Specs and Tech
First, a few words about the shape and profile. On paper, the 2022 Line Honey Badger are a rockered park ski, with 3mm rise tip/tail and 3mm camber underfoot. Unweighted, mine had very little rocker to speak of and a lot more camber than that.
The most obvious characteristic of the Honey Badger is they are stupidly fun/easy to play around on. You can flex them with next to no effort in both tip and tail, so you’ll be pressing, buttering and generally having a blast all day long. In fact they are so flexy that you can easily overflex them when buttering. At the same time the swingweight is almost non-existant. They feel incredibly light on your feet.
On-snow and park review
The Honey Badgers have plenty of camber underfoot. And so despite being very soft, you can take them on jumps and they aren't ridiculous unusable noodles. They aren’t a jump ski by any means, but I wouldn't worry about taking them on a few mid sized jumps. You could certainly shred a few laps without needing to worry and you do generally have to be deliberately buttering or pressing to flex them, rather than accidentally washing out all over the shop. The very low weight also makes them easy to control in the air.
But without question, where they most obviously excel is for jibbing small features and hitting rails. They are so light that switch ups are stupidly easy and they make quick tweaks and taps that much easier too. If your primary function for a ski is hitting rails, trying to do a ton of swaps and 630s, these are going to be a great ski for you.
Durability
Happily durability was no issue during the week I was on them. The cap topsheets were in great shape after 7 days and I haven’t seen any real damage from 4 days of rail laps. Compared to skis in the same range, the Honey Badger are a pretty attractive offering.
Shape & Base
Full-res topsheet
First, a few words about the shape and profile. On paper, the 2022 Line Honey Badger are a rockered park ski, with 3mm rise tip/tail and 3mm camber underfoot. Unweighted, mine had very little rocker to speak of and a lot more camber than that.
The most obvious characteristic of the Honey Badger is they are stupidly fun/easy to play around on. You can flex them with next to no effort in both tip and tail, so you’ll be pressing, buttering and generally having a blast all day long. In fact they are so flexy that you can easily overflex them when buttering. At the same time the swingweight is almost non-existant. They feel incredibly light on your feet.
On-snow and park review
The Honey Badgers have plenty of camber underfoot. And so despite being very soft, you can take them on jumps and they aren't ridiculous unusable noodles. They aren’t a jump ski by any means, but I wouldn't worry about taking them on a few mid sized jumps. You could certainly shred a few laps without needing to worry and you do generally have to be deliberately buttering or pressing to flex them, rather than accidentally washing out all over the shop. The very low weight also makes them easy to control in the air.
But without question, where they most obviously excel is for jibbing small features and hitting rails. They are so light that switch ups are stupidly easy and they make quick tweaks and taps that much easier too. If your primary function for a ski is hitting rails, trying to do a ton of swaps and 630s, these are going to be a great ski for you.
Durability
Happily durability was no issue during the week I was on them. The cap topsheets were in great shape after 7 days and I haven’t seen any real damage from 4 days of rail laps. Compared to skis in the same range, the Honey Badger are a pretty attractive offering.
Shape & Base
Full-res topsheet
