Blizzard Black Pearl – Test 2022

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SKI CANADA TEST 2022

BLIZZARD BLACK PEARL * WOMEN * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN

BEST FOR: Inspiring confidence to move from blues to blacks and beyond

A regular comment from Mount Washington testers about the Black Pearl was how light it felt. Case in point: “It almost feels like there’s no ski,” wrote Louise Draper. At 1.7 kg per ski it’s light for a resort ski, but not weightless. Pushed a little more, testers settled on “light underfoot.” That’s a testament to a construction that lays different types and densities of wood in carefully placed lengths and spots to create a ski that’s stiff where it needs to be (right underfoot) and forgiving everywhere else (tip and tail, especially). With a versatile shape and just a touch of rocker, it took little energy to steer it through the variety of conditions we had on test day. Pushed too hard, the ski was a little squirrelly, but the less demanding found it an easygoing ski they could take anywhere.

LENGTHS:             147, 153, 159, 165, 171, 177

DIMENSIONS:        128/88/110 @ 165

RADIUS:               14 @ 165

OTHER MODELS:   97, 82, 78

SUGGESTED RETAIL: $750

from Buyer’s Guide 2022 issue

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Ryan Stuart
Ryan Stuart has a ski for every possible condition and a jacket to match. Well maybe not quite, but the magazine’s Technical Editor has more than enough of both and can’t wait to test out whatever is coming next. When he’s not testing skis or writing the buyer’s guides, you can’t find him exploring his bumpy backyard on Vancouver Island. @ryan_adventures
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