Black Crows Camox 2026/2027

The Black Crows Camox is the middle width of the Black Crows range and its definition of an all-mountain ski: 97 mm at the waist, double rocker at both ends over a medium camber section, an ash pocket set into the poplar core under the bindings, ABS sidewalls all around, and no metal in the published layup. The current ski is the fourth generation, introduced with the 25/26 season — the official change list reads a shorter radius, a flex evened out from tip to tail, and a quicker, more responsive pivot. The 26/27 Camox carries that fourth-generation ski over unchanged.

How playful the Camox still is depends on who you ask, and the disagreement is worth reading. Black Crows sells the fourth generation on maneuverability, a responsive pivot and the freestyle heritage the model was built on. One independent on-snow review reads the same ski differently: the ash insert makes it roughly 100 g heavier per ski than the previous version, the radius came down to 18 m from roughly 20 m, the shovel taper is rounder — and the result is smoother and more powerful but 'a bit demanding for those looking for light and playful', and less park-oriented than earlier generations. Both accounts agree the ski is versatile; they disagree on how much of the old lightness survived. If the light-footed feel of an earlier Camox is what you are buying, try one before you commit.

On snow, the pattern in independent reviews follows the design. One review finds the Camox quick to pivot and forgiving in bumps and trees, has it carving a bit cleaner than the Atomic Bent 100, and notes it pivots easier than the Salomon QST 98 even though the QST is 'more planted and powerful at speed'; the same review adds that the tips can flutter at very high speed. Both independent reviews land on one limit: with no metal, the Camox lacks the damping of heavier metal-laminate skis on boilerplate. Soft-to-mixed snow is the staple diet; ice is the weak end.

Within the line, the Camox is the do-everything middle at $849. The Captis ($669, 90 mm) is the narrower, cheaper, accessible step below. The Atris ($929, 105 mm) is the step up for float and deep-snow authority. The Camox Birdie is the same platform in shorter sizes, 156.1 to 175.2 cm. The Camox Freebird ($949) is the touring version — genuinely updated for 26/27, unlike the Camox itself — in sizes 155.2 to 185.5 cm.

The Camox comes in four lengths — 169.1, 175.2, 182.1 and 188.3 cm — with the 18 m radius published at every length and weights from 1,800 to 2,050 g per ski. It is sold flat: the binding is a separate purchase, the brake has to clear the waist, and mounting and release adjustment are a technician's job.