{"id":7375,"date":"2018-01-27T15:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T22:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=7375"},"modified":"2019-02-03T08:38:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T15:38:54","slug":"2019-head-skis-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2019-head-skis-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Head Skis Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Check out our preview of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2020-head-skis-boots-preview\/\">2020 Head skis<\/a>.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some highlights from the 2019 Head skis lineup:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7376\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7376 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2019 Kore series. Waist widths: 117, 105, 99, 93.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>New Kore, Fresh Line of Frontsiders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\u2014carbon, Graphene, koroyd, karuba\u2014the Kore 99 flexes pretty stiff.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7377\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7377 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re expecting big things from the new Head V-Shape lineup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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\u2014V2, V4, V6, V8, V10\u2014profiles 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\u2019ll pair well with a high number of skiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0All the Joy and Supershapes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ever-popular Supershape series returns for another year of on-trail ripping and trench laying. On the women\u2019s-specific side, skiers of all ability levels can rejoice at the return of the Joy series. If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it, right?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out our preview of 2020 Head skis. 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