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Head Pure Joy vs Head Super Joy

The Pure Joy and the Super Joy compared. They share 75 mm underfoot. The Pure Joy is 103 g heavier at the default length (1,738 vs 1,635 g). Turn radii are 13.1 m and 14 m.

Head Pure Joy — topsheet
Pure Joy
$599 MSRP 5 lengths · 143, 148, 153, 158, 163 cm
Head Super Joy — topsheet
Super Joy
$899 MSRP 6 lengths · 143, 148, 153, 158, 163, 168 cm

Where each ski sits across every ski we carry

Pure Joy
Super Joy
Waist
75 mm
75 mm
Narrower · firmer-snowWider · powder
Weight
1,738 g
1,635 g
Lighter · playfulHeavier · damp & planted
Tip taper
46 mm
45 mm
Straighter · grippyMore taper · loose
Turn radius
13.1 m
14.0 m
Shorter · quickLonger · stable

Head to head, by character

Each ski's own read, side by side — the same three things that define how it skis.
Turn & shape
A 13.1-meter radius covers versatile, all-purpose turn shapes; a generous tip taper keeps turn entry easy and the shovel quick to engage.
A 14.0-meter radius covers versatile, all-purpose turn shapes; a generous tip taper keeps turn entry easy and the shovel quick to engage.
Stability & dampness
At 1,738 g it carries a moderate, manageable weight underfoot.
Built without metal on a poplar wood core, it's lighter and livelier underfoot — easy to release from a turn and quick edge to edge. At 1,635 g it stays light and maneuverable.
Float & width
At 75 mm it's a narrow, firm-snow ski — quick from edge to edge and built to grip hardpack rather than float.
At 75 mm it's a narrow, firm-snow ski — quick from edge to edge and built to grip hardpack rather than float.

Full spec comparison

SpecPure JoySuper Joy
Waist 75 mm 75 mm
Sidecut 121·75·107 mm 120·75·106 mm
Weight @ default 1,738 g 1,635 g
Weight range 1,738 g 1,635 g
Turn radius 13.1 m full-length 14.0 m full-length
Metal Not published None
Core Not published Poplar wood core
Lengths 143–163 cm 143–168 cm
MSRP $599 $899