Kore 117

Some skis just aim for the next turn; Head’s Kore 117 aims for the bottom of the mountain. If skis were golf clubs, the Kore 117 would be an illegal driver. Head may have finally found the combination of materials that delivers the damping and torsional stiffness that only Titanal has provided up to now. Crud is powerless to deter the Kore 117’s dominating will. On hard snow, the Kore 117 begs to be laid over. The tapered tip isn’t much interested in this condition, but the rest of the ski grabs the snow like Gorilla glue.

Head 2017 Boot Brand Profile

2017 Brand Profile Head’s 2017 collection provides an object lesson in how to build a modern boot line. For the vast majority of skiers who will be guided into a medium (100mm) or wide (102mm) model, offer total customization of the shell and liner so it’s all but...

Head 2017 Ski Brand Profile

OVERVIEW  Every brand, large and small, foreign or domestic, has to make a choice about how they want to build a ski. Once they settle on a construction and the equipment to execute it is on premises, they tend to stay with it for the long haul. Head’s wheelhouse...

Raptor RS

The Raptor 140 RS, new Raptor Speed RS and 120 RS are as close to World Cup race boots as anyone not wearing a start bib needs to own. Contact around the heel and ankle feels like a velvet vise before the boot is even buckled. Once cinched in with their low-profile...

Vector Evo

The Vector Evo series blends race-bred fundamentals with fancy customization features to create a new series for the elite skier with no interest in running gates. The chassis is a relatively roomy medium (102mm in 27.5, 100mm in 26.5) that can easily be heated and...