Nordica Unleashed 114 Review: A Wide Twin Tip That Still Turns

Introduction

The Nordica Unleashed 114 is the widest ski in the Unleashed family, and it carries over with the same structure, shape, and profile as before. The only change this season is a new top sheet graphic that brings it visually in line with the narrower 98 and 108 models. That continuity is genuinely useful information if you are shopping the line: the 114 is the same design language, simply stretched to a 114 mm waist.

At that width the ski is unmistakably a twin tip, but it borrows heavily from its narrower siblings. The result is a wide, freestyle-influenced platform that still turns with real authority, a combination that is harder to find than it sounds.

Riders who never leave groomed terrain will not get much from a ski like this. Riders who move between park laps, natural features, soft snow, and steep technical lines are the ones this shape was built for.

Who the Nordica Unleashed 114 Is For

This ski suits people who blur the line between freestyle and freeride. The twin tip shape and the creativity it unlocks are central to the design, but so is the edge grip. The 114 runs a longer camber profile than many skis in its width class, which means a longer effective edge and less pronounced rocker. In practice that makes it a ski that wants to grip and hold rather than pivot and drift.

That same profile explains why the ski has a following among freeride athletes and professional skiers who spend their time in steep, technical terrain. Edge hold is the point. If a good run means spins and switch skiing mixed with committing lines, the 114 is built for exactly that.

It is not the right answer if what you want is the lightest, loosest, most surfy ski in the mid-100s. That is a different category, and there are softer, more freeride-oriented twin tips that are lighter and easier to maneuver.

Main Strengths: Stability and Turning Performance

The headline strength is how well this wide ski turns. The Unleashed family has a long-standing reputation for being among the best carving and turning twin tips around, and the 114 carries that into a wider footprint. It gets up on edge readily and holds a clean arc.

A 20.4 m turn radius is fairly standard for a ski this wide, if slightly on the shorter side, and it matches the ski’s willingness to make turns rather than simply run straight. The shape supports that: the taper is present but not aggressive, with a rounder, more spooned tip and a similar treatment in the tail.

Stability is the second pillar. The full-length metal layer keeps the ski smooth and damp, so it stays composed through crud and chop and shrugs off chatter and vibration. It is not overly stiff either. There is some pushback underfoot, but the flex stays manageable rather than punishing.

Shape, Camber, and Rocker

The camber and rocker balance is the detail that defines this ski. A longer camber section and a longer effective edge mean less of the drama you get from heavily rockered shapes, and more of a planted, gripping feel underfoot.

That is a deliberate trade. The 114 gives up some of the loose, drifty, surfy quality that defines many skis at this width, and gains a stronger sense of technical terrain and technical skiing in return. Whether that is the right trade depends entirely on where and how you ski. For steep, firm, or variable terrain, the extra grip is a real asset.

Build, Weight, and Materials

The 114 pairs a multi-layer wood core with a sheet of terrain-specific metal that runs the full length of the ski. The metal strip is wider in the tips and tails and narrows toward the middle, which is how the ski keeps a damp, planted feel without becoming a brick underfoot. The wood core is the slightly lighter option in the range, and that choice keeps the ski reasonably mobile for its size.

On the scale, the 186 cm length comes in at just over 2,000 g per ski. For a 114 mm ski with metal in it, that is a reasonable figure. A denser core would likely have made it unwieldy for a large share of skiers.

Nothing about the profile is extreme for the category, and that is part of the appeal. The construction is conventional enough to be predictable, while the metal still does the work of smoothing out rough snow.

Things to Consider Before Buying

The build and profile together push this ski toward the more aggressive side of the spectrum, and that has practical consequences. It wants room to run. In tighter, more technical terrain it asks for more effort and more input from the skier than a lighter, softer twin tip would, and it can feel like it has a limit in confined spaces.

If playfulness and easy maneuverability are your priorities at this width, there are better options. The 114 is not the ski for low-effort slarving and drifting through tight trees.

The upside of that same character is turning quality. Among wide twin tips in the mid-100s, this one stands out for how well it turns, and by a meaningful margin. The trade is a slight limitation in playfulness for a clear gain in edge grip and composure.

Buying Advice

Buy the Unleashed 114 if your skiing already leans toward strong, directional turns and you want a wide twin tip that supports them. It rewards a skier who commits to the edge and uses the terrain rather than someone who wants the ski to do the pivoting.

The 186 cm length measured here sits at just over 2,000 g per ski, which is a useful reference point if you are comparing it against lighter freeride twin tips. It is mobile enough for a metal ski of this width, but it is not a featherweight, and it is not trying to be.

If your days are split between park laps, soft snow, and steeper technical lines, the 114 covers that spread without feeling like a compromise in any one of them. If your priority is a loose, surfy feel and minimal effort in tight terrain, look at the softer freeride-oriented twin tips in this width range instead. Match the ski to the way you actually ski, and this one will feel like a natural extension of it.

Conclusion

The Nordica Unleashed 114 is a wide twin tip with an unusually strong turn and a damp, stable ride, thanks to a full-length metal layer and a longer camber profile. It gives up some playfulness and drift to get there, and it wants space to run, but for skiers blending freestyle and freeride it delivers edge grip and composure that are hard to match at this width.