{"id":7436,"date":"2018-01-28T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2019-02-03T08:52:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T15:52:36","slug":"2019-black-crows-skis-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2019-black-crows-skis-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Black Crows Skis Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Check out our preview of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2020-black-crows-skis-preview\/\">2020 Black Crows skis<\/a>.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highlights from the 2019 Black Crows skis lineup:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7438\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7438 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-25.jpg\" alt=\"2019 black crows skis \" width=\"900\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-25.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-25-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-25-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Out of Chamonix, Black Crows has come on strong in the last two years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Let Me Take You Higher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what the sidewall reads on last year&#8217;s Camox Freebird alpine touring ski by Black Crows, and it holds some double meaning for the company\u2014if you haven&#8217;t witnessed the Black Crows explosion at a ski resort near you, chances are you will soon.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, that Camox Freebird gets the most significant revisions in the line. It&#8217;s lighter (considerably) and stiffer. The Crows hope that translates to better variable-snow performance in the backcountry in a package that&#8217;s even easier on the ascent.<\/p>\n<p>The Camox Freebird is also offered in a wider size range, making it accessible for a variety of both men and women: 160, 166, 172, 178, 183, and 188.<\/p>\n<p>The burly, big-mountain ripping Corvus also features a tweak: less camber.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Crow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new lineup also features a fresh face: the Solis. Stiffer and heavier than its colleagues on\u00a0the wider side of the line, the Solis is intended to offer reliability and stability in high-consequence, expert terrain. As a rep at Outdoor Retailer put it, &#8220;This ski is for couloirs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out our preview of 2020 Black Crows skis. 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