Head Crux 87 Pro Skis

The Crux 87 Pro is built for big missions where every gram counts on the climb, but you don’t want to feel sketchy on the way down. With an 87 mm waist and a sub-1,250 g weight in the 177 cm length, it’s firmly in the lightweight touring category. This ski shines on long approaches, technical ascents, and spring objectives where efficiency matters more than float.

Its Karuba wood core reinforced with graphene and a triaxial carbon jacket gives it a stiff, precise edge hold that bites into firm snow and hardpack. It feels secure on steep traverses and in icy couloirs, and it carves cleanly on spring corn. The transparent, snow-shedding topsheet trims weight and helps keep your setup clean. On the downhill, it’s stable enough to trust at speed in firmer conditions, and quick to pivot in tighter terrain.

But it’s not without trade-offs. At 87 mm underfoot, this isn’t your deep-powder ski—it can handle a soft storm if you stay light on your feet, but if you live for bottomless days, you’ll want something wider. The lightweight build also means you don’t get the damp, bulldozer feel of heavier freeride skis; in chopped or breakable crust, it can feel nervous and demand precision from the skier.

The Crux 87 Pro is best for advanced and expert skiers who are focused on big vertical days, spring mountaineering, or long tours where efficiency and security on firm snow matter more than float or surf. If you want an all-around tool that saves energy on the climb and feels sharp and confidence-inspiring on hardpack descents, this ski delivers. If your reality is bottomless powder or skiing fast in chunder, this isn’t the ski to reach for.