Black Crows Navis Freebird Alpine Touring Ski reviews and deals for sale

Go ahead and eat that extra burrito, because the Black Crows Navis Freebird Ski is going to get you up those peaks, and back down, even if you've eaten a few too many beef 'n' beans. It's basically a tweaked version of the regular Navis—a reasonably traditional all-mountain charger—that's been lightened up to make the backcountry world your oyster. The standard Navis is built on a poplar wood core, but the Freebird employs a blend of poplar and paulownia, which helps it save nearly a pound per pair.

Don't worry about the descent, though, because the Freebird feels just about the same as its heavier hermano. The core is light and energetic, and Black Crows laid it up with layers of fiberglass and carbon fiber to keep things stable as a table when you're maching through chunder or hitting big lines at high speeds. The tip and tail have gentle taper, which prevents them from hanging up when you're riding in soft snow, too, so you can throw 'em sideways like bigger powder boards without worrying about getting bucked like you're trying out for the rodeo.

Wanting to blend stability with quickness, Black Crows built it with a semi-cap construction, which employs ABS sidewalls that taper to a cap construction toward the tip and tail, giving you tons of edge bite underfoot with a quick, poppy feel in the extremities. This construction works in concert with the "single beak and a half" rocker profile—progressive tip rocker, camber underfoot, and a slightly raised tail—to give the Navis Freebird a solid feel in variable snow, float in pow, and quickness in tight spots, so you can really rally your whole backcountry playground without sweating the small stuff.

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Retail Price:
$829.95
Used Price:
$580.97
Sale Price:
$580.97

Product Specifications

Brand Black Crows
Category Alpine Touring Skis
Length 167cm, 173cm, 179cm, 185cm
Dimensions [167cm] 136 / 102 / 116mm [173cm] 138 / 102 / 118mm [179cm] 138 / 102 / 119mm [185cm] 139 / 102 / 120mm
Turn Radius [167cm] 18m [173, 179, 185cm] 19m
Profile rockered tip, raised tail, camber underfoot
Construction semi-cap
Core paulownia, poplar, fiberglass, carbon
Tail raised
Claimed Weight [179cm] 7lb 7oz
Recommended Use backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering
Manufacturer Warranty limited 2 years

Black Crows Navis Freebird Alpine Touring Ski Reviews

Unknwon
Mike D.
December 18, 2020
10

These Kick Ass

I had the regular Black Crowe's Navis for the past few years for my in-bound ski. They are awesome. Great all mountain , all terrain, all snow type ski. With Covid, I wanted a light weight, back country set up. I saw these. Took them out both in bounds and out. This is a better ski than the regular Navi's. So light. And they perform well. I have dynafit tech bindings. These read more skis perform well in all conditions. And, they are so freaking light.

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