Jason Levinthal just quit Line Skis.

theleaker · 2013-09-03 18:51:44

fuck it they can't hold it down. i saw it and I'm spreading it.

icculus.

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Sep 3 2013 6:54PM

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brotherdad

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reliable source you got there

Sep 3 2013 6:54PM

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Online_Ninja

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dude its true this came up in the donator section today but they keep deleting the posts

Sep 3 2013 10:34PM

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Z-Juice

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Nice username

Sep 3 2013 10:41PM

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steezyjibber

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Rule #1: theleaker's info is always correct.

Sep 3 2013 10:42PM

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BWalmer

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inb4 thread deleted and OP is IP banned...haha.

Sep 3 2013 10:42PM

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t_rob

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IP check!

Sep 3 2013 10:48PM

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stupendous-man

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op is not the smartest

Sep 3 2013 10:56PM

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MothaHucker

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You know mods can check your IP right..?

Sep 3 2013 11:13PM

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NinetyFour

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If true I hope that:

-He is leaving on a positive note.
-He will end up doing something super cool with whatever direction he decides to take.

Sep 3 2013 11:25PM

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eheath

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This is a legitimate statement. Very sad day.

Sep 3 2013 11:33PM

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corona

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I heard he's selling Line to Burton.

but seriously, sucks. Has to be one of the most influential industry members to come out of newschool skiing.

wish him best in whatever he's going to do with his life. I guess one can get tired of making skis for almost 20 years.

Sep 3 2013 11:43PM

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TWoods

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It's out there, I don't know why he thought he needed an alias... haha. Someone deleted something in Donators, before we were sure it was legit or not to share that info.

Sep 4 2013 12:14AM

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brotherdad

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looks like I called troll too early. this is sad to hear.

Sep 4 2013 12:18AM

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-WZ-

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but whyy :(

Sep 4 2013 12:26AM

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mooseman077

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What happened?!?! I figured JLev would be at Line forever. Was there some big fallout or was it a mutual decision?

Sep 4 2013 12:27AM

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NinetyFour

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Seems sad especially regarding his huge history there but times change, but I guess we will just have to:

A somewhat relatable scenario that still kind of blows me out of the water, Rowen 'leaving' ON3P. But he had his reasoning, and he has his own goals to pursue. All the power to him. It's cool to let these changes happen. Sometimes awesome things come from it, people approach old ideas with fresh new thinking, or people go out and gain new experiences and apply them later on. Or the goals they leave with are badass from the beginning. Wait and see I guess!

So, all the best for both J-Lev and Line as they part ways. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.

Sep 4 2013 12:39AM

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how in the fuck did i miss that? story?

Sep 4 2013 12:42AM

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marsh.

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I'm interested to see his reasoning behind leaving. I can't imagine it would be anything bad..

Sep 4 2013 12:45AM

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NinetyFour

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Pursue a career with his degree in biology. And if that's still top secret, then some mod, please make my posts disappear. I'm pretty sure it's old news that just didn't splash around much. I still should have asked...

Sep 4 2013 12:56AM

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stupendous-man

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Likewise

I though this was a hush-hush topic since it was deleted in donators, but looking to hear the reasoning behind it now.

Sep 4 2013 1:00AM

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Sep 4 2013 1:05AM

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same. When did that happen?

Sep 4 2013 1:09AM

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Tinga

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eh if he just cashed out and wanted to ski for the rest of his life I would also respect that. generally people that are on his level never do that though.

Sep 4 2013 1:44AM

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will_powder

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Is he heading to Nordica too? :P

Sep 4 2013 2:34AM

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Mama.

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There's other reasons too. Sounds like it was just time for something new, in that respect, as well as other ones.

Sep 4 2013 2:57AM

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dan1080

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Who?

Sep 4 2013 3:20AM

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TheBEANER

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haha i lold

Sep 4 2013 3:35AM

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ohhhhh shitttttttt, interesting to see lines response

Sep 4 2013 4:20AM

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The creator of line skis and basically the twin tip ski

Sep 4 2013 8:04AM

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TheClap.

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Would love to see how this is going to duck with line or not, is it the beginning of the end of line?

Sep 4 2013 9:16AM

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Jarle

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Threads for more info.

I think (and hope) that Line will continue being awesome even if JL leaves. Pollard has contributed a lot to Line as well and I don't see why he shouldn't keep up with everything that he has got going

Sep 4 2013 9:42AM

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Details soon ... things are all good.

Sincerely,

Apeman

Sep 4 2013 9:59AM

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threads

Sep 4 2013 10:18AM

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threads

Sep 4 2013 10:23AM

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Threads for when more details come.

Sep 4 2013 10:25AM

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The most appropriate response.

Sep 4 2013 10:26AM

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Sep 4 2013 10:29AM

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geist

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Degree in biology - I have one too. Complete waste of time. Not to say his is but wld rather work for a ski company considering the shite pay in anything interesting in science

Sep 4 2013 10:38AM

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Lets be clear, there's a different between leaving and quitting. Sounds to me like he's leaving, not quitting.

Sep 4 2013 10:44AM

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But K2 owns line!!! How can he sell??

Sep 4 2013 10:55AM

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One of us needs to get our meters calibrated...

Sep 4 2013 11:05AM

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tredz for full story.

Sep 4 2013 11:20AM

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I'm quite sure you overestimate the glamour involved in being part of a ski company that actually builds, and markets their own ski's. It's a lot of hard shitty work.

Sep 4 2013 11:21AM

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