2027 Head Supershape e-Titan

The 2027 Head Supershape e-Titan is a wide-bodied carver will all-mountain aspirations. The Supershape series is all about making clean and round turns on the hill, and while the Titan is the widest, it’s no different in achieving that goal. By focusing on technology in the build and sophistication in the shape, Head takes that race room mentality and firmly plants it into the Supershape line. Because of the weight and stiffness of the ski, the Titan is best when on the feet of advanced and expert skiers, including former racers who are looking for a strong carver in a wider-bodied format. We continue to note the ski’s strength, power, and amazing edge grip given the 84 mm waist width.

With a robust race department to lean on for engineering and sophistication, the Titan benefits greatly. There’s a lot going on with Head’s Supershape build, and it all starts with their World Cup Sandwich Construction. They use a vertical stringer method in the wood core, and this increases the stiffness and power of the ski to make it feel like a race ski for sure. We get two titanal laminates on top and bottom, fiberglass layers, and graphene to stiffen the flex. The Carbon Crossover laminate under the binding zone increases torsional stiffness and responsiveness. This is a burly and rugged build, and it feels like that on your feet as well. From a technological perspective, Head uses their Energy Management Circuit to smooth out the ride and make the ski feel like it’s connected to the snow from tip to tail. By filtering out unwanted vibrations, this circuit acts as a radiator when chatter is encountered. It doesn’t eliminate it completely, but it mitigates it. Tester Kyle Phillips callit a “Stockli Killer. It’s smooth and so quick from edge to edge. These words don’t come lightly…more over Stockli, the E-Titan is a scalpel on groomers and hard packed snow. The transitions from edge to edge were the smoothest of any skis I’ve demoed this year. The power transfer is consistent and smooth. Did I mention they absolutely fly? They are all gas.”

This seems to be a bit of a specialty segment in terms of width these days. At 84 mm underfoot, this ski is very much on the wide side of front side. This is especially true when considering the ski’s weight and squared-off shape. There are many more skis out there at this width that are far more all-mountain oriented, and that’s fine. This one just happens to feel like a wider race ski, and there’s nothing wrong with that. In the 170, the ski produces a 15.7-meter turn radius, which is standard for a front side ski these days. The shape is short enough to cut clean turns across the fall line, and while it remains stable at speed due to the build, it’s not like the ski can make that shape turn at 40mph. It can carve fast, though; it just likes to adhere more to its intended shape. The square tail and total lack of taper in the tip make it hook into the turn precisely and with vigor. This can be unnerving for intermediates and lower end advanced skiers, so it’s best to have a skillset before tipping this thing on edge. The width makes it versatile, but the shape keeps it frontside. Versatility is accessed through hard work and determination of the skier, not by the ski. Bob St.Pierre states that “This ski is a total rocket. It has insane edge grip to go along with super-stable and powerful construction. When you tip it up on edge, it rips into the turn and finishes with vigor. The limitation is the skier--I wish I had more race training to fully feel what this ski can do. It's high-octane and ready to rip.”

If you like a wider platform for your on-trail carving, the Titan is the place to be. Head does a great job with their Supershape series, and the e-Titan is the big daddy of them all. This wide-bodied front side ski can simply motor over and through anything on the mountain. It has the strength and stability of a race ski while operating at a wider shape than most other skis like this. It makes for a unique ski that doesn’t have a whole lot of rivals out there. Skiers who love to carve turns and get up on crazy edge angles; this is an amazing option.