2025 Blizzard Anomaly Ski Preview

For 2025, Blizzard has made some major wholesale changes with their all-mountain line. We saw new Rustlers last year, and while those shook up that ski world with a new build and different shapes, they’re still Rustlers. For next year, they’ve taken their Brahma and Bonafide world, which has been a big world for over a decade, and totally revamped it into Anomaly. This line of skis features new builds, new shapes, and new looks, all while taking the performance to a new modern height. It’s a big and bold move by Blizzard here, but we’ve found that you can only stay the same for so long with just minor alterations along the way. At some point you must forge forward into the future, and for Blizzard, that time is now.

When Rustler introduced us to FluxForm construction last year, we immediately saw the benefits and positives that flowed from this technique. By using the metal arms along the edges, the carving properties and grip were improved while the freeride application was still firmly entrenched in the central portion of the ski. The ability to flex torsionally opened up a new avenue for off-piste fun all while maintaining clean and round turns on groomers and stability at higher speeds. Anomaly borrows from that and adds to it with their FluxForm All-Mountain construction. Starting with a fiberglass layer on the bottom, they add a .4 mm full sheet of titanal right above it. Then we get their All-Mountain Trueblend wood core that consists of dense beech stringers that run long in the middle and progressively shorter as they get to the outer portions of the ski. Poplar stringers fill the rest of the core, adding lighter weight and snappier character. This allows the engineers to make each length of ski true to size so there’s no lengths that feel too dead or too responsive—consistency through lengths is a hallmark of Trueblend technology. On top of the wood core, it starts to get even more interesting. Basically, they take a full sheet of .6 mm titanal and break it into three parts. First, we get a central strip of metal running tip to tail followed by another fiberglass layer. On top of the glass, the remaining two strips of metal are more akin to the Rustler’s arms as they flow along the edges of the ski. This makes the central strip of metal work in conjunction with the dense beech stringers while the outer arms flex more torsionally with the poplar wood. Since it’s thicker metal, there’s some beef here, and when you get it up on edge you can feel the mix of stability, grip, flex, and power coursing through the ski from end to end. While the new build isn’t as raw or traditional as the older Brahma/Bonafide line, we’re certain that this will appeal to a broader audience while keeping the hard-liners satisfied. After all, there’s still two full sheets of metal in this ski.

Shape and profile have been altered to fit more of a freeride personality, but make no mistake, these things still totally rip. The new Anomaly uses higher underfoot camber to go along with more splay in the tips and tails as well as longer rocker lengths. When you line them up side by each, it’s easy to see how each one differs from its predecessor. The older models all stood out as flat tails, and that was instrumental in the hard-charging behavior of the ski and its crud-busting capabilities. By incorporating more rocker to the mix, they are changing the realm of the ski ever so slightly to accommodate a more adventurous spirit. Sizing gets thrown into the mix as well, with the lengths breaking the lengths every 6cm, allowing Blizzard once again to focus on their specifically designed concept—offering an ideal length for every/most skier. We are looking forward to familiarizing ourselves more and more as the year goes on with these amazing skis, and we do feel that Anomaly will make a large impact on the 2025 ski scene for those looking to mix high-performance and creative capabilities.

At a Glance:

2025 Blizzard Anomaly 84 Skis

This one stood out to us as a big upgrade over the previous 82, which kind of got lost in the front side/all-mountain split. There are so many skiers out there who should be skiing on a mid-80's all-mountain ski, and this 84 will/should make a big impact in that category. For skiers looking for a premium model that can roll with the best of them, this is a fantastic place to be. Equally at home on-trail, in the bumps, or moving through the packed trees, the 84 has a lot more versatility than you may expect. Pairing this build with this shape makes a lot of sense, and while there will still be a lot of skiers who think they need something wider, the percentages of most skiers time spent on groomers should move the needle more to this amazing 84.

At a Glance:

2025 Blizzard Anomaly 88 Skis

The most direct descendant of the previous line of all-mountain skis, it’d be easy to say that the 88 is the new Brahma, but the truth lies a bit off to the side here. This is still very much a new ski with a considerably different feel to it, and that’s a good thing. As much as we all loved the Brahma 88’s power and stability, it was still a whole lot of ski and there weren’t many skiers that were touching the top end of the ski’s available performance. This Anomaly 88 will open more potential for skiers to find a bigger sweet spot. If you wanted to make the argument that the 88 is the most versatile of the Anomaly line, we wouldn’t argue against you at all. This shape is highly useful for most all-mountain formats, and with the new profile, it offers amazing off-trail skiing performance and creativity where it was once buried in Brahma’s raw power.

At a Glance:

2025 Blizzard Anomaly 94 Skis

Again, feel free to consider this the most versatile and well-rounded of the Anomaly line. Given how well it carves up a groomer, we’re not going to disagree. It’s more focused on softer snow and crud than the 88, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slouch when it comes to deep, clean, and round arcs on firm snow. If you find yourself, or ski more often, in a place that features deeper snow on a more regular basis, this 94 will likely suit your needs better than the 88. By adding more rocker to the mix, the 94 is more maneuverable than the Bonafide used to be, and while there’s a bit of a dip off the high end from where Bonafide lived, it’s neither precipitous nor unwanted. That ski was a beast. This one rips too, and will also rip for more skiers, and that’s a huge benefit to the expert community.

At a Glance:

2025 Blizzard Anomaly 102 Skis

It’s tough to say this is a replacement to the Cochise 106, so we’re not really going to go there. Instead, it’s more accurate to say that this is a totally new ski that makes its own mold. At 102 mm underfoot, it’s the deepest and softest snow oriented of the group, but they’re still leaving the deep, deep stuff to the wider Rustlers and Spurs of the Blizzard world. This 102, however, makes a lot of sense as a utility ski for those that are looking for that wide-bodied all-mountain option that contains an awesome amount of stability and power for adverse conditions and terrain. Oh, and it also carves a mean turn as well, making it a wonderful option for expert skiers who still value grip and smoothness in their low 100 mm all-mountain ski.