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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
3 days ago
What would happen if you set the bindings at +0....would it really do wheelies?
Why would K2 even mark that point if it is not recommended?
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Salomon Shogun Ski
December 17, 2009
Honestly, how well will these ski on the groomers. Will the edge make contact or is there too much rocker.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
December 4, 2009
How come this years graphics are not as cool as last years? Bring back the motha bleeping skulls with more blood next year.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
November 2, 2009
I just ordered the 189, thinking of putting the schizos on them this time so I can play around with the postion.
If they are a tad too long for me, would setting them closer to core make them easier to ski?
Had the 179, but they seemed squirly in the chop.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
November 2, 2009
I just ordered the 189, thinking of putting the schizos on them this time so I can play around with the postion.
If they are a tad too long for me, would setting them closer to core make them easier to ski?
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
October 27, 2009
I am 6'3 190lbs. I own a pair of seths at 179, and find they work well for me. I have tried lonber skis and have trouble in hard bumps with them....sometimes hard to avoid on overskied runs at Snowbird.
I also own a pair of Hellbents 179. I feel they may be short for me, and just don't know if i should spend the bucks to get the bigger ones. Is it wrong to ski them so short? I get enough float from them, but they are squirly in the chop.
I just don't want something that will be too hard to turn in the trees or the hardpack.
I also don't want to have to buy a bigger ski bag.
I am a level 8-9 skier.
Is there any advantage to skiing something like this short? Or should I go bigger. One rep said that hardly anyone skiis them in the 189 because they are hard to turn in the trees.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
September 2, 2009
I own a pair, and even outwest really only use these when there is a foot or more of pow. otherwise i use my seth pistols.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
September 2, 2009
Um, no. You will be really unhappy skiing these in anything but packed pow or powder.
They don't hold an edge on anything remotely icy...and even chopped pow they are suirly.
I would say get the extremes or kung funjas.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
June 26, 2009
So is the 179 for me completely wrong? and I should upgrade to the 189?
They felt like they had a mind of their own in chopped up snow, and they seem to get knocked off track a lot.
Also wonder if the longer ski would let me go faster on the groomers. You had to ski them very in control and slow.
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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
June 23, 2009
I am 6'3" 190lbs and a level 8 or 9 skier. I am pretty good in powder with my K2 seths at 179, but can't imagine something longer in the bumps.
I bought a pair of Hellbent at 179, and tried them out in a foot of snow at 'Bird. I had them mounted at +4, even though I don't ski switch....just went with the recommended setting. The almost don't feel like skiing, and have to say I got thrown around in chopped snow...did not seem to track very well.
I am having second thoughts, and wonder if I should get the 189 and mount them more traditionally?
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4FRNT Skis Deadbolt 18 Ski Binding
December 24, 2008
So how are these any differnt that the tyrolia bindings they are modeled after?
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