Head has always offered an exceptional cost/value ski in their line, and this year it’s the Strong Instinct Ti Pro.  At $599 including binding, the Strong Instinct is ideal for the skier who hasn’t renewed their gear in ages and has limited resources to expend on new skis.  Unlike its stiffer elder siblings, the Strong Instinct is responsive at slow to medium speeds and is open to suggestion about turn shapes.

A groomed snow ski from its slightly rockered tip to its rounded-off tail, the Strong Instinct is notable for the quality you’d expect to find in a synthetic-core ski using Graphene™:  it’s light on your feet.  Titanal keeps it in its traces on the manicured surfaces where it prefers to travel.  An intermediate chap looking to raise his game or an advanced skier hoping to make life on snow a little easier would both fit the Strong Instinct profile.