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Blizzard Skis 2021: The First Look<\/h2>\n

See our preview of the newest Blizzard skis<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Rethinking the wood core<\/h3>\n
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Blizzard’s all-mountain freeride line features some longtime favorites, like the Bonafide, Brahma, and Black Pearl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Considering how well Blizzard’s flagship skis\u2014Bonafide<\/a>, Brahma<\/a>, Black Pearl<\/a>\u2014have performed in ski tests and sales, you really don’t want to mess them up. So Blizzard tinkered carefully with a refresh and re-imagined one of the most fundamental parts of ski construction: the wood core.<\/p>\n

Enter TrueBlend. It places hard wood (beech) where you need power and stability and softer\/lighter poplar in the skis’ extremities to give skis a more even and more balanced flex. For 2021, Blizzard incorporates TrueBlend into the Bonafide 97<\/a>, Brahma 88<\/a>, Black Pearl 97<\/a>, and Black Pearl 88<\/a>. In other words, their most notable all-mountain skis. The aim: to make the skis easier to engage earlier in your turn without losing aggressive carving performance. Blizzard hopes the update expands these skis to even more skiers while keeping experts as happy as they’ve always been.<\/p>\n

In other news, we’ve got a newly redesigned Cochise 106<\/a> and a wild-looking Spur<\/a>. Here’s the rundown:<\/p>\n

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The famed Black Pearl gets a couple tweaks this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shop our full selection of 2021 skis<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

What’s New<\/h3>\n

TrueBlend technology added to\u00a0Bonafide 97<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Brahma 88<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Black Pearl 97<\/strong><\/a>, Black Pearl 88<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mounting plate in\u00a0Black Pearl<\/strong> extended for more dampening and a smoother ride at all speeds and turn styles. Plus, new sizes in the Black Pearl.<\/p>\n

Redesigned\u00a0Cochise 106<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with new shape, new profile, and new core. Lighter and more accessible, still built with two sheets of metal.<\/p>\n

Re-done\u00a0Spur<\/strong><\/a>. Built to match the heli-ski, powder-surfing needs of Canadian Mountain Holidays and offered down to size 159cm.<\/p>\n

New graphics for\u00a0Rustler\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Sheeva\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>skis, but no other changes.<\/p>\n

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You’ll have a hard time losing the Blizzard Spur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other Highlights<\/h3>\n

New art for “women’s”\u00a0Zero G 95<\/strong> touring ski.<\/p>\n

New graphics for the Firebird<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Zero G 95 now comes in two colorways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Get the inside scoop on all the new 2021 skis and gear<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blizzard Skis 2021: The First Look See our preview of the newest Blizzard skis Rethinking the wood core Considering how well Blizzard’s flagship skis\u2014Bonafide, Brahma, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":10093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1052],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-previews"],"yoast_head":"\nBlizzard Skis 2021 Preview - Powder7 Lift Line Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Blizzard Skis 2021 feature a tweak to some of the most legendary skis in the line: the Bonafide, Brahma, and Black Pearl 88.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/blizzard-skis-2021-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blizzard Skis 2021 Preview - 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