Tester:
Strong skier, 165 lbs
Home Mountain: AltA, UT
Last summer I scored a pair of 179cm Line Prophet 90s to replace my 186 Prophet 100s. This ski and most of the prophet line has been unchanged for years, and its obvious to me why. I figured I could go a little skinnier and shorter since it was my touring ski, this also meant that the ski would be lighter, and more fun to go on ski tours with. I mounted my Dynafit FT12 on them and had an 11 pound ski and binding that I could go anywhere with. My Line Mothership and Duke combo weighs 19 pounds. Anyone who thinks that extra 8 pounds is OK to ski with I now think is crazy, but maybe that just means I’m getting lazy.
AHHHH dynafits, so sexy.
I love this ski on groomers, its a real ski ( no reverse anything ) so its very enjoyable to ski. Tight turns are the skis specialty. They are light so I can move them a lot faster a lot easier than I could with most of my other heavier skis. Even skiing them with Garmont Radiums (touring boot) felt easy and I can ski completely in control at most speeds in most snow conditions.
Touring on this set up has been amazing. The Dynafits have helped me to enjoy hiking, they are light and perfectly weighted to make cutting switch backs on steep climbs very easily. They are skinny in the waist for a true powder ski, but i enjoy them greatly in even the deepest snow. I think it takes a bit more skill to be balanced in deep powder but thats ok, skills are good.
90 / WAIST / DEEP
I try my hardest to avoid rocks, and my skis have stayed in really good shape after well over 100 days on them this season. They are still solid flexing and have all of their camber. Because of lines thicker bases and a little caution, I have never needed the bases ground or got a core shot that I couldn’t fix with a small line of ptex. It’s fun to take care of something you enjoy.
Rocks, trying hardest or hardly trying to avoid? Either way my skis arae in top notch condition after 100 + days and no professional tunes
I brought the skis back to the east coast and scored a few days of some good snow. I took them anywhere with ease. They carve ice, and are nimble enough to be in the tightest trees. They are also fat enough to keep you above questionable snow and when i did hit questionable snow they are big enough to smooth it out.
All and all this has been one of my favorite skis that I have ridden. Its got a strong maple core, and a solid sheet of metal to go along with thick bases and edges. You will have these skis for a few years, and they are a quality investment in the fun to money ratio.