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Read our preview of 2021 Black Crows skis<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

New Crows Take Flight<\/h2>\n

Chamonix-based Black Crows has begun to make a deep impression on the North American ski scene in the last few years. Their sidewall adages and quips, bright colors, effervescence, and downright fun skis tend to appeal to, well, everyone. So naturally, Black Crows completely overhauls their look for next year. The 2020 Black Crows skis lineup draws on art both ancient and modern to do so. “Lines are timeless,” a rep at Outdoor Retailer said. Their skis ski that way too.<\/p>\n

\"2020
Black Crows put some serious design work into their new topsheets, drawing on work from ancient and modern artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To better diversify the lineup, ski designer and pro Julien Regnier had some fun. First, he slimmed down the frontside-oriented Orb to an 88-mm waist width (and gave it classy pinstripes), while also dropping its weight and making it more skiable at all speeds with a single layer of 3D titanal.<\/p>\n

Then, he redesigned the popular all-mountain Camox model. Feeling like the older version was too bulky underfoot, he softened the ski’s flex, thinned the material, and made it lighter. For balance, he took out some taper from the sidecut to keep grip strong for hard snow. The result should be a fun, accessible, and playful ski that more people can feel confident skiing.<\/p>\n

\"2020
Thicker lines mean the ski is intended for bigger-mountain terrain…and more snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One more flourish: an all-new Freebird backcountry ski, the Ferox Freebird, which replaces the Anima Freebird for 2020. It’s not an Atris Freebird, which Julien point-blank refuses to make, but it sure looks like fun addition with H-shaped 3D carbon, twin tips, and long rocker lines.<\/p>\n

\"2020
The Freebirds remain mostly unchanged for 2020, but Black Crows drops the Anima Freebird and adds the new Ferox Freebird (gray).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Highlights<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Fresh topsheets across the board. Thickness of the lines corresponds with ski profile (wider lines=big-mountain, wider ski).<\/li>\n
  • Orb:<\/b> Narrower (88mm), with single-layer 3D titanal plus tip rocker and a more playful profile. Also now available in an Orb Birdie<\/strong> version.<\/li>\n
  • Camox\/Camox Birdie:<\/b>\u00a0Redesigned with a softer flex and less tapered sidecut for a more playful profile.<\/li>\n
  • All-new\u00a0Ferox Freebird\u00a0<\/strong>replaces the Anima Freebird. It’s 110mm underfoot with twin tips, carbon, and deep rocker lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \"2020
    We’re usually even more excited about the sidewall messages than the ski constructions or topsheets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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