HEAD Great Joy (2019)
2019 Women's All-Mountain Wide Ski
Brand: Head
Model: Great Joy
Overall Score: 3.81 / 5
Specs
Tip / Waist / Tail (mm)
141-98-124
Lengths (cm)
153, 158, 163, 168, 173
Radius (m)
14.3
Gender
Female
Quickness / Maneuverability
4.13 / 5
Playfulness
3.94 / 5
Forgiveness
3.44 / 5
Hard Snow Performance
3.56 / 5
Crud Performance
3.88 / 5
Balance of Skills
3.81 / 5
Flotation
3.69 / 5
Head debuted graphene—a confoundingly light and strong material—into the tips and tails of the Joy line years ago, and has since integrated the Nobel-prize winning material into the Kore line and Nexo ski boots. The Great Joy is solidly built with an honest, directional feel, and testers appreciated its no-B.S. approach. For those on the verge of carving, the generous tip will pull them right in, though testers noted it got squirrely off edge—a symptom attributed to a tight tune.
Strength: Quickness, Playfulness
Weakness: Forgiveness
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