Head Rev 78 review 2015
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
A very good ski for this category (already picked out last year), this model was reviewed in a longer version than requested, making more difficult to handle, especially at slower speed. Its accessibility together with its capacity to help skiers make technical progress mean it’s a good choice for beginner to intermediate skiers who want to improve their technique.
Review: Pros
- A very well-balanced ski
- Very forgiving
- Easy initiation/rotation
- Help the skier progress to carving and higher speeds
- Stability
Review: Cons
- Accessibility and handling at slower speeds not so good because of the size of the ski reviewed (177 cm instead of the 170 requested)
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.3 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.8 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.3 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.3 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.3 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
Who's it for?
Manufacturer's remarks
You don’t have to worry about the quality of the snow or the level of the skier, or about riding off piste or in turns. The REV are revolutionary skis that can do it all. The ski’s versatility comes from the ERA 3.0 technology. After several years of trials, we discovered that the advantages of the Rocker ski can only be fully exploited when they are combined with a new type of radius and improved initiation. In other words, ERA 3.0 skis are what the other Rocker skis would like to have been.
Features of the Rev 78
| Brand : | Head |
| Model : | Rev 78 |
| Year : | 2015 |
| Family : | Intermediate |
| Size tested : | 177 cm |
| Tip size : | 127 mm |
| Waist size : | 78 mm |
| Tail size : | 110 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2014