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So i just spent one hour writing a review and NS fucked up and disconnected. So heres another, shity one.

So i picked them up on Thursday, skied them on Friday and the de-lammed by Saturday and were taped up by Sunday.

First and second days were both on groomed runs and crusty old crud and moguls. On the groomed they were not really too bad, they hold an edge really well for a fat ski but are by no means fast edge-to-edge. In the crsty old stuff they were not fun and in the moguls they were probably a bit worse, since i can't ski moguls and they are so wide and unmanoverable in really tight spaces.

Third day, it puked overnight and we went up to Alta. The skis were pretty awsome in the new snow. They floated really well and were good at blasting through crud, albeit, with a duct taped tip. My mid day it was all pretty skied so we had to hike to get some decent stuff. These skis do weigh a lot. Might be the bindings though, i didn't have a chance to pick them up before mounting.

Fourth day, was at Powder Mountain with completely new, fresh, untracked, deep powder. I really cannot explain how good they were in the pow. It was just so easy to arc huge turns, unlike anything else iv ever skied. We were skiing fresh pow all day, no tracks, no people, and these simply performed. After lunch, we went cat skiing at they were great there aswell. There were a few tight chutes and some trees and everything was good. If you look ahead then they will be great in the trees, just know where you're going. Plan too late, and you probably will hit something. As for the bindings, they probably save dmy ankle and my knees.

Fifth day, i skied a few fresh lines and got my pass pulled for it, but it was my fault, and worth it, since they were so sick. Got a new pass and took them to the groomers. They ski switch well, so well infact. I could never ski switch before but these just make it so easy. I was skiing whole runs backwards, easy as pie.

Day six, we went to Snowbasin. I just stuck to the groomers and skied sitch all day long. So much so, that i am almost as comfortable backwards as forwards. Its just that easy. Snowbasin has a small park which i didn't go near, so as not to void my warrenty.

Day seven. We got fresh at Alta again and thw sksi were good, as expected. I took them back to get warrantied and i jumped on a plane back to Scotland. Good holiday, brilliant skis. Pitty about them de lam.

Also, they butter super easy, in pow and on groomers and i found that they were also really stable at high speed despite the softness. I got them up at 60mph (GPS) and they were pretty good to me, until you get backseat and they get slightly hooky. But stay over the binders and you're good to giv'er.

For reference;

Im 150lbs

Im 172cm

Agressive skier

 
and i forgot to say, the bases are absolutely awsome in terms of holding up to punishment. I hit a few rocks and i didnt have anything deeper than a millimeter. Edges hold up well too.
 
Can you ass this to the review sections too please.

Its easier to search then the forums :)
 
not if it's caused by the rails, for instance, if you blow out an edge as a result of hitting rails hard, that isn't covered. But if you have a tip delam it should be fine, cause it obviously wasn't caused by sliding rails, and LINE is really good about warranty issues, the best in the industry if you ask me...alot of times they'll send you new skis, or even different skis than what you bought (I heard someone had an issue with the Eric Pollard Pro Model from a couple years ago, sent them in and got a pair of Elizabeths) with no questions asked.
 
thanks man, great review. one question for you though: how wide are the brakes you put on there. Looks like you've got some salomon s914s on there. Did you get a 100 mm brake and bend the heck out of them? Thanks
 
Unless he bought them here and warrantied them at the store right away before heading back to Scotland?? I don't know how thats possible but wtv.
 
i wasn't there when the brakes were put on but i had a look at them and ye, they were just bent out, and they were 100mm brakes. Just pry them apart with your hands and youd get the same thing, but they dont retract all the way in. But its not a problem
 
sounds sick, is there gonna be a bacon next year? im kinda confused with all these eric pollard pro models and all of his skis, seems like all line skis are eric pro models haha
 
At the risk of getting flamorzed the SFB is basically a longer, wider version of the Lizzie in all aspects

SFB - 182cm, 142-115-139, ~19m sidecut

Lizzies - 172, 139-110-137 ~15-16m sidecut
 
next year there will be a EP pro BACON and ELIZABETH as well as the rest of the line up as the bacon is basically a bigger lizzie but quite a bit stiffer
 
My bacons have a few days on them now, and no delam like others have seen.  I just have a little chip in the tail about 1 centimeter x 1 centimeter.  I'm a little worried.  such a sick ski though.  
 
to whoever did this review: would you consider going to the elizabeth? I ride 180's, wouldn't ordinarily even consider riding a 172.. but i hear these skis are a little different. Thoughts?
 
i (5'11" 145#) have the bacons and am thinking about switching to elizabeth. for an all mountain ski the bacon is just friggin huge. i think that butters and fun shit on groomers would def be easier on the lizzie.
 
That ski delamed EXACTLY like mine. Same ski too.

Oh and Strum, I bent a skinny salomon break around my skis with a blowtorch and a handle bar pipe. Super easy.
 
my bacons havent delamed yet, but everyone is saying they are, im really afraid that its going to happen

has anyone had any success with the warranty for them?
 
I took mine back to the shop and they refunded me my money. So far i haven't heard if they got next years Bacons but i know Tmorry managed to get a set of the 07/08 Bacons because his de lammed, and probably a few others got the same treatment.
 
i just bought some new lizzies and they look super fun but i wont get to ski em for a while.

has anyone had issues with elizabeths delaming?
 
i just bought some new lizzies and they look super fun but i wont get to ski em for a while.

has anyone had issues with elizabeths delaming?
 
Skiing the bacons again tommorrow...no delam yet.

Apparently, some of this years Bacons were made in the line factory, and some were made in the K2 factory...

Guess which ones are delaming?
 
my buddies bacons delammed the first day too. its because they stop the core before the tip, so its just the base material epoxied to the top sheet, and you cant really bond plastic to plastic without heating it up, especially if its two smooth surfaces.
 
i got my new warrantied Bacons today. Have to say, i forgot how good they look and how goddam fat they are. Ill post some more pics soon
 
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