The Sick Day 88 is as close to a piste ski as freeski legends, Line, will probably ever get. So for that reason they've categorised it as all mountain, even though the fatter versions of the Sick Day sit firmly in freeride.
That says plenty about the character of the Sick Day 88; by Line's standards it's at the stiffer end of the scale, but would be many other company's idea of a surfy or even freestyle ski. However, the dimensions and the fun but not fly-away flex are suited to a wide range or terrain.
However, there is just something oddly dull about this ski. Even the graphics have been toned down (perhaps to edge towards wider appeal) and the result is slightly unexciting.
It seemed unresponsive in short turns and hard to get on an edge (despite the relatively narrow waist). But then strangely, at speed it proved a lot nimbler edge to edge and very responsive when opened up.
Long turns were easily managed but the turn radius is a little one dimensional and doesn't respond well to pressure, which could perhaps be a result of not possessing the variable/multi dimensional sidecuts that many other brands offer.
The ski is quite forgiving, and certainly versatile, so for an improving intermediate or a first time seasonnaire it could be spot on, but we suspect the wider versions could be better.
The Sick Day clearly also has freeride and even freestyle credentials which make it an appealing jack of all trades, but really it's a master of none.
