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K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski
Can you skin on Hellbents or pontoons?For short backcoutry trips...
By James Nolan
Ranked #957 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
March 1, 2009
Can you skin on Hellbents or pontoons?For short backcoutry trips outside of the resort?Will skinning work with the rocker.
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Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By ESTtoMST
Ranked #684 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
March 4, 2009
Of course you can, why not? Just get skins that come close to the dimensions of the ski and thats all there is to it . Youtube " ski skins" to find a good tutorial on how to trim them and how to put them on, ect.---The one thing these skis have going for them in terms of skinning is they are really wide, thus providing extra surface area under foot where skin can meet snow. That being said, with the rocker you are going to have a large portion of the tip and tail that will not have contact with the snow (unless you are in powder). I would not want to take these skinning on hardpack or steeps, especially where a fall or slide backwards could have some bad results.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Lengths:
- 169, 179, 189cm
- Dimensions:
- 150 / 122 / 141cm
- Turn Radius:
- [179cm] 23m
- Top Sheet:
- Torsion Box
- Core Material:
- Fir
- Base:
- Not Specified
- Tail:
- Twin tip
- Binding System:
- No
- Binding Included:
- No
- Recommended Binding:
- No
- Recommended Use:
- Powder, big mountain
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
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