[wdbo.]

a guy i know has some, i'm gonna see if he'll let me borrow them

 

[psychkub]

hmmmm, 850CAD? That translates to around $721 USD... that's way too much. I would never pay that much for a ski.

 

[theoz]

those look dope as fuck rocker in the ski sick

 

[STACKS]

is such a sick ski

 

[FridayFrothys]

such a sick ski!!!

The pontoons are so epic in the pow, but the hellbents take the great pow properties of the pontoon and add some other cool stuff. In the fresh the hellbents are stupidly good, no issues with flotation, easy to throw around, sick to stomp landings on. I rode them on a day where a section of the hill hadn't been opened till just when we got up - so had fresh pow conditions. So yeh, as a pow ski they are unreal - prob not quite as unreal as the pontoons as a pure pow ski, but then around the mountain they are way more fun!! Such fun in the park - nice big profile so feels solid on rails and maximum landing platform, plus easy to butter, effortless presses, no catching of tips n tails etc. Probably the most fun, versatile ski ive ridden.