LINE skis
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| Subsidiary of K2 Sports | |
| Industry | Skiing, Snowsports, Creativity, Manufacturing |
| Founded | New York City, USA (1995) |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Parent | K2 Sports (Jarden Corp.) |
| Website | www.lineskis.com |
Line Skis is a company building skis and skiing equipment (poles, clothing, accessories).
Jason Levinthal’s ski creations began as a senior project at the University at Buffalo, NY, where he attempted to create a pair of skis that incorporated the shape and feel of contemporary snowboards, beginning with a twin tip design. After college, Levinthal relocated the project to his parents' garage. After much experimentation, in the summer of 1995 he was able to produce a pair of skis in 8 hours.
Backcountry freestyle skier Eric Pollard first met with Jason Levinthal in 1998. Sharing a common vision on the potential of freestyle skiing and the technology adaptations required, the two began a partnership that now includes over 10 ski pro models, the majority geared toward backcountry freestyle. Pollard is also artistically involved with Line, creating his own ski topsheets or graphics, and has contributed in Line’s outerwear design. Levinthal has since left Line Skis to begin his own company, J Skis.
In 2003, Levinthal sold the Line ski brand to Karhu USA and the company was moved to Karhu's Vermont location. In 2006, the Line and Karhu brands were acquired by K2 Sports, Inc. K2 was itself acquired by Jarden Corp. in 2007. Line is currently a subdivision of K2 Sports.
Signed with Line Skis on November 3, 2014.Tom Wallisch (born July 22, 1987 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional freeskier. He began skiing in 1990 and competing in the sport in 2009. After graduating from high school, Wallisch moved to Salt Lake City for post-secondary education at the University of Utah where he is pursuing a degree in the school of business.
To contrast to the high budget ski films and online webisodes, Line created the Traveling Circus to document pro skiers adventures in an average person’s playground. The series centers on the newschool skiing and non-snow adventures of athletes Will Wesson and Andy Parry, with many guest stars throughout, winter road tripping across America. The series epitomizes the ultimate quest for snow that is a ski bum's lifestyle. Many of the locations filmed are low profile resorts, especially from the East Coast. In season 3, the TC expanded their boundaries outside of North America by venturing to Europe for the first time. They took the same trip in season 4, and season 5 again expanded the boundaries with Will, Andy and friends going to New Zealand (Episode 5.2 "Lord of the Pies") and then to Japan to explore the bottomless powder (Episode 5.5 "The Last Skiurai"). Released as roughly monthly webisodes online in 2008, the series has had 6 seasons to date, and almost 2 million views.
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