9 Best Black Crows Skis in 2025

The Black Crows Mirus Cor is absolutely an all-mountain ski, but it’s almost a slalom race ski in a clever freeride disguise. Perhaps more accurately, an on-piste racer with added features for more fun all over the mountain. The shape is a wild ride from first glance, with a skinny 87mm waist, with a ton of sidecut to a huge 134mm shovel and a split tail. It’s pretty different to almost everything else out there in the marketplace.

It features a poplar wood core, fiberglass layers, and a metal layer underfoot for chatter dampening, all proper carving attributes. What really stood out was its nimble 13m turning radius and symmetrical rocker profile, which speaks to its slalom racing undercurrent, and it allows you to absolutely rip across fall lines.

While it certainly is a tight turn speed machine, it transitions beautifully to softer snow, chop, and lighter powder. The wide tips act as snow plows, while the split tail reduces drag and gives it a floaty feel through almost any conditions.

The bright orange color and unique shape also give it a pretty rad 80’s vibe that will certainly attract a few admiring glances in the lifeline. All Black Crows skis come with a signature slogan on the sidewall, and the Mirus Cor has “still on mute,” which not only highlights its dampening nature but probably accents how many people will be taking work calls from the lift while out carving up their local resorts on these bad boys.

Women who crush it in the air, wiggle through bumps and trees, and charge down steeps will probably already be familiar with the Black Crows Captis Birdie, and it’s back and better than ever for 2024.

The 2024 Captis Birdie keeps its wood core and fiberglass laminate, but sheds a metal layer to give it a light poppy feel without being squirrely at high speeds. It has a classic freestyle shape with a slightly raised camber and only a whisper of rocker shape in the tip and tail. It has enough kick and grip to whip around tight turns but can still smear and butter like a playful freeski. Without the metal layer they aren’t exactly race skis but they’re still very predictable and fast.

The mountain point is a little behind where a traditional freestyle ski might go, which actually makes them a bit more skiable throughout the mountain on varying snow conditions. They sport a sweet new color in Tiffany blue and look as sharp as freshly tuned edges.

While not everyone is looking for the same attributes in a ski as me, the Black Crows Captis are unequivocally the skis I would choose off of this list to buy and ski on 90% of my days on the mountain this season.

Much like their Birdie sister, the Captis features a light, springy poplar wood core that makes these a freestyler’s dream. They have enough camber to carve at speed and a slight rocker profile for complete balance, pivoting, and reliable handling. The 90mm waist keeps them versatile as an all mountain ski, yet lively and capital “F” FUN. They have a gradual side cut and a moderate 18m turn radius to keep them sporty in tight trees and bumps.

The 128mm shovel isn’t going to power you through the deepest powder days, but it’s enough to keep you floating through crud and shin-deep days. They also feel very poppy in the tails and have a fairly low swing weight, which means you can really whip them around in the park and stick the landing with a stable foundation.

For freestyle enthusiasts, they also feature a durable sintered base, so you won’t wear out your base on rails and boxes, and freeriders can hopefully avoid the dreaded core shot.

As much as the Mirus Cor are slalom racers with an edge, the Black Crows Serpo are turbocharged GS machines. The construction includes an “H” shaped titanal plate that makes it super stable at high speeds.

The plate extends into the tip and tail but isn’t a solid plate like the one featured in the Justis, which makes it a bit more versatile and maneuverable. The Serpo has a solid 93mm waist that gives it a 20m turning radius, hence the GS design. The minimal rocker shape isn’t all that progressive but does give it added pivot, edge control, and versatility.

The subtle woodcore flex makes it fun and allows it to venture off-piste with ease while that metal plate keeps its responsive feel. This ski is definitely designed for the front side of the mountain and won’t help you out much on a powder day, you’ll be going so fast on the front side you won’t have time to think about what you could be missing out on in the back bowls.

So, if you’re ready to relive the glory of your racing days, the Serpo has more than enough in the tank to keep you ripping up clean carves and checkered flags.

The Black Crows Atris is the hands-down, no compromises, Swiss army knife of big mountain skis. Part of the allure of big mountain skiing is conquering the unknown, and that’s where the Atris excels, with versatility in even the most demanding conditions. Whether it’s packed snow, slush, choppy, or deep pow, the Atris has your back.

First appearing in 2014, the new 2024 Artis follows a familiar yet not totally redesigned shape and profile. It features a mild rocker in the tail, a more progressive rocker in the tip, and a camber of 105mm underfoot.

105mm is a bit skinny for a powder ski, which allows some versatility and performance under varying snow. It noticeably doesn’t include a metal layer (a signature of Black Crows speedsters), but the poplar wood core helps to dampen the ski at higher speeds and allows it to be poppy and playful for more aggressive freeskiing.

The floaty feel of the Atris is in large part thanks to where the widest parts of the ski are, at the low point in the shovel and higher up in the tail. The rocker profile gives it easy maneuverability and quick pivoting, while the rounded shape in the tip and tail allows it to naturally get in and out of turns. If you’re going to mount one ski this year, the Atris deserves a hard look.

The 2024 Black Crows Navis Freebird is a slightly tweaked, lighter version of the iconic Navis adventure touring ski that sets its sights anywhere from inbounds cruising to backcountry bliss. Now, the Navis Freebird is geared slightly more towards intermediate backcountry skiers, but their lightweight design will appeal to experts too.

The highlights for the Navis Freebird include a nimble 102mm waist, a rockered tip and tail for quick pivoting and float, and an underfoot camber that holds the ski’s edge really well and helps to keep skins gripped to the ski’s base. The construction features a familiar and poppy paulownia wood core paired with a titanal plate to help with dampening and retention. The versatile 19m turn radius makes these super fun in the trees and surprisingly good on groomers.

Where they really shine is on both the ascent and descent in the backcountry. Even decent climbers can cruise uphill without the extra weight of other skis in this category, and they hold an edge through hard crusty snow while offering enough float in deep, fresh conditions. If you’re skinning up, the lighter weight can feel a bit sketchy, but I’ll take less weight going up any day.

Is it better to be a jack-of-all-trades or be really proficient in certain areas? Or is it somehow possible to be both? For the Black Crows Atris Birdie, the answer is (almost) yes. This versatile, mid-100’s mm, semi-powder ski offers advanced women skiers a stable freeski that’s all smiles in (almost) every type of snow.

The Atris birdie shows off the most in off-piste conditions. The rocker profile in the tip and tail, paired with a moderate camber, powers through powder and ungroomed runs, and it absolutely shines in steeper sketchy runs. The poplar wood core gives these skis a fun, poppy feel that loves to jump off cornices, bumps, and jumps, and the twin tip design really gives it a freestyle DNA.

It is a bit wider than other skis in this niche category, and it isn’t the best carving ski on packed or groomed runs, but it still holds up well in bottom-of-the-mountain terrain.

Bottom line, if you’re looking for something right in the sweet spot between a freestyle and big mountain ski, the Atris Birdie should be circled and underlined on your shortlist this season.

Previous iterations of the Black Crows Nocta went full send on making a powder ski that was a bit of a one-trick pony, fully rockered and built to float but lacking aptitude in any other category. The new 2024 Nocta has answered the call for versatility and then some.

Softer, asymmetrical, and with added camber, the Nocta oozes stability, and adds a bit of pop, while keeping its deep snow expertise and unique tip and tail caps for the 2024 season. With a hearty 122mm waist and a 19m turn radius, this ski lives to eat up fresh snow in the trees and bounce off natural features in powder fields.

This year’s Noctra is also lighter and easier to maneuver by opting out of the reverse camber and opting in on a progressive rocker profile and flex in the tip and tail. The added flexibility gives these skis a quick twitch, fine-tuned feel, a noticeable difference from the burley stiff feel from past Noctas.

While these are overly capable on the deepest days, they also perform exceptionally well in soft choppy snow if you’re a few days late to a storm or prefer to explore the entire mountain. That said, not all of us are lucky enough to have to dig our cars out of the snow to go skiing all the time. But if you need a ski with powder day finesse and stability on tough descents, these are all-around big mountain slayers.

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.