2027 Line Chronic 94

The 2027 Line Chronic 94 returns structurally unchanged for this year but we do get a graphic update. Chronic, as a line, has two models, with the wider 101 complementing this 94. People really seem to enjoy them, and out of all the 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. With a central and balanced feel, this ski lights it up in realms you never knew existed.

The construction here makes all the difference when it comes to blending flex and weight. The use of thick and 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. Tester Joseph King scored this ski a 10 out of 10 for overall impression, noting that he “Loved them! Glided effortlessly in the snow, held a strong edge when carving, and had a good playfulness feel.”

These have a central stance and a relatively symmetrical feel. 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. King continues to note that, again, “Loved them, best ski I have tried, didn’t want to give them back.”

There’s no need to feel locked in to park skiing when you get on a Chronic 94. For skiers who are looking to get 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. While it helps if you are a creative and playful skier, you don’t have to be that to enjoy the Chronic 94.