LINE Chronic Skis

About the Chronic

For years the Chronic has been the flagship park ski in the LINE Skis range, and riders have always loved that its slightly wider platform gave it the edge in the all mountain arena too. But while a 95mm waist might have seemed like a pretty all-mountain freestyle ski years ago, modern ski shapes are so intuitive to ride that a little extra width can go along way these days. Enter the Chronic.

LINE's goal when updating the Chronic was to retain and improve those characteristics that skiers loved to begin with - a powerful, stable and snappy performance in the park, and a versatility that inspired confidence whenever you took the ski out of the park. Starting with the Maple MacroBlock core, two full length maple stringers surrounded by aspen wood lend the ski a springy flex and the inherent damp qualities found with full wood cores. This is built into the CapWall construction, where sidewall runs the full length of the ski over the edges to absorb vibrations and help transmit power to the skis edge, with a cap construction over the sidewall to reduce weight on the ski.

The 95mm waist makes for an even more stable platform, whether that's sliding rails or hitting fresh snow off the side of the piste. The tips and tails of the ski feature a new tapered shape, which both improves the way they move through soft snow and lowers their swingweight for a ski that's easy to spin and tap. Thintip technology mills out the wood core around the tips and tails too, lowering their weight even further.

Any ski that's supposed to feel fast, agile and snappy needs to be able to carve well. 5mm of camber under the ski provides plenty of pop and rebound out of turns, pairing perfectly with a tight 16m average sidecut radius and high torsional stiffness to guarantee that this is a ski you can lay over and arc all around the hill with stability and precision. A touch of early rise rocker at the skis extremities adds a looser feel, and teams up with a softer fl;ex in those areas to help ease up turn initiation as well as help out with butters, presses, ollies and all manner of playful tricks.

Lastly, top end durability features like LINE's fatty base & edge and new anti-chip Tuff Top topsheet mean you can throw this ski around at all the features you want and rest assured that it'll stand up to them. If you're looking for one of the most lively and most versatile all mountain freestyle skis with top notch park performance for this winter, the 2020 Chronic from LINE Skis is one to watch.