THERE ARE PLENTY OF IMPORTANT METRICS WHEN DECIDING IF YOU SHOULD COP A NEW PAIR OF PLANKS, but when one ski has support like the team riding the Head Kore 111 it’s never a bad sign. Head worked specifically with its team of riders, including Cole Richardson, Hedvig Wessel and others to bring this ski to life. The Head Kore 111 features tip/tail rocker with a karuba-poplar wood core that floats like a boat through calm waters and will still plow through the chop. At the end of the day, it isn’t built to dink around on mellow terrain. No, this ski was conceived to glide through the pillows of Western Canada or paint huge lines on the high faces of the Alps. It’s a ski that makes deep snow and steep terrain feel easier than it should.

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