2026 Line Chronic 94

Once again, we’re overly impressed with the Line Chronic 94. Unchanged but for graphics, the 2026 Line Chronic 94 is an amazing example of a ski that took cues from its predecessor but spun them in its own way to create a new and unique product on the market today. While 1 mm of waist difference from the previous Chronic 95 isn’t a huge difference, the overall shaping and profile makes for a much more sophisticated personality. Additionally, it’s not like the outgoing Chronic was a bad ski—we loved their versatility and playfulness, but this new one takes it to the next level. Chronic, as a line, has two models, with the 101 complementing the 94. People really seem to enjoy them, and out of all the new twin tips we skied this year, the Chronics stood out as some of the best ones out there. With playfulness in its soul, the Chronic 94 is a pure all-mountain twin with freeride and freestyle influence abound. It’s tough to find a ski that can jib and butter as well as carving, but that’s what is going on here with Chronic 94.

Line does a fantastic job at creating multiple flex zones within these skis. For how flexible the tips and tails are, the underfoot zone is all business. While the construction of the ski mainly keeps things on the normal-ish side of the spectrum, the use of thick/thin in the way the materials are put together makes most of the difference. Starting with an aspen veneer wood core, the ski has a smooth and silky behavior, but they end up using a thicker cut along the underfoot zone with dramatic tapering to the very tips and tails. The Thin Tip technology ensures that there’s zero wood in the last centimeter or two of the ski, with just topsheet and base being held together by epoxy. This lightens the swing weight a ton, while keeping the rest of the ski strong and sturdy enough for aggressive skiing. They also use thicker edges in this ski that create stronger edge grip and increased durability for park skiing and rails. This vacillation between thick and thin in the ski makes a lot of sense and goes a long way in creating this character. While it’s not particularly light at 1920 grams per ski in the 178, we appreciate that sturdiness to keep the high-end performance right there. As long as you stand strongly in the underfoot zone, you’ll be able to get a lot of carving power, especially in a short arc.

Whether you’re a park skier or not, there’s something very satisfying about skiing on a twin tip. Line really seems to enjoy their twin tip shaping, and we are right there with them. The Chronic 94 uses a minimal tip to tail taper difference, with a 123 mm tip and a 117 mm tail. This shape makes for clean and round turns while keeping symmetry close at hand for modern freestyle and park skiing. We’re getting a 16.3-meter turn radius in the 178 cm length, and this is on the turny side, but it seems to work quite well with the versatile nature of the ski. The rocker profile is very symmetrical as well, with equal splay in the tips and tails with some average camber underfoot. For floaty and drifty skiing, this works quite well, as the smeary ability of the ski is highlighted by the similarities in the rocker, taper, and splay in both tips and tails. Tester Matt Mcalary was “pleasantly surprised by this ski. I didn't think it would provide much but it was a blast to ski especially in some soft snow on the side of the groomers. It feels like a park ski that wants to make the whole mountain a park. Days where there's some leftover soft snow would be fun on this ski. It would ski well in trees and bumps. Probably lacks a bit of stability and edge hold when things get firm but if you want to prioritize playfulness and versatility, this would be a great option.” We had it in some spring snow this year and it worked great there, too.

The 2026 Line Chronic 94 is a fun-loving and surfy ski with a surprisingly strong character. For skiers that are looking to have a fun, versatile freeride ski that can also handle the park, the 94 is the way to go. It’s way more fun than it is demanding, so skiers of a variety of levels and backgrounds will love and appreciate the blend of thick and thin that these skis employ to generate their wonderful personality. You don’t have to be a creative or trick-based skier to enjoy the versatile nature of the Chronic 94. The turning and carving capacity of this ski punches way above the intended level.