2027 Head Kore 118 Ti

The 2027 Head Kore 118 Ti is a wide-bodied powder ski with enough strength and power to tackle some of the biggest mountains on Earth. As the widest of the Kore lineup, the 118 Ti loves to find deep and fresh snow. Since the ski is surfy and smeary, it does stay afloat, but it’s also got some good power and heft to it that allows it to be skied aggressively and with intent.

Built with a blend of karuba and beech wood in the core, the Kore 118 has some solid feel and decent energy. It’s all about blending these attributes when you get up to this width, and this 118 (and all Kore skis now) do that quite well. The 118 Ti also uses two sheets of metal to dampen and stabilize the ski. One of the cool things we’ve noticed about the current Kore construction is the hybrid top sheet that acts as another structural layer with flax incorporation. Kore 118 Ti sees the use of graphene to add stiffness and performance without adding weight. These skis end up being on the stiffer side due to the burly construction, but they’re still quite mobile due to the shape and footprint.

At 118 mm underfoot, these are some fat skis for deep snow usage. They employ sidecut dimensions of 145/118/130 and generate a turn radius of 24.3-meters in the 184 cm length. That’s pretty long—and speaks to the directness and fall-line nature of the ski. While straighter than a lot of skis in this range, it still manages to have quite a bit of taper and rocker to facilitate that flotation. As the Kore skis increase in width, they also get more drama in the taper shape and rocker profile. The shovel is quite spoony and that makes for a drifty feel in bottomless snow.

We see this Kore 118 Ti as a specialty ski for skiers who are looking for a fat ski with metal—there aren’t too many of them out there. As more of a unique product, the Kore 118 Ti bookends the Kore lineup nicely, playing off the narrower and far more front side-oriented 88 Ti. Somewhere on Earth, there’s always deep snow, and if there’s deep snow, there’s a need for a ski like the Kore 118 Ti.