Get out of the house and mountain bike. 😂

@@mrsmartypants_1 Ha! Good advice! Unless you're suggesting I watch Jeff and Bob on my iphone while on the mountain bike. 😁

Us too! Hopefully we get some good testing conditions for that beast!

Glad you like them!

Even at -5, it felt like a central, round turn was easily achieved. The further forward you go, the more the tail of the ski comes across the fall line. It's stiff, so it's kind of exaggerated when this happens. Since it's not as park-specific as the 94, we find it to be more appropriate in the rearward positions. But if you're interested in more symmetry in that ski, -2 might be the furthest I'd go.

We spent some time on the Unleashed 114 this spring and the main takeaway was that it's a lot of ski for the width and profile. I'm guessing that the Oblivion 116 will offer up similar performance, but in a lighter format. Like other Head skis, they will likely be on the stiffer and lighter side, while the Unleashed leans more to the burly side of the spectrum.

+3.5 or +4 from recommended is safest. Do you have the skis already? When I'm determining mount point on a ski like this, I'll mark true center and center of camber. It's always important to not be forward from the center of camber, in my opinion. If you have the skis, I would recommend going through that process, as it gives you a better understanding of what you're doing, why you're doing it, what the end result is going to be like, etc. You might mark a spot and it might look wayyyy too far forward for you. I know people often want us to tell them where to mount their skis, but it's often hard for me to really recommend anything that's significantly outside the manufacturer's recommendation, as it becomes extremely subjective at that point. Hope that helps!

Great comparison! Overall, the general shape is very similar, but the Candide feels more substantial from a sturdiness standpoint. The Oblivion is stiff due to the carbon, but that doesn't always translate to stability--that comes more with a heftier ski like the Candide.

Some decent splay in the tail for sure! We also had it on a lot of spring days, and that snow is especially prone to being thrown very high in the air.

Check your phone. I never have had an issue with hearing the gear reviews. Inside the studio or on the mountain.

@@BigTee612same here, never had an issue with audio, all of their videos have been properly balanced to me. What you’re describing sounds pretty severe, and is not at all close to what I’ve experienced, I would recommend making sure your audio equipment is actually working properly

While it might seem like there's a big team of people behind these, it's mostly just me (Jeff). My voice gets a little wonky sometimes on phone speakers, but I've tried a lot of fixes, and this current audio is as good as I can get without replacing microphones.

They have the same build, so the only thing making the 116 stiffer would be the increase in overall materials. I don't think they've altered the flex pattern in the 116 vs. the 102 like they do with the softer 94.

@@SkiEssentialshow much stiffer is this 102 compared to new arv 100 with poplar core?

@@ab-nz2mm The Head is still stiffer. I don't have a percentage for you, but the carbon of the Oblivion still makes it feel more reactive and responsive than the ARV which is still more supple, smooth, and quiet.