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***Live Q&A Session With Jason Levinthal From Line Skis***
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Welcome to the live chat with Jason Levinthal from Line Skis. As you know, Line was recently acquired by K2 Sports and J will be answering your questions from 10:00pm until he gets sleepy. Jason posts under the name Snowninja and will get to as many posts as possible. I'll be moderating for anything repetitive and will be posting a recap of the discussion in the News.
So post your questions and let's make this happen.
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will k2 and line share shelf space and or will stores be required to carry both line and K2, ie not one or the other, and internally what kind of affect do you forsee that could have on similar price point skis, ie Fujative vs invader. thanks.
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yes. finally someone asked it
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ya could you stop with the snowblades, wtf
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1 cost to live
2 confidential
3 reducing carbs
4 Anthem is wider version 93mm waist and slightly firmer flex. Invader will have new bombproof construction in the tips & topsheet
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is there something wrong with my question you buttmunch. blading is my passion....skiing is yours. line makes snowblades to and their future could be affected by this sale, so im just wondering
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This is really random, so I hope you don't mind answering this.
How does it feel to be the person(snowblading) in the first picture of an urban rail ever published in a ski magazine?
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Man, LINE turned it's back on skiboarding long ago... let them do skis and go with other brands like Revel8, Loken and Summit.
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¡me encanta los esquis de LINEA!
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Jason, thanks for seeing and driving our sport. im am truly amazed, impressed, and inspired at how much u have helped our sport. i just want to say that. U and line are great and can only get better!!!
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Dude, they are our biggest competitor because they were one of the few large companies that got it. I thought they were super corporate and big but always knew they knew what was up anyway but obviously they weren't small like us so we were able to focus exclusively on this direction of the sport which gives us our own advantages over the big guys which is the reason they saw value in buying us because we are what they aren't and thats exactly why they are supporting us to make sure we stay that way and around for years to come to support you. DONE.
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Am I correct in assuming that the 06-07 skis will be pressed in the K2 factory and that manufacturing has already started there?
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thank you sir
how about #5?
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Before the merger, Line was located in good ole Burlington, VT, now from my understanding, their head offices will move to the west coast, Will line still be as heavily involved in the east coast scene as they were before, like the rail jam in August in Burlington last year and other small events?
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What sub did you eat for lunch today, and did the Vashon sandwhich artists craft it to a desired perfection?
I am still eating mine looking out the window, ha.
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iyo, will the other independant ski companies such as armada and 4frnt need to seek support from larger companies as line did, or is it possible to be a player in this sport and remain independant
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Thats how I see them.
They are big. But the ski divison seems to know what its doing
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IS line leaving Burlington VERMONT?
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ok you arn't answer my snowblade question and quite frankly im getting vervous for the future line snowblades.
Is the sale going to affect the snowblades in any way shape or form?
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Thanks for the support man! Pollard was one of the first people I told when the deal went down. He was with me and Line since he was 16. He was more psyched then anyone else I've told so far. He immediately realized this would mean he has more potential to see his vision for skiing's future become a reality. He knows how much work and resources it takes to develop innovative products year after hear at high speed and he truely believes that this will give Line the boost needed to take things all the way.
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Jason, I respect you. you are awesome. lineskis is awesome. your contributions to freeskiing are crazy. you have some of the most progressive riders riding for you right now but in all serisousness. would you buttfuck a homeless guy for a billion dollars?
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line has always been my favorite company, and im glad your gonna stay the same, i can trust you jason with wherever you take line because you started one of the 1st freestyle ski companys and i know you truly care about this sport more than anyone
thanks!!
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What changes will the consumer see in line products in the next few years as a result of the merger with k2? Can you go beyond just saying "higher quality" because it seems like every company promises that every year. thanks.
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man, somebody finally stepped up and asked an important question
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Word up! I hear you, no worries. I'll continue to get your back. Thanks
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There are definitely more options for materials and ways to make our skis now and we'll be analyzing and testing all possibilities and go with what makes the most sense for each ski for optimal performance and durabilty.
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stfu man, hes answering them in the order they were asked as fast as he can. have some patience
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not sure it would. I'm the B-Crew's number one fan. YO!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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same design crew, what ever construction makes most sense per model
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hahahahahahahaha is this symbolic??
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shorter for walking down stairs...backwards
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Dear J Levinthal,
That quote made me so happy you will be recieving a free copy of Ready Strap Blade! LINE BLADES FO LIFE!!!!!!
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now the real question, do you want to give me a pair
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nothing different then now
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Im still rocking the line transfer boot
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sorry about this being a little off topic, but will there be a burlington rail jam this summer?
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The fact that he knows B crew blows me away.
Thats just awsome
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jason, if you could pick one song to describe your emotions about this whole deal with k2 what would it be?
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yes we will, we will always be ice coast locals
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hey jay when you move out west are you going to sponsor alot of evert still. What changes will happen after leave the iced coast?
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This may have been asked, but will K2's and lines be similar. Sorta how some skis, although owned by different companies, are the same ski, but different graphics. like, Aren't some Karhu, and Line models the same ski, with different graphics? Will K2 and Line share skis, but put there own graphics on them, or will they stay the same. I imagine they'll stay the same, because both companies have super solid skis, for every aspect of freeskiing (park, all mtn, big mtn, etc.) but i was just curious.
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is it a possibility that the transfer boot might come back, seeing how K2 owns the rights to the raichle flexon now?
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so is the world famous joint food cart, specializing in the finest cheese steaks in the world now backed by K2? if so i want my job back, to relocate to the parking lot of mt. hood, a raise, and a hot babe to help me push it.
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I don't care anymore. All that matters from now until eternity is you're a true Bcrew fam member. B crew fam.
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