1 / 8Black Crows Atris Birdie 2026/2027
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PTO Verdict
“A no-metal 105 that answers storm snow, crud and steep, icy groomers with pop instead of mass — and is honest about the trade.”
Best for: Women skiers from upper-intermediate to expert who use the entire mountain — trees, steeps, chop and storm snow — in regions with regular fresh snow, and who prefer energy and quickness to locked-down damping. Predictable enough for a progressing intermediate building off-piste confidence.
Not for: Mogul skiers: bumps were its weakest tested category, and reviewers blame the 105 mm waist directly. Aggressive directional chargers who want a stiff, damp, metal-laminate ski — think Völkl's Mantra M7 W, which independent testers call more powerful and planted; this ski can flutter at the tip at extreme speed. Deepest-day specialists: with no Anima Birdie in the line, more float means the wider unisex skis — the 115 mm Anima from 176.6 cm, or the 122 mm Nocta. Groomer-first skiers: with a 105 mm waist and a 19–20 m radius, piste-day duty belongs to narrower Birdies such as the Camox 97, Captis 90 or Sato 88 — or, cross-brand, to Nordica's Santa Ana 97 (better hardpack manners) and Blizzard's Black Pearl 94 (more energetic on piste), which independent testers name as the narrower alternatives. And anyone shopping for a touring ski: at 1,625–1,950 g per ski, that job belongs to the Freebird models.
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Description
The Black Crows Atris Birdie is a women's freeride ski, 105 mm underfoot — the everyday big-mountain model of the women's Birdie line. It's built for skiers who see fresh snow regularly: Black Crows positions it as accessible and versatile, a ski that excels in powder yet behaves in every other condition, and independent testing largely agrees with that read.
The build is deliberately simple. A poplar wood core with fiberglass — no metal anywhere — sits in a semi-cap layup whose ABS sidewalls run the full length of the ski, and reviewers describe rockered tips and tails over camber underfoot. On snow, that adds up to a ski testers call poppy, quick and easy to move for its width, with grip on steep, firm snow that outruns what a 105 usually offers. What it doesn't do is imitate a metal ski's damp, locked-down ride, and moguls are its weakest tested category.
There is no separate women's construction story here, and that's worth saying plainly: the 26/27 Atris Birdie shares its construction with the unisex Atris, and the official spec tables match digit for digit at the lengths the two share. The Birdie is the same ski in a women's size run — 160.2 to 178.4 cm — with its own turquoise graphic. Choose between them by length, not by label.
It suits upper-intermediate to expert women who ski the whole mountain and can feed it soft snow often. If your days are mostly groomers, the narrower Camox Birdie 97, Captis Birdie 90 or Sato Birdie 88 will serve you better; if you chase the deepest days, the wider 115 mm Anima is a step up in float — there's no Anima Birdie this season, and the Anima starts at 176.6 cm.
The Atris Birdie ships flat, so a binding is a separate purchase. We mount it, match the brake to the waist, and help you land on the right length in-shop.
Specs
- Waist width: 105 mm (all four sizes)
- Dimensions tip/waist/tail (per size): 134/105/120 mm (160.2) · 135/105/122 mm (166.3) · 136/105/122 mm (172.1) · 138/105/122 mm (178.4)
- Sidecut radius (per size): 19 m (160.2) · 19 m (166.3) · 19 m (172.1) · 20 m (178.4)
- Weight (per size): 1625 g (160.2) · 1675 g (166.3) · 1800 g (172.1) · 1950 g (178.4) — per ski
- Construction: Semi-cap with ABS sidewalls all around
- Core: Poplar wood core with fiberglass
- Program / intended use: Everyday big mountain — 'accessible and versatile, for women skiers who want a ski that excels in powder but also displays impeccable behaviour in all conditions'
- Lengths: 160.2 cm · 166.3 cm · 172.1 cm · 178.4 cm
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Black Crows
- SKU
- 102578-160
- UPC / GTIN
- 3662481103334
Turquoise / 160.2 cm
Black Crows Atris Birdie
By PTO Team, Based on the manufacturer’s published specs and published third-party testing · Spec analysis and published third-party testing
The take
“A no-metal 105 that answers storm snow, crud and steep, icy groomers with pop instead of mass — and is honest about the trade.”
The Black Crows Atris Birdie keeps its freeride recipe deliberately simple: a poplar core with fiberglass, semi-cap construction with ABS sidewalls all around, and no metal anywhere in the build. Black Crows bills it as an everyday big-mountain ski, accessible and versatile, and the third-party record — unusually — agrees with the brochure: this is a 105 that leans on energy and quickness rather than mass. The model first appeared in 2014, and reviewers report the shape stable since the 22/23 redesign — they describe a known ski, not a first impression.
In soft and broken snow the Atris Birdie posted the top powder mark of its class and near-top crud marks in an independent women's all-mountain test, finishing second of fifteen with an Editors' Choice nod — an in-class result among wider women's skis, not a claim that a 105 outfloats a true powder ski. Testers reach for the same vocabulary: poppy, energetic, easy to redirect. The surprise sits on firm snow — one tester reported being most impressed on steep, icy groomers. Reviewers credit the shape: the 22/23 redesign shortened the rocker and pushed the contact points outward, leaving more running edge under a ski that still pivots and smears in soft snow.
The Atris Birdie's limits are the honest kind. Moguls are its weakest tested terrain, and reviewers blame the waist directly rather than the skier. Without metal it never delivers the damp, planted ride of the metal-laminate chargers: independent testers call Völkl's Mantra M7 W more powerful and planted, and a retailer review says the metal Mantra 102 and Enforcer 104 carve groomers better. Tip flutter can show up at extreme speed, and one tester wanted a stiffer flex. At 1,625–1,950 g per ski it is squarely resort-freeride weight; touring belongs to Black Crows' Freebird models.
The buying question inside the Black Crows line is simpler than it looks, because the Atris Birdie is the unisex Atris: the official 26/27 tables are identical digit for digit at the shared 172.1 and 178.4 lengths, and a retailer review reports Black Crows confirms it is the same ski, mount point included. The old marketing line that the Birdie was lighter and more supple described the previous generation — it no longer holds. Pick by size run: Birdie 160.2–178.4 cm, unisex up to 190.2 cm. For the deepest days the wider Anima (115 mm, unisex, from 176.6 cm) is the step up in float, and there is no Anima Birdie in 26/27; if powder is occasional rather than regular, the Camox Birdie 97 is the smarter everyday choice.
Sizing the Atris Birdie is straightforward: four lengths, all 105 underfoot, with a 19 m radius that opens to 20 m at 178.4. The factory mount sits -8 cm from center — retailer-reported, not printed in the official pack. At $929 it ships flat; the binding is a separate purchase, and we mount it and help you settle on a length in-shop.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Sold flat; the factory line sits -8 cm from center (retailer-reported). Our pick: Chosen at fitting.
- Resort freeride bindingEveryday lift-served skiing
The natural match for this ski's resort-freeride weight. The brake must clear the 105 mm waist; we match a model to your boot and mount it in-shop.
Black Crows publishes no binding pairing for the Atris Birdie, so the option above is shop guidance rather than an official recommendation. Brake width, mounting and release settings are handled by a technician at fitting.
Common Questions
- What is the difference between the Black Crows Atris and the Atris Birdie?
- Size run and graphics. At the two lengths both skis share, the official 26/27 numbers match exactly, and per a retailer review, Black Crows confirms they are one ski, mount point included. The Birdie runs 160.2–178.4 cm; the unisex Atris runs 172.1–190.2 cm.
- Is the Black Crows Atris Birdie good in powder?
- Yes, within its class: it took the top powder score among the women's all-mountain skis it was tested against, and handles crud nearly as well. It is not a dedicated deep-snow ski — the wider unisex Anima, a 115 mm ski with no Birdie version in 26/27 and a shortest length of 176.6 cm, is the step up for float, and the 122 mm Nocta is wider still.
- What length Black Crows Atris Birdie should I choose?
- It comes in 160.2, 166.3, 172.1 and 178.4 cm, every length 105 mm underfoot with a 19 m radius (20 m at 178.4 cm). If you need more than 178.4 cm, the unisex Atris continues the run to 190.2 cm with the same construction. If you are between lengths, we help you decide in-shop.
- Is the Black Crows Atris Birdie suitable for intermediate skiers?
- Black Crows calls it accessible, and the independent testing we found reads the flex as predictable: it is aimed at upper-intermediate to expert skiers, and a progressing intermediate who genuinely skis off-piste can grow into it. Skiers still living on groomers should start on a narrower Birdie model.
