These are the kind of reviews we need. It's crazy how there are so many "review" videos that don't show people skiing on the skis!!! And you talk about things that matter to consumers like price and use in conditions goods and bads etc. suprised you like this kind of ski! It's really meant to be a 50/50 ski so that's crazy that it performs so well in bounds.

This newer format you are using for your reviews is a real winner. Looking forward to more like this! Hopefully more brands “accidentally” send you skis to use!

Thanks Black Crows for sending these so I could review them!

Really good ski review. I am very happy that you found a new ski you really like. Looking forward to the next reviews

Ok, we need a Head Kore review. You are going to love how those ski based on everything you like.

Nikolai Schirmer skis big mountains on these (really fast and really steep) so I'd be surprised if they didn't deliver.

I own two pair of skis from Black Crows now and just in love with their feel (Atris and Serpo). I'm a huge fan but I totally get the brand coming off uppity high brow art fan but they back it up with solid design and ski concepts. They aren't cheap but last year model can be found for 50% off on Evo. (Except for these since they are a new model)

I have a BC Anima. I’ve skied it in all conditions. Only thing it kinda sucked at was bumps. But they crush everything else. Trees, powder, even carving on groomers at high speed. Very stable. For being 115 underfoot. Nice review buddy.

I just love those POV shots with the sun behind you, letting us see your skis and the shadow of your posture, seeing your hips locked in a turn :) I like to watch my shadow in those situations and it reflected on my appreciation of the video hahaha Also people, with the amount of time Elliot use the word ''massage'' you just have to assume his wife is very lucky hahaha Thanks for those insights mate.

Love my resort sticks, Vertis black crows, for 3 seasons now. Every time I take them out, the carving just gets better. They've made me better. It's just a dream flex into the turn to full arc load and out and in again.

I am digging your reviews more and more these skis you just reviewed were those king pin bindings on them if so what did they feel like on piste .keep up the great work nothing better than honesty in this screwed up world today

Woah, I really like this longer ski review format

So great to see you on some Crows! Really enjoyed this review a ton Elliot, the format you're doing now works well as other people have pointed out. Yeah that engineer or whatever guy? Julien Regnier former pro, olympic mogel skier and badass freeride skier - pretty sure his job at Black Crows is ski shaper or developer. He helped design skis in the past for Armada and Rossignol.

I've been skiing the Camox since 2017 and finally put them away this year for a pair of Liberty Origin 96 and as much as I like BC, I'm a true Liberty die hard now. I can't explain how these skis hold an amazing edge, are stable/quiet yet nimble and smeary. The camox didn't hold an edge nearly as good but did take on deeper snow a bit better.

It is hard to enjoy a 110 ski on hard pack (at least hard pack for west conditions). It is a lot of unnecessary effort compared to a narrower ski. I have never skied these, but I have "enjoyed" carving my Unleashed 108s on hard pack. It is amazing how well ski companies have designed wider skis recently to perform competently on groomers

Do you know where these are made? They are designed in Chamonix, but the Dynastar factory is nearby in Sallanches. Are they made there? That would be cool.

Stopped the video at like half a minute in... : ) I never skied them. But knowing that both Niko Shirmer and Bjarne (from Cody's channel) ski everything on these, that was kinda enough tell for me to put them on my wish list. Curious what you will say! ... ok, hitting play. :)

Whats the Black Crows secret sauce? The build is typically very basic. The wood cores? Special French fibreglass?? Julian Regnier's silky accent?

I love my Navis Freebird... go to ski for touring for most conditions here in Austria... if it's really deep i have Armada ARV 116 JJ UL and they're also great but only perform in pow...

What do you think about the Mirus Cor? EVERYONE at my local shop raves about them

Great review! Loving the personal touch.. That’s what we wanna know 1 not what the sellers would pitch or how the amazing pro skiers will handle the ski. I know you referenced it in the video, but how agile and easy to turn would you say these are. For instance skiing pow in tight trees? These are stiffer than like a bent Chrysler and similar, but I’m super curious and into this ski. Unfortunately since it’s brand new and they’re quite expensive it feels like somewhat of a risk to buy… 😮❤ Appreciate any input 🙏

The Black Crow Mirus Cor 173 cm R13 becoming a new favorite as it turns easier than Line Blade 176 cm turn radius list as tight R15?

Ok ok…. We now have a new benchmark for the season! The “Draco Freebird” is “Stunning!”. How will other skis measure up to this ski? Europeans do know how to design skis. Salomon, Dupraz and Black Crows are French designed. France has produced many great skiers in the history of ski racing. Black Crows is very popular in the European freeride community… you will see many pairs of Black Crows going off piste. Nice to hear how well the ski held on harder snow. I will demo the “Mirus Cor” when I am skiing at Zermatt in late January 2024.

They haven't really been on my radar so far. Mostly because i always struggle to remember which ski is which on their lineup. Haven't figured it out yet. When it comes to price: I am in the fortunate position that, if I feel it's worth it, I can pay a grand for a ski without someone asking questions (benefits of being single I guess ^^). But if there isn't a benefit for my skiing I will still take the cheaper option. But they seem to be a good option, maybe I can test them myself this season...

I'm going to try this draco ski though. Good platform and carver with width for uphill.

If you get a chance put some Voile skis on your demo list. I am always amazed at how well my V8's and V6's carve. And they aren't even the "directional" models.

Awesome reviews! I`m in the lookout for new powder skiis. Witch would you choose between these Blackcrows Draco to Salomon QST Blank ?

Surprised you didn't mention the Marker Kingpin bindings (other than out of adjustment) and the new Tech boots. They must have made a difference in your ski experience as well.

when you talk about slush are you also talking about the slush/ice combo? on some skis i have i slide on the ice and then the slush catches me.. it sounds like what you are saying is that with slush the ski starts getting reactive.. also.. maybe you will still talk about them in this video but i am curious to know how the bindings/boots matched up with the ski...

Did they chatter at all at speed? What bindings were you using? Tecton’s?

Really looking forward to the qst 106 review, would be intersting how they compare to the blackcrows since they are about the same width

It's like every other ski when you get into those sorts of soft sticky conditions. No sir. I give you the Nordica Enforcer 104 free. It is the crud cutter that was foretold!!!! 😊 also, I didn't like the QST. perhaps I just demo'd the wrong QST though. It was a straighline powder popper if you know what I mean. 😅

why are they called black crows? I'd be curious to see how you like their narrower models

..... It's not a ski for heading straight down through chop or over giant cliffs. It's more of a faithful companion for long outings in good snow or for a bit of sidecountry in the woods. It also turns well at slow speeds and in tight spaces, making it suited to all types and levels of skier, so long as you get the right length for your skill level. It holds its own nicely on packed snow, but suffers on hard crust and ice, where it's generally best to take it down a gear.

Good. Maybe another ski you can talk about more than your Tom Cruise ski 😂

Thanks for the review! Please stick 2 skies together to demonstrate Camber/Rocker profile. How does it compare to Salomon QST 106?

I like the color

Compared to the Corvus Freebird? Are these easier to ride? Especially in chopped mixed spring snow?

I have on3p jeffery 118's and have noticed towards the end of their life how heavy and not playful they are.. think this would be a good upgrade?

So an off-piste back-country powder ski excels at resort carving?!? -- That's quite an accomplishment... How do they compare to the QST 106s that you spent your own money on? Battle of French skis --- I guess European ski brands will ALWAYS carve well -- simply because so many Europeans focus more carving than back country powder hunting, whereas you couldn't pay any of my friends to frontside carve all day -- they just view groomers as the necessary evil to get back to the lift -- and for the most part even though they're really good to great skiers, they don't carve -- they skid and slash and slarve --- anything but a good clean carve...

You gotta hop on some new rossi senders they carve super clean

Should i buy them because they are half the price in a shop in my town

I do believe you know a lot about skiing, just by all the different criteria you pull to judge skis. But then, from what I can see in the footage, you are not the best skier in the world. There seems to be way too much arm movement when carving, for example. But to me, myself being a self taught highly mediocre skier at least one level below your skills, that's actually a good thing: I really can relate to what your saying. Keep up the good work. I also liked your video with you out on the piste with your kids. There, however, some more theory and distinction would have been good. Me, for example, with two 5 year-olds, learned that modern, clutched lifts are ok for me with the little ones, whereas unclutched lifts can be extremely challenging to exit... Anyway, looking forward to more of your content! (and apologies for my bad English)

Can you get your hands on the Mirus Cor?

Do you like these better than your qst's?

Did Ski Essentials review these?

Did you ski pins at the resort?

So....why did you delete both my comments? Curious.

Bogus looks so good. Sun valley has no snow

I NEED THE MUSIC

You did one of those oxymoronic statements that you get so upset at other reviewers for. You said, "it carves as well as many many of the best skis. It's not quite at that level of like an atomic Maverick, it's not quite at the level of like a stockli, it's certainly not at the level even of like a Salomon qst..." And then you immediately went on to say, "I would say that when you do get a clean turn when you do have time to massage it it skis as well as any of those other skis..." !!

Bogus Basin, nice

Woah hold up… first ski that Elliot gets from a manufacturer gets a glowing review? 110mm review on piste? Come on man……. 😁