Wow. I wouldn't say that if I didn't know what I was talking about a bit.
I own a pair of Hellbents and ride them in pow, slush, ice, park, pretty much everything. So obviously I have skied them.
And the reason I say this is because Hellbents seem a lot more versatile than EP Pro's. He's already decided against Melee's so that's outta the question. And from what I've heard, Hellbents are much easier to ski on anything that is not over a foot deep. Just more useful, especially when paying that much for a ski.
Just my 2 cents.