Head Kore 105 – Test 2022

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 HEAD KORE 105 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A B.C. quiver killer: mount a beefy touring binding and do it all. Since Head launched the Kore in […]

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Head Kore 85 X – Test 2022

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 HEAD KORE 85 X * NON-METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Versatility—and value. Some skis elicit unanimous opinions. Others, like the Kore 85 X, are all about dissent. […]

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Coming to a Ski Shop Near You

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Reading Time: 3 minutes From the longest lift lines in memory to locked-down resorts to the continued rise in alpine touring, the one thing uniting skiers across the country is our hopeful look to […]

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Head Power Joy ski test

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes With a vibration-absorbing chip, a slalom-oriented profile and race-style sandwich construction, Head says the Power Joy is a direct descendant from its World Cup skis. But our women testers didn’t […]

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Head SuperShape E-Rally ski test

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Reading Time: 2 minutes More than one tester described the e-Rally with car-racing metaphors. For instance, Steve Acciaroli wrote, “Edge and go; enjoy the ride with a sports-car feel.” Indeed, the SuperShape family’s heritage […]

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Slackcountry – Boots for Walking

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Slackcountry For most of us this is where backcountry skiing begins and ends. This style of resort-accessed backcountry goes by many names: slackcountry, sidecountry or simply off-piste. Whatever you call […]

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Test 2020: Head Total Joy

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Test 2020: Head Total Joy BEST FOR: Advanced women skiers looking to add some speed to their repertoire. LENGTHS:              148, 153, 158, 163, 168 DIMENSIONS:         134/85/113 RADIUS:                 14@163 SUGGESTED RETAIL: […]

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Noteworthy 2020: Head Radar helmet

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Head Radar helmet A BETTER COMBO     We like the idea of visor helmets. No forehead-skin gap means no more ice-cream headache. But at best they give you the look […]

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Test 2019 – Head V6

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews LYT IS RIGHT Normally the thickness of a ski tapers from thickest at the centre under the binding to thinner at the tip and […]

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Boots and bindings 2019

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Reading Time: 8 minutes For the Fat-Footed           Wide feet? Do you prioritize comfort over performance? Rossignol’s Speed boots might be just what the foot doctor ordered. The 104mm last […]

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Test 2018 – Frontside Women Specific models

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Test 2018 – Frontside Women Specific models by RYAN STUART in the Fall 2017 issue * price includes binding VÖLKL FLAIR SC E BEST FOR: Ex-racers  *  LENGTHS: 150, 155, 160, 165   *  […]

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RYAN REPORT – Head Kore

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Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t recommend judging a ski by its graphics, but when it comes to the Head Kore it applies. With an almost iridescent logo that hides in most lighting conditions […]

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Buyer’s Guide 2018 – Women

Reading Time: 5 minutes Suffrage has arrived in skiing. Women are finally getting the attention and equipment they deserve, including Ski Canada’s round-up of cutting-edge stuff made just for those rocking the XX chromosome. […]

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Ski Canada Test 2018 – Freeride

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Reading Time: 12 minutes Freeride skis are inspired by deep snow, high speeds and big airs. These are the sticks the crazy guys and girls ski on in the movies. But that doesn’t mean […]

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Test 2018 – 14 All-Mountain skis

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Reading Time: 17 minutes When pulling together a winter’s worth of feedback, we realized this new test has some valuable differences. The reviews are more thorough, personal and in-depth. The quality feedback allowed us […]

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Fat & Fabulous – Powder Skis Test 2017

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Reading Time: 7 minutes The guides at Mike Wiegele’s were happy to ride these plus-sized beauties. I spent 14 glorious years as a heli-guide in the most majestic ski terrain on the planet at […]

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Big Mountain Test 2017

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Reading Time: 13 minutes UNTRACKED AND UNRESTRAINED Where All-Mountain skis skid to a stop—right around the edge of the cliff—Big Mountain takes over. These are the skis the pros ride when they’re slashing Alaskan […]

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Cruisers Test 2017

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Reading Time: 11 minutes FUN SKIING ON MOSTLY GROOMED RUNS Think of this category of skis as your vehicle for a smooth Sunday drive. If a ski was tested that was too much for the […]

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Slalom Test 2017

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Reading Time: 9 minutes HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHORT-RADIUS TURNS These skis are designed to do one thing: make tight turns on hard snow. They can dabble elsewhere on the mountain, but are best confined to groomed […]

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Carvers Test 2017

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Reading Time: 10 minutes POWERFUL CARVING Skiing somewhere between the racecourse and the edge of the groomed, the skis in this category want to be skied hard, fast and down the fall line. In […]

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Frontside 2017

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Sexy has finally made its way into frontside skiing. Groomers and carving may sound staid, but with direct trickle-down from the World Cup and substantial R&D, some of the most […]

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All-Mountain Test 2017

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Reading Time: 24 minutes ALL TERRAIN, ANY SNOW Like the name says, these skis are made for doing it all: frontside, backside, or both, powder to hardpack, trees, bumps and even the park. These […]

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Frontside 2016

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Classic Frontside skiers typically look for narrower waist widths than the true All-Mountain crowd—generally less than 85mm. This season expect to see revamped cores, lightweight modifications and vibration control technologies […]

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He Said, She Said

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Heard at the ski trade show last winter “We’re a downhill, go-fast brand.” —Chris Vanderknokke, Head Winter Sports Manager “It’s the consumer that leads where the product is going.” —Virginie […]

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