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2019 Head Skis Preview

Here are some highlights from the 2019 Head skis lineup:

The 2019 Kore series. Waist widths: 117, 105, 99, 93.

New Kore, Fresh Line of Frontsiders

For 2019, Head brings back the smash-hit Kore series of freeride skis for a second season, but with a new face in the lineup. Meet the Kore 99. Built to match the other skis in the series—carbon, Graphene, koroyd, karuba—the Kore 99 flexes pretty stiff.

However, like its brethren, we expect it to pair nimbleness and float with the typical components of Head skis: great edge hold, high speed limit, smooth ride. The combo launched the inaugural line of Kores to sell out early in the 2018 season. We expect the Kore to be equally as popular in 2019.

We’re expecting big things from the new Head V-Shape lineup.

Another reason for Head-y excitement? The debut of the new V-Shape series. With a bit of tip rocker to go with healthy sidecuts, the series—V2, V4, V6, V8, V10—profiles as a bread-and-butter frontside/on-trail lineup. The higher the number, the stronger and more aggressive the ski. The Vs fill a huge niche, and they’ll pair well with a high number of skiers.

 All the Joy and Supershapes

The ever-popular Supershape series returns for another year of on-trail ripping and trench laying. On the women’s-specific side, skiers of all ability levels can rejoice at the return of the Joy series. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?

 

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