Oblivion 102

The 2027 HEAD Oblivion 102 is a wide twin-tip for advanced and expert skiers who mix freeride lines, soft snow and occasional park laps. At 102 mm underfoot, it has enough platform for fresh snow and a playful, switch-friendly outline, while its 22.8 m radius at 181 cm is longer than most park-oriented skis. The 2027 test describes a graphic update with the construction otherwise carried over.

A poplar and recycled PET stringer core sits within HEAD’s Carbon Sandwich Twintip construction, with two carbon layers, fiberglass and damping layers, Tuff-Wall/Edge, ISS, TNT Rocker and a Highly Transparent UHM base. The carbon makes the ski more torsionally stiff and supportive than a softer park twin; the rocker at both ends helps it release, pivot and land switch, while camber underfoot supports a clean carved arc. SkiEssentials testers found it energetic and responsive, though their impressions of maneuverability and stability differed with length and skier.

Choose it if you want one ski that can carve at speed yet still welcomes side hits, jumps and soft-snow detours. Its light swing and twin tips help in the park, but the longer radius and firmer flex reward room and speed; some testers wanted a longer size, while another found the 189 cm powerful but less maneuverable. It is a poor match for a relaxed, short-turn groomer ski or a soft, forgiving park beginner ski. It is sold flat, leaving the binding choice to the skier.