Best All-Mountain Skis for Juniors

Black Crows Junius - Review 2025

By: Derek Doyle & Annie Gunton - Updated: April 2025

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Derek Doyle

Contributor at SlopeMagazine.com

Hailing from Aspen, Colorado, Derek began his skiing career in the illustrious Powder Pandas ski school program, eventually sort of growing up to ski professionally in slopestyle and big air, while moonlighting as a ski tuner and writer.

Now living in Colorado’s front range, Derek can be found among the i70 crowd racing to find hidden powder stashes on the back bowls of Vail, on Park Lane in Breckenridge, under the lights on Keystone, and returning home to the High Alpine steeps in Snowmass. When he's not skiing he’s wishing he was, or nerding out on mountain biking, climbing, and golf.

Annie Gunton

Editor at SlopeMagazine.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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Where to buy Black Crows Junius:

Backcountry

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Even though the Black Crows Junius is perfect for younger skiers, they’re also an awesome option for more beginner skiers or those that are a little too light to flex full wood core skis. They feature Black Crows’ signature freestyle design with a camber profile and slight rocker tips and tails for a surfy feel on fresh snow and easy-going pivot.

They’re fun, light, twin-tipped, and super playful. After all, when you’re a young freestyler, everything looks like a jump. They have an easy turning flexibility without feeling lifeless and offer a warm welcome to show newbies how much fun skiing can be.

They also follow along with Black Crows’ more advanced skis, sporting a durable, 360-degree ABS sidewall and slick 2024 graphics. Plus, they offer an ample 82mm underfoot so lighter skiers won’t get stuck in deeper snow, and to help beginners acclimate on their way to becoming full-on powder shredders.