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06-10-2022, 05:17 AM #1
The Black Crows thread
With so many interesting options in the Crows line-up, an increasing presence in the ski world, and, more importantly, I see more talk about them on here as well, isn’t it about time for a Black Crows thread? I think it does. So here it goes.
I had my first Black Crows experience back in 2012/13 when I picked up a used pair of Sevun II. Such a wonderful locomotive! That was shortly followed with a pair of first year Camox Freebird (177) with Verticals and later the first year regular 186 Camox (which was by some, considered to be a mini Sevun) with alpine binders. In the ever quest for the ultimate ski(-s), one by one they all got replaced for various reasons. I guess the idea of building a quiver had not really settled with me back then… However, in general I liked them all, and have since kept a keen eye on Crows. I have also been close of getting Corvuses from those days and onwards, but it has yet to happen. TBH, now, I’m curious about getting on a pair of the OG shape (like 2008-2012) 196 Corvus, just to find out what launched the brand.
Last year I snagged a pair of the updated 189 Animas, and I really clicked with them. I tend to ski pretty centered and they did everything I wanted them to, and they kept me smiling in just about any condition. Just recently, I picked up a pair of discounted 183 Justis, hoping that they’ll be the stout all mountain ski alternative that carries a genuine freeride personality. (Which I hoped, for instance, both the Hendryx 917 and Rossignol E100 should be, but turned out not to be) Time will tell.
Speaking about Justis, kicking off the thread with a question to the board. I have seen some (negative) views on them having too long rocker/too much tip splay. Can’t really imagine that on my pair. It seems that they all have been on the 189’s. Have anybody had 183’s and 189’s side by side for profile comparisons?
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06-10-2022, 07:08 AM #2
Been wondering if there was already a crows thread! As we all know skiing is 99% how good you look, I really like most of the BC lineup - genuinely think they have the best topsheets on the market and have for a while.
My daily is a 189 Atris, and as mentioned in the gear tech thread I do wish it engaged/released a little earlier, and handled the rough a little better. I'm going to take SVT Joeys address and try what he did with the bevel and see if that helps. My powder skis are/were 188 Noctas from 2015 but my brother stole those and took them to NZ and never came back, so I do need to replace them with something. Was really leaning towards the anima or the nocta again.
I picked up some 184 Captis on sale a month ago, so I'm going to mount some pivots on those and stick to the frontside with my wife and see how they go. Excited to try a narrower ski from BC.
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06-10-2022, 09:00 AM #3
i had 189s and sold them. They felt planky for the amount of rocker and the amount of rocker wouldn’t let them ever run flat so for their length they had a very low comfortable top speed. They liked to turn though and loved variable snow. I never put them in the woods or bumps as I didn’t like them enough and was selling them in my head after the first hour of riding them.
I love my Corvus. My quiver is a Corvus 189, Atris 184, Nocta 190, Corvus FB 183 with kings and a Ferox 181 with alpinists.
I’ve had a nocta 185, Navis 186, camox 181, serpo 180, Corvus FB 176 and 188, Justis 189, Corvus 183. And an anima in a 182 and 189.
im really interested to hear about the captis. I have been tempted. It reminds me a lot of a more progressive rustler 9 which I love to ski.Last edited by SoVT Joey; 06-10-2022 at 05:26 PM.
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06-10-2022, 09:39 AM #4
Was thinking about this last night as the Rumors thread had devolved into a blackcrows chat. Good call on the thread. There were some old ones, but the general sway of those is not as relevant now.
We're at 9 pair in our house. Atris 189 and Camox 186 are my DD's. Orb FB is my current "touring" (mostly resort skinning while raising toddlers) ski, and with regard to a narrow ski I've loved it.
The last few day's insights on that other thread have me intrigued on the tweaks to the "new" Atris. I've liked both my 2018 Atris and 21/22 Camox and it sounds like the new Atris is moving a smidge towards some of my more-liked attributes on the Camox. My current Atris is pretty shot, so maybe Santa can deliver next year?
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06-10-2022, 09:48 AM #5
I have Camox freebird with vipec in 183 which is stupid light for spring and early season touring.
Got a 183 corvus with new wardens as one of my first Utah local Tgr deals. They looked new and bsl worked for $200.
Never could get new school nocta to work. Had 185 and 190 on the line and it was always rocking chair.
But I live Camox for touring and corvus for groomers. Great all mountain and always get asked what I think.
Love the euro brands and have whitedot redeemer also.
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06-10-2022, 10:06 AM #6Registered User
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there kinda is
ah, thanks for those words of wisdom - now I do not have to buy a pair. I am ebyond happy with my MF118s thoughh, so it is not like I need another ski in that segment, but the sale time of year - aka now - is kinda dreadful for impulse quiver add ons. Now I just have to resist getting some Noctas...
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06-10-2022, 11:15 AM #7
From Rumors thread:
Agreed, without much metal I think that snow conditions are huge for the Atris, along with rider weight. As I've said before, I have 6+ ski partners who all love the Atris and have skied it for years as their DD. No complaints. In my case I'm 165-170lbs and I ski predominantly soft snow, even on the "hard" days here in the Rockies. The Atris can't truly charge, but for me and my usual conditions and can be pushed sufficiently in almost any situation. It's not a perfect ski for me, but fun, super versatile and good enough. I'm sure if I could leave my fanboi choices behind, there is a better ski for me out there.
I could imagine that for firmer East Coast conditions or even heavier West Coast days the ski simply wouldn't rise to the occasion.
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06-10-2022, 11:17 AM #8Registered User
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06-10-2022, 11:30 AM #9Registered User
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I'm a crows skeptic. Have a pair of Atris i love, but really didn't like a pair of navis free birds i skied for a couple seasons
Great marketing, though.
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06-10-2022, 11:37 AM #10
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06-10-2022, 12:06 PM #11
I have some 188 Corvus I might sell if anyone is interested. I like them and I'm in no rush to unload, but I just don't ride lifts much unless I'm with kids or it's a midweek powder day. Don't think I even skied them this year.
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it could be, but look at the tail shape:
They are kinda distinct.
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06-10-2022, 03:50 PM #15
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06-10-2022, 04:25 PM #16
I had the first version anima in 189 or 188 or what ever it was. It was terrible unless you were moving fairly quick, otherwise the ski was dead. It also didn’t handle chop well. It was more torsionally stiff then the nocta due to the camber, so it handled harder snow a little better then the nocta does. I had the 182 from this year and it’s now sitting in my dads office at the mountain. The 182 is more accessible for east coast and skis untracked well. Still leaves a lot to be desired when the snow gets chopped up, but it does ski trees well in packed pow. It is also better at slower speeds then the original.
if I was going to choose between a nocta and a anima, I would pick a nocta. It does deep snow better and is more fun in the trees and bumps because it’s looser. I think the Atris does a ton of the same as the anima, and it does it better. I ski the nocta a lot for the morning and then take out the Atris in the afternoon. Touring is also more fun on the nocta then the anima.
the anima is missing metal. If they didn’t change the shape and just added a sheet of metal, they would have a serious winner.
Turdell is skiing the newest anima in both of those pics, just the 21/22 topsheet and then the 22/23 topsheet. He designed the newest version with Julien. But then again Kid makes a strong point. I just know Turdell loves the anima
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06-10-2022, 04:44 PM #17Registered User
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man, you are killing it with the insight here Joey - thanks!
Re the Turdimagate - I have no idea. I do not see why he would be skiing a ski with the old tail shape that is labeled as being a 188 ski with the new graphics if he was on the new design, but then again it could just be an easter egg to see if anybody online noticed.
I thought he was talking about the 189 Anima in the quoted paragraph (as I was looking for beta on it, not the justis). SoVT did not list the 189 justis as one of the skis that he has cycled through, so again - I thought he was referring to the Anima. My bad if I misunderstood.Last edited by kid-kapow; 06-11-2022 at 03:35 AM.
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06-10-2022, 05:15 PM #18More Ptex please
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Rarely do the FWT pros ski consumer-level skis. In particular to the top names, they're always stiffer and heavier and made just for them, and that's part of why you can't stomp 30 foot cliffs like they do. Even that Scrapper 115 pro model floating around here isn't on par with the actual ski that Jeremie Heitz drops his lines on.
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06-10-2022, 05:25 PM #19
I did forget to list the justis as a ski I had. My buddy has them now. He would most likely sell them as well if anyone is looking.
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06-11-2022, 03:36 AM #20Registered User
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06-11-2022, 08:31 PM #24
I skied the 183, I'm 5'8" 175-ish. The Justis felt tip-heavy at all but the fastest speeds (40+ mph) and there was a lag between input and turn initiation almost all the time. It had tons of edgehold but didn't actually want to arc a turn, it just stopped skidding and went straight again. No way this ski pivots when unweighted like a Rustler 11, but it's not in the same category - if there's more than 2-3 inches of fresh I'm probably taking the Rustler 11 or the Atris. Hard to imagine grabbing the Justis rather than my Stöckli Stormrider 95 or Bonafide 97 under any circumstances.
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06-12-2022, 06:49 AM #25
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