Model Year: 2011-2012

Re-designed by Eric Pollard himself, the Line Sir Francis Bacon ski has reached a new level of quickness and versatility.  The impossible has become possible, because these babies have unparalleled float despite their wider waists. Lower Early Rise™ tip geometry planes instead of plows through powder, and more Active Edge™ contact on the snow than in years past gives you grip like a goat. An all-new reliable flex pattern extends your foot energy downward and outward, letting you carve with control no matter what the conditions. The next level of Pollard-approved fun, rated ‘E’ for everyone.

• 140-108-136
• Sidewall Construction
• Early Rise™ tip & tail 20cm x 10mm
• Early Taper™ tip & tail
• Thin Tip™
• Maple Macroblock™ Core
• 5 Radius G-Cut™ Geometry
• Symmetric Flex
• Sintered Fatty Base & Edge

Eric Pollard-Over the past decade I have designed and skied over 100 different prototypes in search of skis that allow me to ride the mountain the way I want to. We have gone to every extreme from super fat 140mm to narrow, to super short, to over 200cm long, extreme Early Rise to no Early Rise, lots of side cuts to reverse sidecut, blunt tips, pointy tips.  We have applied every flex pattern we can think of, mounted each ski in different locations and analyzed the differences over and over again, to learn so much from each ski. The new Opus and the Bacon are the culmination of the last 13 years of work.  They blend a perfect mix of flex, sidecut, tip shape, overall shape/ footprint, mounting point,  Early rise, Early taper, and camber.  They are honestly the best skis I have ever skied.