Invader vs. Anthem

MackiSan

MackiSan

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I'm lookin to buy a new pair of skis since my Fujatives just arent cuttin it any more.I'm buying Line this time around no doubt BUT..I'm having a hard time choosing between the Invader and the Anthem.
Anthems look sweet and are definitely amazing skis.. But are Invaders better?
 
You can find a ton of great information of invader vs. anthem in the searchbar, but here is a basic comparison. Neither of them are the "better" ski.

Invader is less wide undefoot, will kill rails, but can get a bit sketchy when hitting bigger jumps.

Anthems have the same butter zone and carbon ollieband and symetrical as the invader and also kill it on rails. They are wider though. This is considered good for hitting bigger jumps because you have more of a platform to land on but they are still very soft and could get sketchy on bigger jumps.

Alot of this is preference because a wider ski will give you more balance on a rail, but they might be harder to spin off or switch-up with at first. If anyone has other info that I missed please add it.

 
you could get the 2010 anthem but line is not making a 2010 invader. but if you are looking for a bit more advice i would go with the anthem if money is no object, its a bit more expensive but much better on jumps and it may be bigger underfoot but it still preformes very well on rails and is stronger, ive never broken an invader but i hear way more storys about how the binding snap out of the invaders and i have heard no suck thing about the anthem.
 
They can get sketchy on bigger jumps, but I found invaders a lot better than Anthems on jumps(more responsive on takeoffs). WHY DO PEOPLE THINK LANDING ON A WIDER SKI HELPS SO MUCH? Just because Lines video says so doesn't mean that it is true, they make lots of claims in every video they have like this... They made it sound like it cushions your landing....... The only place I found Anthems any better was ON rails, because it is much easier to balance(duh, wider..). This is the same reason Hellbents make rails easy, they are wider. I hated Anthems everywhere, and found Invaders to be better than I would have though after skiing Anthems. So take it from someone who has skied both, go Invaders IF you are so set on these(why are you so set on two skis you have never skied? If it is because there are so many on the slopes, so what?) If it is a buttery jib ski you want, ABangs would be better than both FOR THAT because they have closer butter zones to the binding, and 09 Thalls would probably be the best bet. They have the soft point AR6s do moved in a lot for super easy butters, and will perform on jumps that the other two will and some bigger. If it is either an all around park ski or a jump park ski you want, don't get any of these!
 
wrong, the A-Bang is an all new ski that can serve a similar purpose, hence the reason for not making more invaders. Different sidecut, materials, weight, and the smart thing Line did:butter zones moved in a few inches each. The last thing I said is the important one, not the skateboard construction so many people worshipped. Again though, if this is the kind of ski you want, get 09 Thalls
 
^he already corrected you so i wont

on topic, theres a review of my anthems in my signature. In all honesty, one (1) centimeter more underfoot does not make that much of a difference, maybe its more of a placebo type deal, who knows. What it boils down to is simple: same ski, would you rather have the skinny version, or the slightly wider version?
 
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