The Black Crows thread

[Robik]

spaced on texting you back. Lemme know when you want to dump that anima. I’m game.

Lol! It worked well with Corvus FB

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[whambat]

Word from a shop demo was not encouraging. Still longer radius, but softer flexing and a departure from the old ones' best traits. YMMV.

As I haven’t met many shop guys that liked the outgoing Corvus, I’m reserving my opinions until I get a chance to ski them, or at least some mags on here have a chance to review them. That said, from looking at the pics, I think if you like the current Corvus, the best bet is to stock up this spring. I wouldn’t mind the idea of the new Corvus being a heavier, metal driven, slightly wider, longer radius Atris. I get why people like the Atris, but it’s got too much of a Soul 7 vibe for me the one day I got on them. At that width, I’ve realized I really want some metal in the ski for some edge hold, especially as we seem to get more melt freeze cycles mid season. The current Corvus does that for me, but I see why BC is having to chase a more freestyle oriented crowd, as fewer people in the freeride scene want pure directional chargers. I personally don’t know anyone under 18 who competes in freeride that would consider a ski without a twin tip, even if they never land switch in comps. Even though most in that group get pro forms and don’t buy from shops, the ski manufacturers actually often make more from pro form than selling to a shop. And those kids IGs do help sell skis to their peers. The Sender Free 110 is everywhere right now, hardly any Atris and virtually no Corvus at comps.

[GoldenBC]

Shop guy here. Love the outgoing Corvus.

The new Corvus is interesting. Will probably ski it Wednesday. Stuff under foot and pretty stiff where the 2/3mm of camber is. It has a more traditional rocker profile now, 300mm in the tail, 400mm in the tip. The rockered tail is insanely soft. The ski just hinges at the rocker. The tip is a lot softer than the body but not nearly as soft as the tail and has more of a progressive softening.

This is not a freestyle ski even if it is more freestylie with the twin. It’s a very directional shape.

Review from a big coworker is it skis great and no chatter. I think it will be a way better pow ski and more playful but definitely worse at carving and railing turns through chunder. It will appeal to more people. 25m turn radius might reduce how many punters like it.

[Karl_H]

What is the real or perceived benefit of having a such super-soft rockered tail?

I understand flat-soft tails and rockered-stiff tails, but I don’t get rockered-soft tails. I guess the hinge point isn’t a problem if skiing directionally, but I am not seeing any benefits either.

[ski whore]

They prob skied it with a stiff tail and a soft tail and found it to ski better w a soft tail would be my guess


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[MagnificentUnicorn]

I think the stiff tip and tail of the current Corvus is perfect. I’ll be disappointed if the new one has more splay too, I’m not the biggest fan of taper and excessive splay. Printed top sheet radius on the current Corvus is bs, it’s the same dimensions as my old Invictus at 26m.


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[whambat]

PSA:

182 Anima Birdie for $400. Same as regular Anima, just top sheet change.
https://www.powder7.com/Black-Crows-...-Skis/for-sale

[TahoeJ]

This is not a freestyle ski even if it is more freestylie with the twin. It’s a very directional shape.

This is how I feel about the Moment WC 108, which is my daily driver, so not necessarily a bad thing.

[whambat]

This is how I feel about the Moment WC 108, which is my daily driver, so not necessarily a bad thing.

It kind of sounds like a skinnier Anima. If that’s the case with the addition of metal, it could be pretty fun and could sell well. Might not sound great to all the current Corvus fans though.

[GoldenBC]

It’s not at all the same ski as the current Corvus. Don’t think that it’s meant to replace it. It is an all new ski that just happens to use that name.

It’s a directional pin tail-esque ski that will be way better in pow. I think it looks like a dope touring ski.

I love the current Corvus but I think it’s a terrible powder ski.

[Qilimanjaro]

So essentially it's a black crows take on a popular category of 110 (Sender Free, Moment Countach)?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

It’s not at all the same ski as the current Corvus. Don’t think that it’s meant to replace it. It is an all new ski that just happens to use that name.

It’s a directional pin tail-esque ski that will be way better in pow. I think it looks like a dope touring ski.

I love the current Corvus but I think it’s a terrible powder ski.

Terrible powder ski? I have better tools for deep snow but the Corvus is pretty fucking fun in 12” of new snow


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[GoldenBC]

So essentially it's a black crows take on a popular category of 110 (Sender Free, Moment Countach)?

Don’t know the countach but I’d say it seems nothing like the Sender Free. I wouldn’t describe the Sender as a directional ski at all.

[GoldenBC]

Terrible powder ski? I have better tools for deep snow but the Corvus is pretty fucking fun in 12” of new snow


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Terrible is relative. I toyed on mine for 3 years and now it’s resort only. I don’t miss its nose diving tendencies in pow.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Terrible is relative. I toyed on mine for 3 years and now it’s resort only. I don’t miss its nose diving tendencies in pow.

What length? I’m a hack and I don’t experience nose dive on the 193, at least in snow shallower than 18”



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[GoldenBC]

That would make a difference for sure. I’m 5’6 on the 183. The 188 did float better.

[GoldenBC]

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[stuntmanbo]

Thanks for the pictures, any idea about the weight ?

[kid-kapow]

hm, those numbers and taper lines should make for a ski that is very good at slicing through stuff, as long as they have some heft and a supportive enough flex pattern (without being too stiff). Is the mount point something like -7, or is the demo bindings adjusted with a forward bias?

I have to admit it - I kinda like the look of that ski from a shape perspective. It seems a very compelling shape to me, much like the Draco. Too bad the prices will prob still be ridiculous though.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

That looks pretty good except for the tail. Too much splay, I love the long low tail with zero splay


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[halliday]

That looks pretty good except for the tail. Too much splay, I love the long low tail with zero splay


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They got it right with the long, low, really strong tail. Id like to try the new Corvus but Id also like to buy another current generation in the spring just to make sure I can keep things how I like them. Although Ive been a huge fan of the Corvus for long enough I'll probably be buying a new pair when they come out. I don't even try to fight the impulse any more.

[buttahflake]

Do y’all like the Serpo?

[TahoeJ]

I think that tail looks great for a wider variety of turn shapes. Much easier to release and pivot. Not commenting on the prior versions of the Corvus- just a general observation.

[whambat]

With that much tail splay, I hope they have a length longer than 191. Should have at least had a size to match the 194 Anima

edit: actually hard to see how much rocker that is in the tail without something for reference.