Skiing is a lot of fun. What Line Skis does though is try to make it even more fun. While their story doesn’t go back to a mountainous region of post-war Europe like many ski companies seem to, Line Skis were created much like how many things are invented - in a garage, usually your parent’s garage. Back in 1995, 21 year old Jason Levinthal, the founder of Line Skis, was building one ski at a time and, while many things have changed, it’s still apparent that they want to make your days on the mountain all about fun. What they’ve built since then is a loyal following and a strong line of...Read More
incredible skis including the 2013/2014 release of the Line Sick Days which even the wary consumer finds a lot of fun and Line’s way of showing that they are serious contenders in the ski industry.
While Line Skis came to be in the mid-90s, they originate back to the style of 80s and early-90s when action sports were evolving. Innovation and a drive to create more versatile sports equipment fueled the desire to test the limits. From skateboards to inline skates and bikes, everything was changing. Everything except skis.
The youngster and Line founder, Levinthal, was disappointed at the pointy sticks you point downhill and dreamed of a ski world where skis varied so if you like exploring the backcountry, there’s a ski for that and if you want to try some tricks, there would be a ski for that. Determination settled in so he went about changing the sport of skiing.
How did he do it? Well, Levinthal stole the snowboard design. By utilizing twin tips, flex, deep sidecuts and more, he created the first twin tip skis and took them to a resort. He found that he and his friends were progressing far better than at any time before and they wanted pairs of their own.
He took his design to the biggest skiing tradeshow in the country and received 0 orders. That is, until a few weeks later, he received an order from Japan for 1000 pairs of his skis. His start up company began to take off as a revolution began taking place in ski industry. Line Skis since has since become the favorite of many pro athletes including freestyle and park & pipe athletes.
Line Skis has been utilizing technology to make their skis more advanced and more fun. From the inside and out, Line Skis is constantly changing the game from flex to core materials to width, length and more. Of course, the graphics on the Line Skis are noteworthy so do yourself a favor and check them out today.
