The Black Crows Anima Birdie is a true big mountain ski that seemlessly integrates power with maneuverability. Big mountain skis need to have a balance between these two attributes and the Anima Birdie most certainly achieves this. When translated to snow, this means that the skis are easy to carve and pivot while remaining stable at high speeds. The Freeride World tour is a great example of the Anima Birdie’s capabilities and application where deep snow, big lines, massive airs, quick pivots, and switch skiing is the name of the game. It’s modern freeride, twin-tip, shape is for creative lady skiers that want to take their skiing to the next level and push their comfort zone. The Anima Birdie is extremely versatile and can be used in a wide variety of settings even though they are designed for the biggest mountains. Even as a wider ski, there are loads of edge grip and carving capabilities to be had, which is somewhat uncommon for skis in this category. For the biggest lines and highest of speeds, the 2024 Black Crows Anima Birdie is certainly the tool for the job.

The Anima Birdie’s construction is rather unique as it includes the use of Kevlar. The core is made up of a poplar wood core that is strengthened with fiberglass and carbon laminates. The poplar provides energy, the carbon adds responsiveness and torsional stiffness, while the fiberglass produces dampening properties and assists with additional torsional stiffness. Kevlar is used for high-speed stability in the form of stringers that run the length of the ski. These stringers add longitudinal rigidity to the ski and keep vibrations to a minimum through variable snow. This construction makes the Anima Birdie incredibly burly and solid through any conditions and terrain. Being as burly as it is, naturally comes at the cost of weight. At the 182.1cm length, the Anima Birdie comes in at a weight of 4500 grams for the pair. Therefore, physically strong lady skiers with excellent technique are going to extract the most performance out of this ski but advanced skiers will still be able to enjoy the creative nature of the Anima Birdie.

A modern freeride shape with unlimited potential, the Anima Birdie will do everything you ask it to. It’s a big mountain twin tip that likes the steeps, high speeds, and airtime. A 20% rocker/65% camber/15% rocker profile supports the Anima Birdie’s freeride focus resulting in a lot of floatation as well as maneuverability. The tip rocker provides excellent floatation in deep and variable snow and tail rocker grants agility and turn release. The camber underfoot gives a lot of energy to the ski as well as substantial edge grip on firm snow. At the 182.1cm length, the Anima Birdie’s sidecut has a maximum forebody width of 145mm, a waist width of 115mm, and a tail width of 135mm. This sidecut generates a turning radius of 19 meters, which is in the sweet spot for maneuverability on a big mountain face.

For lady skiers that are looking for a big mountain charger, the Anima Birdie should certainly be on their list to consider. Its burly build combined with its modern freeride shape makes for a ski that wants to be pushed to the limits in the gnarliest of terrains and conditions. Although specializing in soft snow, the Anima Birdie does wonders to hold an edge on firm snow and provide a stable platform to stand on. That stability carries over into high speed and variable snow situations which is what is needed for big mountain lines. For the adventurer and freeride charger, the Anima Birdie is a ski that you want to have in your quiver.