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Buying Women’s Skis Can Be Harder Than You Think

After skiing the same Völkl Kikus for eight years, it was time for a change. Don’t get me wrong, I loved those skis, and they served me well. They are still my teaching skis for days when I know I’m just lapping the magic carpet. But those skis have taken a massive beating, and it was time to upgrade. It […]

Gear Review

Gabrielle Gasser | March 8, 2024

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Women’s and Men’s Skis— What’s the Difference?

I’m a guy whose favorite pair of skis are DPS Yvettes— which I have long called my Paintbrushes. The Paintbrushes float, carve and bring me the exultation for which I yearn when I am turning in the trees. Technically, they are women’s skis— but what does that distinction even mean? Related: Men: Would You be Willing to Wear a Women’s […]

Nicky Blumm | October 16, 2023

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Black Crows Debuts Fall/Winter 2021-2022 Collection

Black Crows debuted their Fall/Winter 2021 clothing collection on Tuesday. Here’s what they had to say: SEPTEMBER 28, 2021: For Fall 2021, Black Crows has set the bar for innovation in high-performance ski wear, incorporating new fabrics that expand the possibilities for comfort and function, while valuing sustainability and ethical practices, and maintaining uncompromising style and clean and distinctive aesthetic appeal. […]

Industry News

Clay Malott | September 29, 2021

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VIDEO: First Descent of Beuf-Sara Couloir in Chamonix, France

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SnowBrains | February 21, 2020

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VIDEO: Watch Black Crows Athlete Ross Hewitt Search for Fresh Lines off the Legendary Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix

We might be well into May, but the skiing in Chamonix, in the French Alps, is still pretty epic. Here, Black Crows pro athlete Ross Hewitt goes in search of fresh lines off the legendary Aiguille du Midi. I got back from Norway last night and after listening to the storm on the roof of my house all night […]

SnowBrains | May 16, 2018

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VIDEO: Black Crows Nocta Project Episode Two | Epic Night Skiing in Chamonix, France

Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley, accompanied by Flo Bastien and Julien Casagrande filmed the second edition of Nocta Project in the darkness of the Chamonix Valley. In places that are easily tamed by day, the blackness casts a veil of mystery and murkiness, wrapping the world in a mystical wilderness.