2025 Head Kore 103 W

The Kore 103 W is the unisex Kore 105 with a slightly forward mounting point, in a limited size run of only 3 lengths. A strong, athletic woman might think of looking past the women’s size selection at a 184cm, in order to maximize flotation and stability at speed, but if you pay heed to the testimony of the plus-sized Jim Schaffner, that’s probably a bad idea. “In the shorter size, I felt the 105 to have even greater range and playfulness than the 184cm,” asserted the founder of Start Haus and an active race coach. “I must credit Head for delivering a ton of performance in the Kore line. With the exception of the 105, I skied all of the Kore models in the 177, and they all had amazing horsepower for a svelte 230-pounder like me.” Schaffner’s experience underscores the importance of length selection. I, too, skied the 2023 Kore 105 in both a 184cm and 177cm, and found the shorter length to be substantially more maneuverable, playful and fun. With Graphene in its design arsenal, Head can make a make a ski that’s as stiff as a brick or flexible as a reed, and can just as easily fiddle with the ski’s rigidity anywhere along its flex pattern. This is what allows the Kore 103 W to be supple enough underfoot for a lighter weight skier to bend it, but firmer flexing at the extremities, so it can provide enough support from tip to tail to keep a tank like Schaffner afloat… and grinning ear to ear.