K2 Acquires Line and Karhu

Written by Dan Morgan

K2 Sports has announced the aquisition of Line and Karhu from Trak Sports. Press release to follow:

K2 Sports Acquires Karhu and LINE Ski Businesses from Trak Sports VASHON ISLAND, Wash. (June 1, 2006) – K2 Sports, one of America’s leading manufacturers of skis, snowboards and outdoor recreational products, today announced the company acquired the LINE ski business and the exclusive rights to the Karhu North American Nordic and Telemark brand from Burlington, Vermont-based Trak Sports USA, Inc. The majority of Karhu and LINE’s operations will relocate to the K2 Sports headquarters on Vashon Island, Wash., this summer. The acquisition further strengthens K2’s position as North America’s leading ski manufacturer. The company already markets top-selling K2 alpine and tele skis, and Madshus Nordic ski brands and distributes products in approximately 44 countries.
LINE Skis, founded by Jason Levinthal in 1995, helped pioneer the surging freestyle and freeride skiing movement. Their innovative twin tip and super fat big mountain skis are preferred by the new generation of skiers pushing the limits of the sport. LINE’s progressive designs and credibility with younger riders complements K2’s already strong presence in the hot freeskiing market.

“Karhu and LINE are a perfect match for K2,” said Anthony De Rocco, K2 Sports’ Global Marketing Vice President. “The relationship is ideal because it allows Karhu and LINE to continue to focus on their core competencies in design innovation while benefiting from K2’s supply chain efficiencies, engineering resources and manufacturing strengths. In addition, this acquisition allows us to continue our successful shelf space strategy with multiple brands. This acquisition is a big plus for K2, Karhu, LINE and our retail partners and customers around the world.”

LINE Skis

Line Sir Francis Bacon (2007)

Model: Line Sir Francis Bacon (2007)Size(cm) / Radius(m): 182/19.3Sidecut: 142-115-139
Manufacturer's Description of the Line Sir Francis Bacon:
"Eric Pollard never stops progressing his riding, nor the design of the skis that support him. This year he took his successful Elizabeth design, a few steps further in the form of Sir Francis Bacon. Sir Francis was given 10cm more length, 5mm more width and extended tip transitions for the best freestyle performance in the powder to date. Slash wind lips, butter off cornices, throw zero spins off cliffs, and stomp it all in fresh powder like it ain't no thing. This is how Eric Pollard rides, and this is his ski."

Line Elizabeth (2007)

Model: Line Elizabeth (2007)Size(cm) / Radius(m): 172/15.5Sidecut: 139-110-137
Manufacturer's Description of the Line Elizabeth:
"Upon her introduction last season, Elizabeth established a completely new standard for freestyle performance in the backcountry. Entirely designed by Eric Pollard, from the shape to the graphics the Elizabeth's is a super fun ski, with a snowboard-like feel and agility that simply doesn't exist in any other ski. This is Eric's ski of choice for riding everything from the backcountry to the park. Soon it will be yours too."

Line Chronic Blend (2007)

Model: Line Chronic Blend (2007)Size(cm) / Radius(m): 165/14.2 172/16.1 179/17.7Sidecut: 125-90-113
Manufacturer's Description of the Line Chronic Blend:
"This special new blend of Chronic for the first time ever combines freestyle construction and freeride technology, all in one. We did this by creating a super light, and responsive freestyle specific Carbon Matrix that works seamlessly with its freeride geometry borrowed from the Prophet. Add in a Poplar core & 90mm width and the result is a the most versatile, all-in-one, all-terrain freestyle ski ever made. This ski sees the entire mountain as one big terrain park - just like you."

Line Chronic (2007)

Model: Line Chronic (2007)Size(cm) / Radius(m): 157/14.5 167/16.5 172/18 177/19Sidecut: 110-80-103
Manufacturer's Description of the Line Chronic:
"The legend is back with it's solid flex that will practically stomp your landings for you. The 80mm waist provides edge-to-edge quickness to destroy the gnarliest of technical rails and heightens control out of the biggest of super pipes. The Chronic dominates every aspect of freestyle skiing with strength & power not found in other brands of freestyle skis. It's the Chronic!"

Line Anthem (2007)

Model: Line Anthem (2007)Size(cm) / Radius(m): 151/12.3 161/16.6 171/16.9 178/18.5Sidecut: 110-83-110 (151) 119-93-119 (161, 171 & 178)
Manufacturer's Description of the Line Anthem:
"The new Anthem borrows from the Invader all of its advanced jib-specific features and technology but, for the first time ever, in a fatter 93mm width. The wider platform provides a little more beef for those looking for a true jib ski with a firmer flex, increased stability and incredible float in soft snow. Butter in control, effortlessly carve to get corked off of jumps, stomp the biggest tricks in all condistions as comfortably forward and fakie, this is the jib ski of the future."

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