2022 Head Supershape e-Titan

As the widest of the Supershape line, the e-Titan is aptly named and ready to bridge the gap between a front side ski and an all-mountain carver. At 84 mm underfoot, these skis have some counterparts in the ski world, but they hold on to their carving roots, and lean more to that discipline than some others that blur the line a bit more for versatility. These are more like wide carving skis, and that’s just how Head wants it to be known. Built with their power wood core, the skis also get two sheets of metal and a strip of graphene. This makes them incredibly powerful and damp, and allow carving enthusiasts to really get low and lean their hips down to the snow, leaving nothing but perfectly round carved turns in their wake. In addition, Head uses some high-tech properties here with their Energy Management Circuit. This filters out vibrations, leaving you with the smoothest and dampest experience possible on the hill, regardless of how icy the hill may be. With the width in the mid-80's the ski may appear to be able to float, but it is a lot happier on firmer snow, and for most skiers, that’s what they deal with a whole lot of the time, so it makes a lot of sense to have skis that respond to those types of conditions, and the Head Supershape e-Titan is a great example of that unflinching ski.

David Wolfgang skied the 177 and found it was true to its size. We see more varied scores with more one-dimensional skis like this, and that’s okay, just as long as the ski excels where it’s supposed to. David’s experience somewhat bucks this trend, as he has a slew of high scores to accompany the e-Titan. With the exception of a 3 out of 5 for flotation, David scored the ski all 4’s, and those are some high scores to see, and we’re all about it. It sounds like he was caught off-guard a bit by this as well, as he states that the ski had “Surprising versatility. From quick to long carving turns this ski danced through the terrain and snow conditions. This was my first time on these skis, and I was pretty impressed.” It’s that type of experience that we love to see coming from someone like David, who’s been on a whole lot of skis.

Also a fan of the 177, Mike Anglin had a pretty darn high scorecard as well. Mike scored the ski 5’s out of 5 for stability, playfulness, torsional stiffness, edge hold, versatility, and overall impression, we’re seeing a very favorable opinion of these skis coming from Mike. In addition to those 5’s, the rest of his scores were all 4’s, so while we’re expecting more of a spray of scores for this ski, it’s actually proving to be one of the more well-rounded models that we test. “Well Head brought the heat with the e-Titan. I had an absolute blast on these boards. At 84 in the waist with a 17.2-meter turn radius, this ski loved everything I threw at it. Great energy feedback from the ski in each turn, and effortless change in turn shape. Felt very balanced, and playful but damp and subtle at the same time. (hope that makes sense). The e-Titan can handle any terrain thrown at it. Advanced intermediate to the Ted Ligety and Lindsay Vonn wannabes would all love riding these.” Totally get what Mike’s saying here, as these skis have an uncommon versatility to them.

It’s hard to believe how well they turn for how strong they are, and it’s tough to reconcile with the fact that they’re so quick and agile, yet so powerful and smooth. It’s this type of dichotomous personality that we love about these skis, and the fact that pretty much all of our testers pick up on this is a testament to the success of these e-Titan skis.