Line Blade

[Crystal Skier]

Line Blade

Waxed my 176cms today. Should be on them in a week or so.

Pics again for gear stoke. Pretty long, low tip rocker in pic two.

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Yep these are a hoot for sure…skis come and go but one ski sale regret was getting rid of my 176 Blades. 4” of lighter PNW over low to mid angle groomers was my first day on em
at Crystal. There’s def a bit more versatility than normal carving skis for sure. Have some purplish 181’s on order from Corbett’s. Stoked.


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[Crystal Skier]

Waxed my 176cms today. Should be on them in a week or so.

Pics again for gear stoke. Pretty long, low tip rocker in pic two.

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In talking to Peter the Line design engineer he told me that most people are goin 176 including Dylan in the video who is like 6’2”.
Blister guys with their quiver picks were goin 181. Thought I would try that length is all. Grateful to still be rippin around at 68 [emoji6]


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[kc_7777]

Line Blade

Ya I’m 5’7”, 165ish and usually ski 179-181s…. so the 176 made perfect sense.

My wife’s three skis in her quiver are: 172, 174 and 177cm….thinking the 167cm for her. She’s 5’6” but only 125 lbs. She’s eyeing mine.

Almost hoping for no pow and shit snow next weekend so I can try these. Haha.

[Flexon Phil]

We had the 167 and 176 in our test quiver. I grabbed the 167 by accident one day and that also was a hoot. It made more small s than big S turns but that was part of it's charm. A great option of you want to make a days worth of turns in one run.

[PlayItLeo]

So after around 15 days on these on groomers of every variety (straight ice, firm, smooth, beat up, cream cheese, slush), I’m in love. As has been said, they’re a slightly more locked in version of the Sakanas. Pretty versatile in terms of turn shapes and they can drift around, but they’re happiest railing hip dragging short radius turns and banging shiftys off side hits. We’ll see how they handle bumps and trees if VT ever gets any fucking snow, but for now they’re the ski I’m grabbing every day I head to the hill.


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[kc_7777]

Line Blade

Can’t wait to try mine….

Though likely these will be a groomer ski. And we never just ski groomers…hmmm.

It’s been too deep at Whistler and Whitewater to get on these. Been on pow skis too much. One more day for us at Whitewater tomorrow, with more pow falling now. Then back to the Coast. Looks like Whistler getting pounded again with snow later this week.

So the Blades will have to wait.

[ticketchecker]

^^ if things go well you won’t need them


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[kc_7777]

Line Blade

Finally a crap snow day at Whistler tomorrow.....gonna try my 176cm Line Blades!

In the meantime, here's my son on his new Blades.....to be young again and not care about landing.

PS - He's 145 lbs and on the 2022 169cm Blades....he frickin' loves his! Never skis his 177cm Hojis anymore.

[DigSki]

I just got a pair of 169's (I like short skis) in the mail this afternoon - only got a few laps in but holy shit do these things turn. Super fun, very stable, like a slalom ski with training wheels that can also go into softer snow easily. I can't wait for slush season, these things will be so fun. I honestly can't believe you don't see more of these around, incredible ski.

[kc_7777]

Line Blade

My son loves his 169 cm Blades. That’s all he skis now.

I’ve got some time in on my 176cm Blades. Will add some more comments shortly.

Carvy yet can slash.

Prefer mellow vs steep.

You will ski different. You will need other buddies with these too….

High cool factor.

KC.

[skithewest]

You will ski different.

KC.

It's concerning I'm considering getting a ski just to ski a different style. Quiver overlap not going just by width and conditions?

Going to have to find a demo....

[VTskibum]

How are these on EC icy days? Daily driver in PA (and when I get up to NY/VT) is Rustler 9. Did pull out my OLD SL skis the other night and had a blast, even compared to the Rustler which already is pretty tight. Thinking the Blade may be ridiculously fun. Weirdly sometimes we get better conditions down in PA than VT as it's not as cold so get sunny days and then refrozen garbage. I know the sunny days are optimal for these, but curious about the alternative where I could just ski Rustlers for sunny and SL skis for refrozen ice rink. Seem to like more playful skis generally, so this is a compromise between the two. Would likely get 176, but might be even more fun in 169 for my very small bump.

[DigSki]

How are these on EC icy days? Daily driver in PA (and when I get up to NY/VT) is Rustler 9. Did pull out my OLD SL skis the other night and had a blast, even compared to the Rustler which already is pretty tight. Thinking the Blade may be ridiculously fun. Weirdly sometimes we get better conditions down in PA than VT as it's not as cold so get sunny days and then refrozen garbage. I know the sunny days are optimal for these, but curious about the alternative where I could just ski Rustlers for sunny and SL skis for refrozen ice rink. Seem to like more playful skis generally, so this is a compromise between the two. Would likely get 176, but might be even more fun in 169 for my very small bump.

I haven't skied ice on them. However, they're pretty freaking locked in on turns, so I'd guess if you keep em sharp they'll arc pretty well on ice. That said, don't ditch the slalom skis, they'll almost certainly handle ice better.

[kc_7777]

Line Blade

Near new Line Blade 176cm in GS.

Don't need to sell...just won't get skied much by me. Issue is I ski Whistler/Blackcomb all the time. And we don’t ski mellow terrain for more than a run or two before the alpine opens. The Blade can ski steep/gnarly but there are better skis for that. The Blade shines in the carve on mellow groomed, not steep and chalky/lumpy.

KC

[Conundrum]

I did a few laps on some 181s. They were definitely fun and different. Not sure I'd buy a pair...will come to a conclusion after borrowing again and spending a little more time on them.