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  • Black Crows Ova Freebird: A Review

    by Jason Albert January 11, 2023
    by Jason Albert January 11, 2023

    The Black Crows Ova Freebird presents an 85mm underfoot ski with a friendly personality able to take on big spring skiing objectives and keep the weight to a minimum.   The ski crafters at Black Crows are on their third…

  • Looking Under the Hood @ Black Crows

    by Jason Albert December 20, 2022
    by Jason Albert December 20, 2022

    Black Crows arrived on the freeride scene in 2006. With savvy marketing and an emphasis on building skiers’ skis, the Chamonix-based company spread its wings. Here’s a peak under the Black Crows’ hood with product lede Kenji Teshima and skiers Christina Lustenberger, and Adam Fabrikant.

  • Black Crows Corvus Freebird (The Pink One): A Review

    by Barry Wicks October 18, 2022
    by Barry Wicks October 18, 2022

    The Black Crows Corvus Freebird comes in as a big mountain ready ski locked in for big turns on firmer snow. With 107mm underfoot, a straight tail, and modest tip rocker, the ski that is all pink feels more like an all-arounder than loose and free powder board.

  • The Black Crows Mentis Freebird: A Review

    by Jason Albert September 27, 2022
    by Jason Albert September 27, 2022

    The Black Crows Mentis Freebird in its 80mm underfoot glory skis like a champ and is easy on the ups. Here’s our review after a season of use.

  • None More Pink: First Look Black Crows Corvus Freebird

    by Barry Wicks February 21, 2022
    by Barry Wicks February 21, 2022

    Pink and proudly French: An initial look at the 107mm underfoot Corvus Freebird from Black Crows. It’s likely of the charging breed.

  • Black Crows Mentis Freebird: An Initial Look

    by Jason Albert January 18, 2022
    by Jason Albert January 18, 2022

    The Black Crows Mentis Freebird is an 80mm underfoot near 1kg ski that remains stable and smooth when opening up the turn radius. And yeah, it’s seafoam blue.

  • There’s Something About Black Crows — HQ Visit

    by Manasseh Franklin February 24, 2020
    by Manasseh Franklin February 24, 2020

    A visit to the Black Crows skis headquarters in Chamonix raises the question: what really makes a ski brand successful?

  • Ski Review — Black Crows Navis Freebird

    by Guest Blogger September 30, 2019
    by Guest Blogger September 30, 2019

    The Navis Freebird proves its versatility and consistent fun factor on long days of climbing and descending in wide-ranging conditions, especially powder.

  • Black Crows Orb Freebird Ski Review — Nimble Yet Stable

    by Beau Fredlund July 8, 2019
    by Beau Fredlund July 8, 2019

    Ski review of Black Crows Orb FB by expert skiers, overall a wonderful ski for mountaineering and touring.

  • Black Crows Camox Freebird for Ski Touring — Review

    by Julia Dubinina September 27, 2018
    by Julia Dubinina September 27, 2018

    Black Crows Camox Freebird 2017-2018 review, used exclusively for backcountry ski touring in the Pacific Northwest, recommended.

  • Black Crows Camox Freebird Ski — Review First Look

    by Julia Dubinina January 2, 2018
    by Julia Dubinina January 2, 2018

    Review of Black Crows Camox Freebird ski for backcountry skiing and touring, comprehensive information.

  • Dynafit Blacklight Pro- Review

    by Doug Stenclik February 1, 2022
    by Doug Stenclik February 1, 2022

    Fast, light, stiff, solid edge hold. All descriptors of the Dynafit Blacklight Pro. Doug Stenclik, with his soft spot for featherweight, has this review.

  • Telescoping Extended-Grip Ski Poles: A Review

    by Jason Albert August 30, 2022
    by Jason Albert August 30, 2022

    Elongated grips, we love them for their functionality. We review three telescoping options: the BD Vapor 2, Black Crows Duos Freebrid, and Salomon’s MTN S3.

  • Much more than a steep ski: Fischer Transalp 92 CTI Long-Term Review

    by Bergen Tjossem January 31, 2025
    by Bergen Tjossem January 31, 2025

    The 23/24 Transalp Pro revamp adds more muscle, durability, and skiability for all terrain, especially steeps. My touring partner and I botched the timing on a morning mission in Colorado’s Gore Range towards the end of last season. After booting…

  • A Mellow Tours All-Rounder: ZAG’s UBAC 95 Skis

    by Bergen Tjossem March 28, 2024
    by Bergen Tjossem March 28, 2024

    It didn’t take long to feel comfortable on ZAG’s updated 2024/25 UBAC 95s, but I eased in anyway. I felt like I knew them quickly through soft snow, trees, soft chop, and powder. They just felt easy right off the…

  • A Lightweight Boot to Drive Any Ski: Fischer Transalp Carbon Pro Hands-On Review

    by Bergen Tjossem January 29, 2024
    by Bergen Tjossem January 29, 2024

    Snow conditions have been wild this season. I’ve wallowed through waist-deep powder, struggled through breakable crust, skied a lot of ice, sloshed around in corn, and encountered everything in between. I’ve found a reason to bring out every ski in…

  • Ripping with Elan’s Ripstick Tour 94

    by Dr Alex Lee January 31, 2023
    by Dr Alex Lee January 31, 2023

    At 94 underfoot, and a weight punching into the 1500g space, Elan’s Ripstick Tour 94 is a stable all-around ski putting a smile on our tester’s face in a potpourri of Alaskan conditions.

  • La Sportiva Skorpius CR II: A First Look

    by Jason Albert December 16, 2022
    by Jason Albert December 16, 2022

    La Sportiva’s new Skorpius CR II makes the best of both worlds: uphill efficiency and downhill performance. This is a boot fond of deep mountain human-powered lines and skiers who need to carve up the snow-canvas with big and fast turns.

  • Binding Choice: Sometimes Light and Even Lighter Can be Right

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 9, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 9, 2022

    Sometimes it makes sense to go light, and even lighter with a ski binding. And this too can apply when pushing the width of the ski beyond the 95mm underfoot realm. Light, under some circumstances, can still be right.

  • Totally Deep Podcast 103: Leaves Turning, It Must Be Gear-Talk Time

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow October 14, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow October 14, 2022

    In Episode 103 of the Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik, Randy Young, and Cripple Creek Backcountry’s head of customer service, Tyler Vaughan, discuss their gear picks for the season.

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