What’s up with the new Chronics?

[skierman_jack]

Since Line changed the chronic in 2019 I’ve seen it’s popularity dwindle with park guys. Even Lines guys are pretty much all on blends and badgers. I saw a recent ig post with Jed Waters copping the new Chronics but just about everyone I’ve seen in person with them doesn’t shred. What gives? Are they bad skis? Seems like they’re just Line ARV 96s

 

[SavageBiff]

I’d guess it’s cause they’ve moved the skis direction more all mountain, more taper, And it’s softer

I still see older chrons (14/15) and 17/18 chronics like mine pretty often

See a lot of people skiing the twp as well

 

[skierman_jack]

I’d guess it’s cause they’ve moved the skis direction more all mountain, more taper, And it’s softer

I still see older chrons (14/15) and 17/18 chronics like mine pretty often

See a lot of people skiing the twp as well

Yeah I hear ya. I guess it’s just that I thought more people would dig the wider, more playful nature of the new ones bc that seems to be the overwhelming trend. I love my ‘16s but I feel I could like something softer

 

[lil.Boye]

i know several people on the new chronic. tried them for a couple laps, actually a sick ski.

 

[freeskibum82]

I've found it to be too soft for my skiing and would pickup the TWP over the chronic because of it. Most of the kids you see on HB or blends are those that want to butter and do all that terrible style skiing the bunch do. They could care less about edge control, carving or doing anything other than straight lining for the park.

 

[skierman_jack]

I've found it to be too soft for my skiing and would pickup the TWP over the chronic because of it. Most of the kids you see on HB or blends are those that want to butter and do all that terrible style skiing the bunch do. They could care less about edge control, carving or doing anything other than straight lining for the park.

so what you're saying is maybe the Chronic is caught between being a stiff stable ski and a buttery ski and it excels at neither?

 

[freeskibum82]

so what you're saying is maybe the Chronic is caught between being a stiff stable ski and a buttery ski and it excels at neither?

For how i ski it's just not the ski for me. I am an all mountain skier that hits the park on the way to the lift. I overpower it when carving, it cannot do a zipper line at speed and i find it tramlines in slushy snow. if you dont do 50mph on the thing while carving and plan to just ski whatever and hit more park, it's a great ski. Maybe if i went with the 185 but i didnt want something that long for tight east coast woods. I have a Rossi S3 and that is a much better wider twintip.

 

[SavageBiff]

Your talking about the 18/19 and newer chronic right? I’d agree with your post on that ski

my 2017s (green cloud ones with orange bases) rip groomers and are stiff enough , those new ones even the 185s a noodle, but they float better than mine

For how i ski it's just not the ski for me. I am an all mountain skier that hits the park on the way to the lift. I overpower it when carving, it cannot do a zipper line at speed and i find it tramlines in slushy snow. if you dont do 50mph on the thing while carving and plan to just ski whatever and hit more park, it's a great ski. Maybe if i went with the 185 but i didnt want something that long for tight east coast woods. I have a Rossi S3 and that is a much better wider twintip.

**This post was edited on Mar 6th 2020 at 9:08:08am

 

[freeskibum82]

Your talking about the 18/19 and newer chronic right? I’d agree with your post on that ski

my 2017s (green cloud ones with orange bases) rip groomers and are stiff enough , those new ones even the 185s a noodle, but they goat better than mine

Yes. with the overhaul they made them terrible in my opinion. I keep asking for a chronic with their new THC in it. just call it the Magic Chronic or something

 

[olic]

Loved the 2014 era Chronic, sad to hear the new one isn't as good, a slightly wider ski with the same characteristics as the 2014 would be awesome

 

[SavageBiff]

Basically what the Tom Wallisch is now

Loved the 2014 era Chronic, sad to hear the new one isn't as good, a slightly wider ski with the same characteristics as the 2014 would be awesome

 

[freeskibum82]

Basically what the Tom Wallisch is now

that's exactly how i sell em.. you'd be surprised how many ex park rats with kids now buy the chronic because they cant stomach not having a twin tip but still want to ski with their kids (slower speeds)

 

[skierman_jack]

The twp is so much like the old chronic I wonder if they changed the Chronics just for lineup diversity bc obviously youre not going to change an endorsed athletes ski.

 

[SavageBiff]

that's exactly how i sell em.. you'd be surprised how many ex park rats with kids now buy the chronic because they cant stomach not having a twin tip but still want to ski with their kids (slower speeds)

Makes sense , “fitting in “ is big for those of us who have kids, lucky for me I’m seen as cool to my kids

The twp is so much like the old chronic I wonder if they changed the Chronics just for lineup diversity bc obviously youre not going to change an endorsed athletes ski.

I’d say bc they had competing skis, and changing the chronic the way they did was a great move.

Some die hard chronic park fans may be a little disappointed, and no it’s not even the same ski , but it’s cool they kept its name and it filled a slot no other ski was filling..

I remember skiing some groomer on my chrons and smashing into some soft pow on the sides and just eating shit cause they nose dived and I was like wtf! Why don’t these have some taper and rocker, sub 100mm waist skis can have rocker and taper! Now here we are with a rockered tapered easy to ski chronic that’s pretty good across the mountain , floats better than previous, has a close to center mount and symmetrical flex and is at a cost I’m ok banging into rails, and it has that herb steez

 

[dolanslebensraum]

i dont think lines are that well built.

 

[SavageBiff]

Who let you back lol jk

i dont think lines are that well built.

Somenare, some are not , nothing’s perfect. Tell ya what tho, mine are tanks man , tanks

 

[olic]

i dont think lines are that well built.

I mean yeah the lower end ones might not be but my 2014 Chronics are still going strong with only top sheet damage. Only reason I'm looking to replace them is they've had 3 remounts due to moving to a smaller boot.

Totally agree with SavageBiff the only change I would have made to those skis is making them a touch wider and adding a bit of rocker and taper to improve their soft snow ability