{"product_id":"blackcrows-octo-birdie-25-26","title":"BlackCrows Octo birdie 2026\/2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Black Crows Octo Birdie is a women's on-piste carving ski, 84 mm at the waist, that makes short carved turns feel easy rather than race-serious. Black Crows calls it \"a UFO for carving\" - a swallowtail piste ski that mixes angular carving with a newschool-flavored ease, aimed at groomed runs and the soft snow beside them. The tail is cut into a swallowtail around an aluminum insert, and the brand's own copy says the shape is \"there again, for style\" - so anything about what that tail does on snow is third-party opinion, not an official mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe build is glass, not metal: semi-cap construction over ABS sidewalls all around, a poplar and fiberglass core, and no metal sheet in the layup. That holds weight between 1450 and 1550 g per ski and keeps the character lively instead of damp. Every length carries the same 14 m radius, so the turn you buy is the turn you get whether you pick the 155.3 or the 167.2 - quick from edge to edge, with a finish that does not feel hurried. One independent test crew calls it more forgiving than race-bred carvers - and one of its testers put it plainly: \"not as stiff as other carving skis.\" Both halves of that sentence matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits women who spend their days on groomers and want carving to stay playful; progressing intermediates can learn real carving on it, and advanced skiers keep it around because it is fun. It is not for powder-first or off-piste-first skiers - float at 84 mm is modest. Strong chargers who want locked-down high-speed grip and damping will find its ceiling, and anyone shopping one ski for the whole mountain should look at the Camox Birdie (97 mm) in the same line instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Octo Birdie is sold flat, without bindings. We mount and adjust bindings in-shop and will help you settle on the right length - and if you need to size past the in-store run this season, the unisex Octo continues the same construction in longer sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Blackcrows","offers":[{"title":"155","offer_id":51007134662951,"sku":"102358-155","price":949.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"161","offer_id":51007134695719,"sku":"102358-161","price":949.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"167","offer_id":51007134728487,"sku":"102358-167","price":949.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7177\/0663\/files\/102358_013_P_1.png?v=1750350963","url":"https:\/\/933534.myshopify.com\/products\/blackcrows-octo-birdie-25-26","provider":"PTO SKI \u0026 Snowboard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}