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The final ski brand that I tested on demo day was Head. I had the chance to test out two skis that day, but sadly, I can't say that I've saved the best for the last.

The first Head ski I rode that day was the Total Joy. The Joy line is a new series that Head is bringing out for the 2014/15 ski year. The dimensions for this ski are 133 tip, 85 underfoot, 113 tail and is considered an all mountain ski. The ski has good, basic graphics – white background with a nice blue detailing. As well, this ski comes with a binding that it well matched colour wise. Overall a good looking setup.

When I started out on this ski, I felt okay with it. As I picked up speed and started to put the ski through it's paces, I felt like the tune was off. I can't say for sure if the tune was off or if it was simply that the ski was not wonderful. I found that the Total Joy edged easily enough. It didn't take much to get the ski to carve a turn. It was also easy to transition between between big and small turns. But, I still felt like there was something off about this ski. I just felt like the ski wasn't doing exactly what I wanted and also like the ski had it's own plan for the run, and not at all what I was wanting.

Overall, I really didn't enjoy this ski. And based on the difficulties I had with it, I really can't think who I would recommended it for. I can't see a beginner having much luck on this ski and based on my results with it, I'm not sure a more advanced skier would enjoy it either.

The Goods:

-good colour and graphics

-great ski binding match

-responded easily

-all mountain

The Not-So-Goods:

-tune felt off

-ski didn't respond as excepted

-really didn't enjoy my ride on this ski

-can't recommend

The other Head ski I rode that day was the Super Joy. Another new addition to the Joy lineup for 2014/15. This ski has a darker graphic – black background with a florescent yellow detail. Again, the binding matches the ski very well. I'm not a keen on this skis colours , but it does work well enough. The dimensions for this ski are 128 tip, 75 underfoot and 108 tail. The Super Joy is considered an all mountain ski.

I have to admit to feeling about the same for this ski as I did for the Total Joy, maybe a bit worse. When I went to turn the ski it really popped around, especially at the end of the turn. I could see that this ski would be easy to overturn, which is not necessarily a good thing. I also felt like I was catching my edge or tail. Again, maybe the tune was off on the ski. But this is not a good feeling when you are testing out a ski. I actually had to pull up and drop some speed when I came to one face as I felt totally out of control, not something I felt the need to do on any other ski that day. My overall experience on this ski was not good and I was more than happy to hand it back after my testing.

As with the Total Joy, I'm not really sure who I would recommend this ski for. If the issues I had are the ski, and not the tune, than this could be a tough ski for a beginner to ride. And a more advanced skier would have a hard time with it as well. Again, really just didn't like this ski.

The Goods:

-decent colour and graphics

-great ski-binding match

-all mountain

The Not-So-Goods:

-tune felt off

-ski felt like it was overturning

-really didn't enjoy my ride on this ski

-can't recommend