Hellaciously Fun

By Wally Phillips February 24, 2009

Um, I'm scared of this topsheet. No, really. Wally had nightmares after looking at this ski. Tone it down a bit K2, jeez! What freaked me out more is, this ski is actually a more versatile machine than looks may show. It is more than playful in all conditions, especially all types of fresh snow and softer crud where it can make things WAY too easy. It can even carve on the groomed, but be careful because it has a sweet spot further back on the ski and it can get squirrelly at higher speeds. The big deal is that I barely had to change up my skiing style on this ski on anything but the groomed. Also, it definitely does ski smaller than its length. Even though I was on a 179cm, it felt effort-wise more like a 172cm. This is nice because is makes the 189cm size actually make sense if anyone is intimidated by the big length.

Who is it for: Skiers who charge in the off-groomed and DEEP pow, yet actually want to get back to the lift.

Who is it not for: Groom-runners and skiers who gate-bash only.

Speed: 3
Long Turns: 3
Short Turns: 4
Float: 5
Crud: 4
Groomed: 2

Overall: 3.5

View Details: K2 Hellbent Alpine Ski

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