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A totally new line for the new season -- I can happily say this is one of the most impressive & versatile big freeride skis I have ever had the pleasure to ski on.
Model: Assassin MTX Pro
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 166/? 176/18.6 186/?
Sidecut: 117/80/105
Length Tested: 176cm
Manufacturer's Description:
“Expert Frontside / Backside Freeride performance with a solid 80mm waist”
Ski-Review's Verdict:
Remarkably stable -- courtesy it would seem, from a wood core and relief titanium top sheet. Line call this Titanium top sheet its Titanium Metal Matrix and you can follow the line of the top plate all the way along the tops of the skis.
Wide enough under foot (80mm), but not too big -- a characteristic I am thankful for.
What took me about this freeride ski and its little brothers in this range (Assassin MTX and Assassin) was the fact it was extremely stiff yet with all the benefits of a wood ski.
Dimensions of 117-80-105 produce a sidecut of 18.6m which is up there with a GS ski -- but how does it perform ‘away from home’?
I took it down the same run as I took the K2 Mach GS (the Obere National FIS) and at almost the same sort of speed -- the result? The result is that these skis are a very serious piece of kit. It may sound silly but with these on your feet you are always aware of them - offering presence through stability and enjoyment of physics - they make skiing more fun if possible.
Not to hot for the short and quick but why bother…just fly around and you will doubtful get bored of these two sticks.
Line is producing some serious ski equipment these days. As little as a few years ago the narrow minded among us dismissed them as toys in the ski marketplace. But in recent times they are turning more and more heads, and capturing more and more of the market share and deservedly so.
Conclusion?
Being severely limited to the snow and terrain found in Europe mean I again cannot give justice to the Assassin MTX Pro and am again calling on your views and comments on how you found this ski - please let us know!
The bigger boys had best watch out - Line have grown up.
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Can't Decide
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2005-04-03 23:37:18
Hi i'm looking for a good freeride ski that is good in the pow and park. Should i get the rossi' scratch bc or the line assasin mtx pro???
Thanks, Curtis | Neither
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2005-07-07 23:38:47
Hey, sorry to rain on your parade, but you should get neither of those is your looking for a solid pow and park ski. Sure, they are awesome skis, but you could get one that is even more specific to what your looking for. If I were you I'd check out the ARMADA J.P. vs. Julians, or the HEAD Mad-Trix Mojos. Motherships is another idea. All three of those are solid powder skis cause they are wide but have enough flex and stability to be an awesome park skis. I've tried all these and they are the best skis in the powder and park so i definitely would check those out before buying the rossi or assasins. | which skis to buy?
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2005-12-10 00:39:02
I'm looking for a ski that does everything well, but doesn't have to specialize in anything. I ski mostly groomed and park and consider myself a lesser skilled advanced skier. Basically, I am looking for a great all around ski that does everything. | Response to "which skis to buy"
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2006-10-30 21:22:42
I am just like you (park and groomers, lesser skilled/advanced rider) and I am looking to buy the Line Invaders this year. They are park specific but are also good on the groomers, and they have this unique technology called the butter zone, where it flexes in a certain spot so u can butter and jib really well and also have a reletively stiff ski to ride on. | Can you help?
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2006-12-07 10:37:18
Hi, I am looking for a park ski that can cope on powder runs. It also has to be able to cope on piste as I will be sking for some time with my parents. What would anyone suggest? | is it a good buy?
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2008-01-15 04:32:26
im looking at the line assassin and im wondering if it will be a good park ski. | Line Assasin Mtx Pro
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2008-12-26 17:05:03
I did a whole season as a ski guide on these. They got me learning a few trick in the park, had some whicked powder days, they are more than capable of pow, but not switch in it as quite short tails. They rip on piste, even at speed. I loved them all season. I wanted a park ski that could do similer and bought invaders, big mistake. Even in a little sprikle of sorf snow the tips nose dive as so short. But this is to reduce weight and they are a really light ski, designed soley for tricks. so my mistake. I love line, and think a long pair of chronics will be the all round purchase, with park and piste being main play areas. |
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