2023 Line Sakana Skis

The Line Sakana skis will instantly turn people's head from the very first moment they lay their eyes on them. With a strange shape and a unique construction, it’s a freeride ski with a front-side cruiser mentality. At 106-millimeters underfoot and with a huge 150-millimeters shovel, the ski is very unique in the top half, but in the bottom, it gets even more intriguing. The Sakana uses a swallow tail design, and this allows the ski to float effortlessly through fresh powder while retaining a strong edge grip on the groomers. They stiffen the flares of the tail with metal, and it does feel a lot more substantial than it looks. The shape combines to create a 15-meter turn radius, and for a ski this wide, that’s on the short side for sure. We get a Partly Cloudy core with the Sakana, which is a blend of paulownia and maple woods for a nice combination of light weight and stable performance. This “fish” shape of ski is borrowed from the snowboard world, and it allows for a more playful and maneuverable feeling in the fresh, while keeping the ski glued to the snow when skiing groomers. If you are the kind of skier that likes to stand out from the rest, then the Line Sakana Skis will certainly drop jaws in the lift line as well as turn heads from the lift as you leave your signature on snow.