The only Frontside ski with a more scalloped sidecut than Head’s Supershape i.Titan is its near twin, the Supershape i.Rally. As their names announce, these skis take the concept of carving on a continuous edge as far as technology will take it. The i.Titan’s trifling concession to contemporary tastes is a soupçon of early rise; otherwise, it’s is designed to hook into a turn early and hang on to the last possible microsecond.

The i.Titan’s flared tail design reveals all you need to know about its commitment to carving. On top of a construction that’s already of World Cup caliber, Head incorporates piezoelectric fibers that kick in at high speed to stiffen the tail and propel the skier forward. Graphene is applied to the midsection where its ginormous strength-to-weight ratio allows Head to thin the core profile and move wood, Titanal and glass to the tip and tail. The result is the ideal flex distribution for a carved turn executed from a centered stance.

The i.Titan is the widest of the Supershape series (at 80mm underfoot), but it doesn’t ski wide. What the skier notices about the fattest shovel in its class isn’t its girth per se, but how it pulls the skier into the turn with the inevitability of a whirlpool. The i.Titan’s turbo-charged tail sends the skier through the turn transition with such energy and accuracy, entry to the next turn is a fait accompli.

“A carver’s dream machine,” asserts Scott from Aspen Ski and Board., who penned this panegyric to the i.Titan last season: “The Head Supershape Titan is a force to be reckoned with. The ski utilizes Head’s proprietary Graphene, a lightweight tensile strengthening material, under the binding for maximum stability/finesse balance. This let’s the skier exert more energy all day with less effort. The exaggerated sidecut of the ski enables the skier to perform an array of short- to long-radius turns. No other ski in this class offers the amount of rebound this ski provides out of every loaded turn. Hold on tight!”

Or, as Yvette from Bobo’s more economically explains, riding the i.Titan is “like you were on rollercoaster tracks.”