Head makes four extraordinary Technical skis, all loaded with the same piezo-electric powered construction that Head calls KERS and you’ll call kick-ass. It uses the energy you create when you load the ski to stiffen the tail proportionately, so the more power you generate, the more the ski supports then projects you into the next arc.

All this goes on without calling the slightest attention to itself, except you might notice you are suddenly skiing like a minor deity.  At 72mm underfoot, the Magnum is one of the narrower options in the i.Supershape collection that includes the Titan, Rally and Speed, yet you wouldn’t know it in a lot of off-trail conditions. It’s so stable and confidence building you’ll want to take it everywhere but in the backcountry.

Wherever you want to head, the Magnum is up for it because it’s never encountered a condition that intimidates it. All this all-terrain talk shouldn’t obscure the fact that the Magnum is the epitome of grace and power on the hard snow where it will most likely spend most of its life.