It’s designed for the kind of skiing he likes, namely, technical rail skiing with unconventional tricks.
As such, they are a soft, wide park ski with a very low swingweight.
The first thing that I noticed when I unboxed these skis was the graphic.
These changes give the skis a reduced swingweight, and hopefully, improved durability from the previous Blends.
The second you get these in hand, you realize one thing.
These skis are soft.
The sidewall underfoot is substantial and vertical, narrowing out a bit towards the tips.
I can understand why these are the rail skis of choice for much of Lines team.
Buttering these required a big adjustment from my usual technique.
I ended up overflexing them and needing to put my hands down to prevent a faceplant.
The Bacons swingweight is not bad, but the Blends felt very light.
Of course, this is only considering their performance in the park.
My general experience of this new Line construction is that it is much better than older models.
