2025 Head Supershape e-Magnum

By following the narrower Supershape e-Original's short turn blueprint, the 2025 Head Supershape e-Magnum brings a wider bodied approach to a similar turn shape and style. These skis get some updates for 2025, making it a wonderful option for slalom enthusiasts who want a more stable platform to stand on. This doesn’t take a whole lot from the overall carving power, maybe just a bit off the top when it comes to grip on ice, but overall, this thing will hold up to some serious use. This ski is meant mostly for on-trail skiers who are spending their time perfecting the carved turn. It’s got all you need to link pure arcs from top to bottom. With a bit of extra width overall versus the Original, the Magnum takes that stability and balance and pops it into the next level.

We get a slightly new build with the Supershape Magnum for 2025. Like always, it all starts with the wood core blending dense wood stringers together to make the race-like feel. Magnum gets two sheets of titanal and a new Crossforce Carbon laminate that is found underfoot. By layering carbon in the middle of the ski, the torsional stiffness and edge grip are increased without adding much weight. We also get graphene strips in the build to boost the stiffness and keep the ski rigid and responsive. With added technology from the Energy Management Circuit, the vibrations are minimized through this electric filtration device. Whether it works the way it says or not, these skis are incredibly smooth and stable. We also get a new binding platform that evens out the ramp angle and delivers powerful and predictable performance. With a Protector 13 binding, these skis are the pinnacle of performance and safety.

At 72 mm underfoot, the Magnum is the mid-fat of the slalom carving world. There’s some remote type of versatility here, but this ski serves as a wider-bodied slalom ski to increase accessibility and approachability for non-racers and those looking for an easier platform. Mainly, the shape of this ski still falls very much to the front side end of the spectrum and with crisp turns in mind. In the 170, the ski fosters a 13.1-meter turn radius, giving the Magnum a slalom mentality and character. There’s no rocker or profile here to talk about as this ski has true tip to tail edge contact for maximum smoothness. Every movement you put into the ski gets directly transmitted to the edges. This allows for that wonderfully engaging effective edge and the resulting performance.

Skiers should have a strong sense of carving and short turning capabilities if interested in the Magnum. There’s a good amount of performance here, making this a wonderful choice for advanced and expert skiers who want to link clean, round arcs from top to bottom. Whoever is Magnum-curious should also be aware that these skis prefer to be in a turn rather than pointed straight. This can conflict with those that want to use it as a long turning GS ski or something like that—these Magnums prefer the shorter arcs.