RETURNING TO THE PAGES OF OUR COVETED BUYER’S GUIDE, the Black Crows Atris Birdie soars to the top of the rankings thanks to the subtle yet significant design tweaks from the perfectionists over at Black Crows. Need a ski that can hover in powder and still hold up on the hard pack? What about stability at speed and quick-pivot maneuverability? The engineers thought of everything, including a double rocker profile paired with a slightly straighter sidecut and traditional all-mountain camber, for those exact reasons. Tester Katie Hitchcock couldn’t help but flock to this bird, “If I could only have one ski, ever, this would be it.” With a do-anything, 105-mm waist, Black Crows the Atris Birdie shines in bigger terrain where anything is possible on the way down.

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