Line Chronic Blend 2006

Overall

A great ski for inbounds all-around skiing. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a 1-ski quiver or anyone transitioning to twin-tips from regular skis.

Performance

This is the perfect ski for someone looking for a solid all-mountain ski that performs in a wide variety of resort conditions. I can easily glide through crud, ski moguls, do in-bounds powder, and basic park in these skis. For deeper powder I've wished for a wider ski (2ft+ fresh) and it behaves decently switch, so I've had some limitations in the park, and with 90mm at waist and a wood core, it sucks on ice, but other than that no gripes. An excellent candidate for someone looking for an in-bounds 1-ski quiver.

Design

With the added carbon fiber matrix up top and the midsole 8cm back, this ski is designed to ski forwards excellently in all resort conditions. Skiing switch is not too much of a challenge, although the wide tip will catch edges from time to time, and the set-back stance requires you to wait longer than optimal when taking off switch. The edges are great on rails, although I would recommend a different ski if you're truly jibtastic. The matrix lay-out on the ski gives it a limited mounting versatility. Whereas K2 skis have a braided all-around fiberglass surrounding of the core, which allows you to mount virtually wherever without performance loss, these skis are meant to be mounted at the midsole, and performance is lost elsewhere.

Value

Line makes excellent, highly durable skis for the cheapest price on the market. period.

Fit

I am 5'9" 150, and the 179 is perfect for me. A bit long if you're looking to do excessive switch-ups on rails, or for general urban use, as it will lag, but that's not really what its meant for.

Characteristics

The ski has a very solid flex, good for higher speeds through crud, moguls, etc. As far as pressing is concerned, it's not impossible, but will make your shins sore if done in excess. Much easier to do if center mounted, but I do not recommend this as pressing is the only thing it helps.

Durability

The top sheet with the graphic has taken some majors chips on the tip and tail, due to botched rails and snowboarders running over them in lift lines (fuck you bastards) but other than that very minor cosmetic problem, they have held their camber perfectly after 60 days so far, rails are mint after 4 tunings, bases are a little scratched, but nothing near the core (and mostly due to trees) and basically has been the most durable ski I've ever had.

• Terrain
  Park
  Pow
• Design
  Clean
  Busy
• Durability
  Fragile
  Durable
• Weight
  Light
  Heavy
• Style
  Uncool
  Cool
• Flex
  Soft
  Stiff
• Camber
  Cambered
  Rockered
• Pop
  No Pop
  Poppy
• Stability
  Jittery
  Stable

Overall

Just to note im 5'11 160lbs riding the 179cm mounted 2.5cm back from true center.

I mounted there as i like to ride everywhere, but do lap the park, and love to crusie around and jib away.

The only thing i did notice is that i am ahead of the narrowist part of the ski, but had no problems carving forward or switch. Just need a few more hours on the sticks, to get used to the feel.

These skis will kill it everywhere, and gave me a crap load of confidence.

I Highly Reccomend. These are my favorite skis i have ever ridden.

Line Ski of the Year.






Performance

For a 90mm waist ski they have a fair amount of shape, and they rip up the groomers like nothing. Very stable, and for skiing fast on east coast ice, i didn't have any chattering.

Can't wait to try them off piste.

Feel free to bomb anything switch on these sticks.



Design

The combination of width, shape, and flex make this ski want to kill it everywhere. You'll want to jib everything, anywhere, all the time.

The graphics and topsheet finish make the ski look damn good. Best looking ski of the year if you ask me. Wait till you see them in person.
Dope Shit.

Value

The value for me is unreal, as i got a crazy deal..but for the average consumer saving up their pennies to get a stick that can handling everything, it really doesn't get much better.



Characteristics

With the wood core and Carbon Matrix, these skis have a very snappy responsive feel. Biggest ollies i have ever been able to do.

Stiffer then any other past line skis i had tried, they have a great even flex. (i used to stay away from line as im not a fan of skiing noodles)

These are just stiff enough to charge, but butters and ollies are endless.

Durability

Wood Core, Fatty Edge and Base look tough. I have only had them out one day, and spent most of it hiking the two boxes at my local hill (with shitty aluminum coping) and the edges and base held up well, i gotta file down some of the dings before i head out again but the durability looks promising.

The top sheet also looks like it's going to take quite a bit of abuse.

• Terrain
  Park
  Pow
• Design
  Clean
  Busy
• Durability
  Fragile
  Durable
• Weight
  Light
  Heavy
• Style
  Uncool
  Cool
• Flex
  Soft
  Stiff
• Camber
  Cambered
  Rockered
• Pop
  No Pop
  Poppy
• Stability
  Jittery
  Stable

Overall

If you're looking for an all-mtn machine I'd recommend the Chronic Blend. Price vs value I am pleased. For reference I'm 24, 5'11" 160lbs and an Expert Skiier.

Performance

The ski performed well on all conditions I threw at it...groomers, crud, light pow and east coast ice. A few times I felt off edge coming out of turns but I quickly got used to how it handled. Skiied switch nicely. Overall a very very fun ski.


Design

First day out with these suckers and I got about 6 compliments on the graphics! Asthetically very pleased.

Value

For $449 it was well worth it! Quite happy.

Characteristics

Super poppy ski! Flexed well and responded with a lot of life. Was riding center mounted Scratch's before this and the Chronic Blend's were way better for my style of riding - 80% all-mtn 20% park. I obviously did not get these center mounted.

Durability

Only been out for one day so nothing to report on durability.

• Terrain
  Park
  Pow
• Design
  Clean
  Busy
• Durability
  Fragile
  Durable
• Weight
  Light
  Heavy
• Style
  Uncool
  Cool
• Flex
  Soft
  Stiff
• Camber
  Cambered
  Rockered
• Pop
  No Pop
  Poppy
• Stability
  Jittery
  Stable