2025 Line Sakana Skis with Salomon Strive 14 GW Bindings

The 2025 Line Sakana with Salomon Strive 14 GW Bindings is a distinctive ski that excels in both carving and surfing, delivering an exhilarating experience whether you're on deep snow or carving precise turns. Its unique blend of attributes—including a wide body, short turning radius, and swallow tail—make it a standout choice. The Sakana offers quick turning, impressive carving on packed powder groomers, and effortless pivoting and smearing in soft snow, and is an outright blast all day long. We paired the Sakana with the Strive 14 because of this binding’s well known reputation for safety, reliability, and ease of use. Featuring an LDN toe piece that optimizes contact and response, these bindings integrate seamlessly with boots and skis, allowing for a natural flex and balanced stance, making them the perfect choice to pair with this ski.

Why we like it:

The Sakana’s unique combination of features is truly impressive. Its carving performance and reactiveness are extraordinary, and its surfy nature in soft snow makes it an exceptional choice for tree skiing.

Who it's for:

Advanced to expert skiers looking for a short-turning ski that offers versatility and fun across a range of conditions will find the Sakana to be an exciting and rewarding option.

Highlights:

The Sakana features a wood core made of Paulownia and Maple, which helps keep the weight low while providing responsiveness and stability. This results in smooth, stable carving on trail and a low swing weight for easy maneuverability in soft snow. Carbon Flax Tape combines carbon stringers with Flax taping laminates to enhance stiffness and avoid the deflective properties of full carbon laminates. The Strive 14 GW, with its lightweight build and low-profile chassis, delivers a smooth and responsive ride all day long. It remains nimble in deep snow and light on your feet as the day progresses. The LDN Toe Pieces offer a low stand height, optimizing power transfer and improving the connection to your skis. The Automatic Toe Adaption feature effortlessly adjusts to GripWalk boots without the need for manual adjustments. Additionally, the Snow Scrapers on the toe pieces effectively remove snow and ice, ensuring a secure fit that enhances both safety and performance for direct power transmission

Things to consider:

Given the Sakana’s unique design, it may not serve as a perfect one-ski quiver. However, if you already own skis with dedicated purposes and are seeking something with a more playful attitude, the Sakana should definitely be on your radar.

Fit & sizing considerations:

The Sakana skis true to size.