For the Finesse skier who skis most of the time in an upright stance, the issue with this category is that it can take too much effort to tilt the ski to a high edge angle where it will ride a clean edge instead of smudging its way through a perpetual drift.  The Line Supernatural 100 solves this conundrum by finding the edge early and letting itself be steered even if there’s only a few mm’s of ski in the snow.

Line began by making the mini-skis known as skiboards, branched out to twin-tip Pipe & Park skis and gradually infiltrated the all-mountain segment without ever losing their allegiance to the youth market.   Based on their history and reputation, you’d expect all Lines to be center-mounted and smear every turn like a butter knife.  Yet Line has been making directional, cambered all-mountain skis for years and anyone whose nickname isn’t Mongo should consider them a viable option.

“Smooth like aged Scotch,” muses Eric from Footloose, putting his finger on the attribute that best defines the Line Supernatural experience. The Supernatural 100 is so supple it feels like it would wrap around an ice sculpture, yet when given full throttle it holds its own.  As another Footloose tester, Michael, proclaimed, “Fun, stable and responsive.  Can do quick chute turns, straight line or carve on edge.”  That’s a testament to virtuosity that’s hard to beat whether you’re part of the youth market or partly responsible for the youth market.