Line removed the Metal Matrix from their Soulmate women’s series this season, a noticeable downgrade in a ski that will spend much of its life on groomed runs. The new Soulmate 92 is the Supernatural 92 Lite in smaller sizes, so it has similar tastes in terrain...
What a nifty little ski! We say “little” because in Line’s world a 92mm ski is a tiny thing, and “Lite” denotes the absence of metal, making this model the little brother to the Supernatural 92. As for the “nifty” part, as long as you don’t try to overpower it, the...
Most skis in the All-Mountain East category aren’t derived from narrow-waisted, Carving ski chasses, but are descendants of still fatter skis that occupy the All-Mountain West and Big Mountain genres. This M.O. is right up Line’s alley, where 92mm skis are considered...
Softer than margarine sold by the bucket, the Soulmate 86 is meant to nurse a timorous skier into a state of sufficient confidence that she can putter around groomed terrain, no problem. Properly edged and pressured, it’ll produce a tidy short-radius turn, putting the...
If all you do is putter down the hill, sashaying side to side, the Soulmate 92 comes across as mellow as elevator music. But give it a little stab of energy and you get an R&B response from the 5mm of elevated camber underfoot. Intermediates will find that as...
