Lines Sir Francis Bacons, designed by the freeriding legend Eric Pollard have sold out quickly year on year. Renown for being great fun & easy to float in powder whilst offering freestyle feel. These skis really deliver. At 108mm underfoot these seem big to a lot of people, but you cannot let you put this off. These offer superb edge hold on hardpack, & so are very versatile in terms of the conditions that they can cope with. Utilizing Lines Freeride technologies, including their durable & lightweight maple & aspen wood cores, along with Symmetric flex. This offers the same flex pattern in-front & behind your boot conforming to terrain equally, allowing great control whether going forward or backwards. Features & Benefits SIDEWALL P-Tex plastic walls over the edges absorbs vibrations for a smooth & solid feel. EARLY RISE™ The rise in the tip starts earlier for effortlessly staying on top of the snow without needing to sit back. EARLY TAPER™ The widest point of sidecut starts tapering earlier in the tip to reduce tail drag & hooking in powder. THIN TIP™ Super thin core & sidewall in the tips are 100grams lighter per pair for reduced swing weight & tip bounce. MAPLE MACROBLOCK™ CORE 2 full length Maple stringers surrounded by Aspen for the best of both worlds. SYMMETRIC FLEX™ The same ski flex in-front & behind your boot conforms to terrain for equally performance riding forward & backwards. FATTY BASE & EDGE™ 30% thicker & edge dramatically increases durability & tuning life. FIVECUT™ 5 different sizes of sidecut radius shapes are blended into one, for intuitive control & unlimited turn shapes. LONGER ACTIVE EDGE™ 20% longer sidecut edge length in contact with the snow than other skis in its class for more grip & less slip!
Specification Sidecut: 140mm-108mm-136mm Radius: 16.1 Metres Base Profile: Early Rise with Early Taper Ski Core: Maple Macro Block Bindings: No Bindings included
- see recommendations below SKI PROFILE Snow Conditions: All Conditions, Powder Ski Terrain: All Mountain, Off Piste, Piste Skier Level: Good Intermediate, Advanced, Expert Amazing. That pretty much sums this ski up. If you are looking for a fun all mountain ski that will push your boundaries then this is a great choice. It is incredible versatile & is a firm favourite for here at edge & wax. Can quite easily be used as your one ‘go-to’ ski, but if you have a pair of piste skis & want to go big for the powder then you could look at the Pollards Opus, that is similar in design, but at 118mm offers extra width underfoot to cope with the big backcountry bowls. IS IT FOR ME? For the all mountain free rider who is looking for a great ski that has a lively playful feel, giving it a great response & incredible ease of use in the powder. This ski, for its width, has a nice tight turning radius & now comes in a whole new size of 190cm. This will really help out those larger skiers or those th