Whoa there killer....I'll be the first one to say I hate lookin down at my lines and seeing "made in china"....but to say "dead lifeless pieces of shit"?.....that's totally false dude.....I'm not a fan of the k2s but recently some of the line tech is trickling in.....now line on the other hand....makes some of the best skis I've ever ridden...period.....my top three favorite skis of all time are the '10 cryptos, the '11 bacons, and the '12 opus.....I have friends who are still sponsored by various companies and I've ridden alot of different companies skis.....line hands down makes some of the best skis of all time....lifeless? Dead?......nothing could be further from the truth.....line is alot of things but one thing you can never take away from them is impeccable customer service, phenomenal skis, and taking the time to make regular free vids via YouTube, etc....name one other company doing that?......you can't.