The Black Crows Captis is an all-terrain twin-tip ski with a 90 mm waist — the entry point to the Black Crows line at $669, sold flat without bindings. For 26/27 it pairs a double rocker with a classic medium camber section underfoot: rockered ends that release and pivot easily, camber that keeps genuine edge contact on groomed snow. The construction is honest about the price — a poplar/fiberglass core in a semi-cap layup with ABS sidewalls all around, and no metal in the official materials list. Black Crows calls the flex tolerant, comfortable and accessible.

On snow that adds up to a ski that steers rather than argues. An 18 m radius turns in quickly, and Black Crows credits a long effective edge with grip at high speeds — the official copy says it holds its edge well for carvers. The freestyle heritage shows in how willingly it pivots through bumps, trees and side hits, and it skis switch. It suits improving intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one playful, forgiving ski for the whole resort, with a season spent mainly on firm and mixed snow.

Some skiers should look past it. Black Crows rates its floatation intermediate at 90 mm, so deep days belong to a wider ski like the Atris at 105 mm. Carvers chasing outright grip and damping will find heavier, metal-laminate piste skis calmer on boilerplate, and independent testers describe a speed ceiling — the tips flap and chatter once you push it hard through cut-up snow. Experts hunting a top-end ski should step up the line instead; the Camox at 97 mm and $849 adds width and soft-snow range one step up the line.

The Captis comes in three lengths — 172.1, 178.4 and 184.3 cm — and the Captis Birdie carries the same idea in a shorter 154.4-172.1 cm run, also $669. The ski ships flat, without bindings: bring your boots and we will help you choose a binding with the matching 90 mm brake width, mount it, and settle the length question in the shop.