The East and Hellbents a match never ment to be?

You could definitely ski them at Jay or anywhere in VT, but I'd want another ski for most days there - they don't excel on hardpack conditions, but are still manageable. I'd ski a Seth and a Hell Bent if I could ski both in the east. The one day I skied the HBs was a warm groomer day at Keystone and they actually skied fine on the groomers, but if the conditions were a bit more firm, I think they'd get a bit squirrely under foot. The effective edge area does work for groomers, but it's really only meant for getting back to the lift in one piece, not made for all mountain skiing and typical east coast conditions.

The mini-rocker built into the Seth for next year is totally legit. It's killer for all mountain skiing, and excels everywhere on the mountain, but it's still only 98mm underfoot, so if you want a ski for huge floatation, the HB is the way to go, but it is a quiver-type ski, not an everyday ski.
 
However, they are a K2, and so will probably be fairly heavy. On the same token though, that should make them durable. Again, I have never skiied or flexed, but these thoughts seem to hold up with K2.
 
I would say that they are pretty damn light for their size - there are skis out there that are only in the 105-110 range underfoot which are waaay heavier than the HBs... something like the B Squad or Dynastar Legend Pro XXL for example
 
if you hunt out the best pow in the east routinely then they would probably be a sick little tool to carry
 
after i trash my current skis, i think a powdery all-mountain ski would be sweet

how's the seth or mantra for all-mountain in the east
 
The seth would be a good all mtn tool, mini-rocker and versatile sidecut. I could be wrong, but I don't think the mantra is a twin-tip.
 
I didn't say it wasn't "bomb" dude, the switch tip doesn't rise much. With two sheets of titanium it is bomb no doubt, just not really a jib ski. Proof: SKI mag humps it in every issue.
 
well there super soft and you dont have that much running surface, which means they might be alittle sketchy for hardpack, talk to someone who owns a pair and has rid them in east type conditions.
 
As your dedicated pow ski. A ski you use to go pow hunting. The could do some fun damage at Jay or Stowe. Jay get's 300+ inches of snow, more than some places in Id or Co. Remember that.
 
sorry about the misunderstanding, i was just saying that yes you were mistaken they are twin tip and that they just happen to be bomb skis.
 
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