Line Releases New Fishtail Ski, The Poisson

Ecoutez, ma chères, Line Skis has just announced the latest addition to their freeride lineup, the Poisson (pronounced pwah-sohn).

The ski joins the rest of Line’s Concept Collection, which includes designs like the Blade, Sakana, and Pescado. Poisson, which is French for fish, seems to be reminiscent of the iconic Pescado (also translates to fish), which Eric Pollard originally designed in 2016 using inspiration from fishtail surfboards and snowboards.

Although both have fishy origins, the Poisson differs from the Pescado in a few ways. For one, the Poisson has a much narrower underfoot width at 110mm, making it a more versatile, big-mountain freeride ski.

Secondly, with the intention of being a hard-charging yet creative ski in a variety of conditions, the Poisson comes layered with Titanal, which you can see under the topsheets across the ski and at the tip and tail to increase edge grip and torsional stability. Lastly, while the tail is undoubtedly still funky-shaped, it’s less of a classic swallow-tail design and more of a fish-tail, keeping it playful yet versatile.

Line freeride athletes Dylan Siggers, Liam Morgan, Lalo Rambaud, and Ana Eyssimont took to the slopes of La Clusaz last spring to film the ski’s promotional video, which you can watch below. According to this crew, the Poisson has a lot of the directional, hard-charging characteristics of the Line Blade but retains the freeride nature of the Sakana for a nice blend of performance and creativity.

Notably, the Poisson also uses Line’s same 5Cut multi-radius sidecut as the Pescado, Sakana, and, not unlike other freeride skis like the Moment Deathwish or 4FRNT Devastator (although big picture, it also looks a bit like the new 4FRNT Sinister).

It’s available in a refreshing variety of lengths as well, ranging from 165cm to 186cm, making it a viable option for a wider field of skiers. Although those who tend to trend towards skis in the 190cm realm might be disgruntled at the top end of the length, arguably, there’s a benefit to going a little shorter when it comes to a ski that wants you to throw tricks as much as it wants you to arc turns.

It’s also pretty nice to see a ski like this come in a 165cm length and be catered to smaller skiers, as well as to have it endorsed by Eyssimont, who is one of the three women on Line’s team.

For 2027, Line also updated the Sakana to make its swallow-tail design a bit freeride-friendly and more versatile overall. All of their 2027 skis are available now.

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