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KARHU Agent
LiNE Chronic
$145 with Shipping
80mm wide across the foot
Next to New
Originally sold as Telemark skis under the Karhu Brand,
they are identical to the Line Chronic alpine ski
Lightly USED (less than 15 days) -- Bases and edges in excellent condition
Drilled once for Hammerhead Tele Bindings
Transaction & Shipment Protected by Paypal -- Over 1500 successful transactions
· Length: 177cm
· Model 05/06
· Used, good condition;
· Twin tip
· Item specifics:
- Dimensions: Tip: 110 mm / Waist: 80 mm / Tail: 103 mm
- Metal Matrix
- Fatty Base & Edge
- Maple Macroblock Core
- Quickmount 6 Pack
- Directional Twin Tip
- Freeride Geometry
- Freeride Directional Flex
- 4D Fibercap
Karhu's Agent
An agile and durable park ski with a playful, all-mountain personality
Dimensions: 110/80/103...Lengths: 157, 167, 177(tested),...Weight: 7 lbs 8ozs (3,402gr)December, 2004-- The Agents have an Aspen/ Birch wood core wrapped with Karhu's "4D" quad-woven fiberglass cloth. Designed for progressive freeheel park skiing, the Agent's come with a thick sintered base and extra thick steel edges to withstand thousands of rail and funbox slides, as well as big air landing abuse. Karhu has a lot of experience building park skis for it's sibling alpine company, Line Skis, and the Agent would appear to have much in common with Line's popular Chronic model, including the 110/80/103 sidecut and 56mm tip and tail, making the Agent and Chronic both true twintips.
Lorenzo Worster told us last year that the Agent was "by far the best park ski" he's ever been on, and feedback we have received from our own park riding testers has been similarly effusive. Smooth and responsive, very maneuverable, predictable and consistent, that's how our park riders described the Agents. Considering Line's great park ski reputation, and given the Karhu connection, none of this came as a shock. What was at least somewhat surprising, however, was how capable and fun Karhu's Agent is for all-mountain tele skiing. Bumps (BT especially liked them here), cut up crud, groomed, firm windpack, fresh powder with a base to push off of, and in variable snow, the Agents are at home in all of these places and conditions.
Easy to throw around yet with a solid feel, the Agent's ski like a larger and heavier pair of boards, but without all the work. These are skis best described as "playful." Maybe knowing the ski's lineage had us thinking this way already, but the Agent's have us seeking out windlips to pop off of and excuses to ski fakie every time we take them out, which has been quite often over the last 8 or 9 months. And it's not as if we've been grabbing them out of the roof-top box for those reasons alone...no, they've been getting skied a lot for their solid all-mountain performance, their playfulness being more of a bonus. The Agents even went along last year on several Tioga Pass backcountry day trips, where they were the ski of choice for their ability to handle sun cupped spring snow more like a fatter, much heavier pair of skis.
Conclusion: Two Tips Up. While the Agents are, obviously, a great choice for park ridding tele jibbers and freestylers who are looking for a pair of skis that combine bombproof durability with a nimble feel, Karhu's new offering should not be overlooked by freeheel skiers interested in an all-mountain capable ride that just might encourage them to take their skiing in a new direction or two. Karhu's Agents are strong in the bumps, the groomed, spring snow and, of course in the park. In deep powder most skiers will probably want something wider underfoot, but in all other conditions the Agent's are fun, fun, fun. A great addition to any quiver.
LiNE Chronic
$145 with Shipping
80mm wide across the foot
Next to New
Originally sold as Telemark skis under the Karhu Brand,
they are identical to the Line Chronic alpine ski
Lightly USED (less than 15 days) -- Bases and edges in excellent condition
Drilled once for Hammerhead Tele Bindings
Transaction & Shipment Protected by Paypal -- Over 1500 successful transactions
· Length: 177cm
· Model 05/06
· Used, good condition;
· Twin tip
· Item specifics:
- Dimensions: Tip: 110 mm / Waist: 80 mm / Tail: 103 mm
- Metal Matrix
- Fatty Base & Edge
- Maple Macroblock Core
- Quickmount 6 Pack
- Directional Twin Tip
- Freeride Geometry
- Freeride Directional Flex
- 4D Fibercap
An agile and durable park ski with a playful, all-mountain personality
Lorenzo Worster told us last year that the Agent was "by far the best park ski" he's ever been on, and feedback we have received from our own park riding testers has been similarly effusive. Smooth and responsive, very maneuverable, predictable and consistent, that's how our park riders described the Agents. Considering Line's great park ski reputation, and given the Karhu connection, none of this came as a shock. What was at least somewhat surprising, however, was how capable and fun Karhu's Agent is for all-mountain tele skiing. Bumps (BT especially liked them here), cut up crud, groomed, firm windpack, fresh powder with a base to push off of, and in variable snow, the Agents are at home in all of these places and conditions.
Easy to throw around yet with a solid feel, the Agent's ski like a larger and heavier pair of boards, but without all the work. These are skis best described as "playful." Maybe knowing the ski's lineage had us thinking this way already, but the Agent's have us seeking out windlips to pop off of and excuses to ski fakie every time we take them out, which has been quite often over the last 8 or 9 months. And it's not as if we've been grabbing them out of the roof-top box for those reasons alone...no, they've been getting skied a lot for their solid all-mountain performance, their playfulness being more of a bonus. The Agents even went along last year on several Tioga Pass backcountry day trips, where they were the ski of choice for their ability to handle sun cupped spring snow more like a fatter, much heavier pair of skis.
Conclusion: Two Tips Up. While the Agents are, obviously, a great choice for park ridding tele jibbers and freestylers who are looking for a pair of skis that combine bombproof durability with a nimble feel, Karhu's new offering should not be overlooked by freeheel skiers interested in an all-mountain capable ride that just might encourage them to take their skiing in a new direction or two. Karhu's Agents are strong in the bumps, the groomed, spring snow and, of course in the park. In deep powder most skiers will probably want something wider underfoot, but in all other conditions the Agent's are fun, fun, fun. A great addition to any quiver.
