Which pow skis are soft/buttery?

boobie

boobie

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The title says it all. Only ones that I've skied were hellbents and loved them. Any others that are similar? They do not have to be this years model either.
 
atomic bent chetlers are pretty soft for a big ski.

I flexed them in a ski shop the other day, and they were seriously soft compared to the other powder skis there (Line Opus, Line Bacon, Armada JJ, Rossi S7, Line prophet)
 
yeah i have the old hellbents (i know its what you said you skied haha) but they are so playful and so fun. some of the most flexy skis. old ep pros are noodles too.
 
The opus is semi stiff this year but that's more torsional than anything else. It still thins out right before the tips enough to have a "butter zone". I actually think presses/butters are pretty easy on them. Also I haven't ridden this years chets but a few peeps who have ride both actually said they think the chets are stiffer than the opus.
 
the chets seemed to have a continuously soft flex, and the opus was stiffer underfoot with really soft tips and tails.

It's probably because the Bent chets are mostly capped (besides underfoot), where the opus is true sidewall construction.

They are totally different skis anyway though, because the chets are almost 10mm wider underfoot

 
i think obsetheds are the softest ski i have ever flexed, thought i had broken them for a second the first time i flexed them in a shop
 
word i havent flexed many pow skis, but i flexed this years obSETHed at a shop today and they were pretty soft
 
Sure? I rode my mate's last year (think they were the 09/10 model maybe earlier) and they felt like 2 planks of wood stuck to my feet
 
I have never in my life heard ANYONE call the obsethed stiff. They are as soft as an old mans dick in the tips and tails. I can litterally nearly bend them over on top of themselves.
 
4FRNT CRJ is really soft and playful. for 15" and under I love this ski, i think it is maybe a little too buttery for super deep stuff.

since the seths have incorporated rocker, the tip/tails have been really playful but the cambered portion of the ski is pretty stiff.

09/10 EP Pros I think were one of the softest skis I've ever been on.
 
^any idea how the hellbents handle on the hardpack? i wouldnt really be on them unless theres powder around, but sometimes you gotta ride hardpack to get there

 
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