2026 Line Blend

The 2026 Line Blend returns as the bendiest ski on the market that we know of. These skis are simply crazy when it comes to creativity, groundwork, butters, presses, or any other type of creative “skiing” that you can conjure in your mind. They bend and curve easier and more predictably than anything else out there, offering freestyle skiers something way different than the normal park twin tip. With a 98 mm waist, these also have a soft snow component to them, allowing skiers to use them in spring, powder, or other non-firm snow conditions. Since freestyle is the main focus here, there’s not a lot of on-piste application, and that’s just fine with Line.

Built with an aspen wood core, we get a big different of a feel versus the older maple sapling core. The aspen is a bit lighter and more mobile, even though the 180 sits on the scale at a stated weight of 1990 grams per ski. Added to the Blend is a mix of a carbon ollieband and a butter zone flex pattern. All of this goes to making the Blend incredibly flexible and capable of strange skiing. Tester Eli Moskowitz states that “The Blend was an easy ski to ski, it turned well and I felt at home right off the bat. I was expecting the blend to be very soft and “noodly” however was surprised at how well it skied. The blend feels at home shmeering tight turns, wiggling between moguls and jibbing around the trail.”

While the width helps with softer snow and balance, it doesn’t add up to a whole lot of quickness. That’s what the straighter shape is for. With measurements of 129/98/120, these skis produce a 20-meter radius in the 180 cm length. That makes shifting between turns really fun and easy, and you don’t have to have a super skill set in order to do so. There’s symmetrical rocker here as well, even though the shape does not come up as symmetrical. Eli continues to note that the shape makes it ideal for “Park more than all-mountain. I think it would be great as a park ski with how soft and playful it is. It would work well as an all-mountain ski for a more intermediate skied but advanced and experts may want some a little stiffer like the Chronic.”

This ski does fall on the specific side of the spectrum with such a generous flex. While freestyle-oriented skiers will gush over its ability to bend and move more than most, if you’re looking for performance and support, you may have to look elsewhere. Line does a fantastic job making skis that other companies won’t, and we’re all about the variation here.