2027 Blizzard Canvas 108

The 2027 Blizzard Canvas 108 is a new freeride ski that is built and shaped to play in soft snow with creativity in mind. The Canvas series as a whole is designed with mobility, freestyle, and swerve as the cornerstones of its being. The 108 is the mid-width of the group, and this one will make a fantastic powder day ski as well as a daily operator for ski areas which are blessed with above average natural snowfall. They work just fine in an all-mountain format, but the way that they handle softer and deeper snow is just exemplary.

Built with a lighter core than the Rustlers, the Canvas uses poplar and paulownia. They also use a metal beam underfoot that extends a bit into the forebody and aft sections of the ski. This is mainly there for binding retention but also helps keep the ski feeling solid and smooth if you encounter firmer snow or more technical terrain. They are not too stiff from a longitudinal standpoint but they do have decent torsional stiffness for the weight. In the 180 cm length, the ski sits on the scale at a stated weight of 1890 grams, but they ski lighter than that. Jeff Neagle got to spend a lot of time on the 108, so we’ll lean heavily on his input here: “Goodness gracious me. I absolutely LOVE the new Canvas 108. Just so much fun. It strikes such a nice balance for me between playfulness and stability. Some skiers will find it too light, probably, but I love how easy it is to flick around and still think it has a decent amount of strength underfoot. Love the shape. Cuts through snow so easily yet still has a ton of float for being 108 underfoot. I've definitely found my new favorite powder ski, and it's even fun to ski on lower snow days too. I had some early season days on it just because I wanted to give it a try and it's surprisingly fun on firmer snow conditions. Dare I say the best overall out of the new Canvas line, but I do like the others too. It's definitely best in soft snow and loves to find playful, bouncy terrain with natural hits and other fun features.

At 108 mm underfoot, the Canvas does have a softer snow lean, and with a twin tip shape, there’s some freestyle application here as well. We get plenty of rocker in both tips and tails and generous taper to go along with it. The skis do use a bit rounder of a shape overall, and that gives the ski an easy smear when you want to unweight and slide it along. Jeff continues to note that “It doesn't beg to be skied switch, but if an opportunity presents itself to takeoff or land switch, the ski is happy to do it. Just so fun! It's a bit much for an intermediate just because of its size, but advanced and expert skiers with playful styles will absolutely love it. There's still probably a bigger group of skiers who would prefer something like a Rustler 10 if you skied them back-to-back, but the Canvas captures the freestyle influence and flare nicely, while still being a very capable freeride ski.”

We’re pretty excited to see this ski find a home (or homes) on the feet of fun-loving and creative skiers this winter. It’ll pair nicely with another more all-mountain ski as it does have a lighter and more comfortable feel when you’re off-piste. At the same time, it’s really fun to ski on trail as well, and that’s going to be a big deal for skiers who are mixing the search for bottomless snow with the realities of having to ski on-piste from time to time.