Blizzard Skis 2026: The First Look
Blizzard somehow continues to balance race room heritage, all-mountain performance, and freeride fun all in one. From badass touring equipment that enables longer days in the mountains, to hard-charging big-mountain and carving skis alike. After relaunching their all-mountain directional series last year with Anomaly and Black Pearl, this year they’re turning to some of the other skis in their collection that you may not always think of. We dive into all the updates in our Blizzard skis 2026 preview.
What’s New
A classic gets an update from Blizzard this year—the Zero G fam. Not the boots, but the skis. Blizzard’s taking the moniker “wood is good” to heart, with a new Trueblend woodcore and an ash wood insert for binding retention. That gives better control and torsional rigidity, without a big weight penalty. They’ve also tweaked the sidecut, with a 5 Radius sidecut that balances easy turning up front and at the rear, while being confidence-inspiring and stable underfoot.
You’ll find a Zero G 105, Zero G 96, and Zero G 88. There’s a women’s version available for the 96 W and 88 W, that are around ~10% less stiff than the men’s version.
Blizzard also turns to some narrower models for updates, including the Thunderbird series and new Stormbird skis.
The Stormbird skis are a new line that’s designed to offer a lower barrier to entry compared to their other carvers. These skis do have titanal and Trueblend, but are overall less stiff and don’t have as aggressive of a sidecut compared to Thunderbirds or Firebirds. The Stormbird 82 DTI has two sheets of metal, Stormbird 80 Ti just one, and the Stormbird 76 CA just carbon and fiberglass, so there’s something for everyone.
On the higher performance side, the Thunderbirds have also been tweaked for this season. The Thunderbird R15 76 LTD and Thunderbird R15 82 LTD feature a refined Trueblend Piste Woodcore, 2Ti Sandwich Full Sidewall, and their carbon armor. The Thunderbird R15 82 (non-LTD) is just less stiff, but holds the same shape as the 82 LTD. These skis are damp, stable and predictable on edge.
Other Highlights
New graphics on the Rustler and Sheeva series.
Anomaly gets new graphics across the board, while the Black Pearl skis stay as beautiful as ever.
