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413Crew
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Ok just start off this is NOT me hating on line, hell my first pair of twin tips where line masterminds. I was just wondering why a lot of pros don't ski on line skis. Is it because there kinda "cheap" construction i mean mine broke after a season but im just wondering. Discuss
Sep 2 2014 8:55PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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They have a pretty big team
Sep 2 2014 9:33PM
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fuckwathever
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they got other sponsors...
Sep 3 2014 4:32AM
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hi_vis360
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Totally agree bro! Eric Pollard, Will Wesson, Any Parry, Rob Heule, Cole Drexler, Niklas Eriksson, Max Hill, and Sig Tveit all fucking suck at skiing!
Sep 3 2014 8:32AM
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hi_vis360
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BASEDJAHTotally agree bro! Eric Pollard, Will Wesson, Any Parry, Rob Heule, Cole Drexler, Niklas Eriksson, Max Hill, and Sig Tveit all fucking suck at skiing!


forgot LJ
Sep 3 2014 8:35AM
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BWalmer
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They are by all counts different companies. They each have their own budgets, design teams, marketing, ect. So this doesn't really mean anything.

Line doesn't usually sign contest pros because they have a different vision on skiing than the average contest skier. That and it's cheaper to have a few paid athletes and a TON of flow members than it is to sign just a couple big name athletes, and you get just as much, if not more, exposure.
Sep 3 2014 8:46AM
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.lencon
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BWalmerThey are by all counts different companies. They each have their own budgets, design teams, marketing, ect. So this doesn't really mean anything.

Line doesn't usually sign contest pros because they have a different vision on skiing than the average contest skier. That and it's cheaper to have a few paid athletes and a TON of flow members than it is to sign just a couple big name athletes, and you get just as much, if not more, exposure.


I agree here. Line may be owned by k2 but they still do their own separate things. K2 even owns full tilt if I'm correct. You'll find that k2 and ft boots are very different.

And also, just my opinion, I think it would be more fun to mob around the hill like lines team does than to be tied down to compete. Yeah competing would be fun but the line team is so chill and laid back.
Sep 3 2014 1:50PM
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Pipe_Munky
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413CrewIs it because there kinda "cheap" construction i mean mine broke after a season but im just wondering. Discuss


Your skis broke after one year because you bought the cheapest ski possible...as a whole, no their skis are not cheap and are fairly bombproof.
Sep 3 2014 2:03PM
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Cheeko
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I've had line Blends for 3 years and not a single problem yet...
Sep 3 2014 10:33PM
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brend
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ON3P must be terrible too because no one on their team won x games. But seriously the line/on3p team focuses on different things/aspects of skiing then winning big comps.
Sep 4 2014 12:31AM
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Line_Skis
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lineskis.com/team/pro

we've got a large amount of well rounded skiers who love to help design, develop and beat the shit out of their product.
Sep 7 2014 4:57PM
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