The Black Crows Corvus is a big-mountain freeride ski, 110mm underfoot, built to hold long arcs at speed and to pivot in steep, tight terrain. It is the ski Black Crows was founded on — the brand calls it the founder and the black stallion — and this fifth generation is a committed charger: camber underfoot, progressive rocker at both ends, straight sidecut lines, and a 25m radius across the five-length run.

The construction is semi-cap with ABS sidewalls all around, over a poplar-beech wood core with fiberglass and one titanal plate. Independent reviews describe how that build reads on snow: damp and planted rather than lively, composed at high speed in big open terrain, with enough rocker to free the tails and smear through couloirs. Running one sheet of metal instead of two also keeps the weight-feel below that of full-metal chargers.

It suits advanced and expert skiers hunting fast lines in big terrain — bowls, faces, couloirs — and directional skiers who want calm in variable and refrozen snow. It is not for intermediates or cautious skiers: reviewers say plainly that it wants speed and committed technique, and that it gives little back when you ski slow. It is not a playful, poppy ski, it is not a short-turn piste tool, and at 1750-2200g per ski it is not a touring ski — Black Crows' Draco Freebird covers this width for the skin track. Deep-snow specialists have the wider Anima (115mm) and Nocta (122mm) above it in the line, and skiers who want one everyday ski are better served by the Vena Cor (100mm). Our full review covers the ride in detail, the generation change, and how it compares inside and outside the line.

The Corvus comes in five lengths, 169.4 to 191.4cm, and is sold flat — a binding is a separate purchase; we mount it and help you choose the right length in-shop.