1 / 10Black Crows Captis 2026/2027
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PTO Verdict
“Rockered tip and tail to pivot through bumps and trees, camber underfoot that still bites on groomers — and a spec sheet that tells you exactly where the limits sit.”
Best for: Skiers on the way up from intermediate to advanced whose week is groomers, bumps, trees, side hits and occasional park laps, in firm and mixed conditions more often than deep ones. It also fits freestyle-leaning all-mountain skiers who value pivot ease and switch riding over raw power.
Not for: Powder-focused skiers: Black Crows rates the Captis' floatation intermediate at 90 mm, and deep days belong to the Atris at 105 mm. Aggressive high-speed chargers: the flex is tolerant by design, and testers report tip flap and chatter when the ski is pushed. Hard-snow carvers chasing grip and damping: there is no metal in this layup, and heavier piste skis stay calmer on boilerplate. Dedicated park-only skiers: the -6 cm mount makes it an all-terrain twin, not a park tool. And experts shopping for a top-end ski: the Captis is the entry point of the line, built and priced like one — step up to the Camox or beyond instead of asking $669 to ski like $999.
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Description
The Black Crows Captis is an all-terrain twin-tip ski with a 90 mm waist — the entry point to the Black Crows line at $669, sold flat without bindings. For 26/27 it pairs a double rocker with a classic medium camber section underfoot: rockered ends that release and pivot easily, camber that keeps genuine edge contact on groomed snow. The construction is honest about the price — a poplar/fiberglass core in a semi-cap layup with ABS sidewalls all around, and no metal in the official materials list. Black Crows calls the flex tolerant, comfortable and accessible.
On snow that adds up to a ski that steers rather than argues. An 18 m radius turns in quickly, and Black Crows credits a long effective edge with grip at high speeds — the official copy says it holds its edge well for carvers. The freestyle heritage shows in how willingly it pivots through bumps, trees and side hits, and it skis switch. It suits improving intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one playful, forgiving ski for the whole resort, with a season spent mainly on firm and mixed snow.
Some skiers should look past it. Black Crows rates its floatation intermediate at 90 mm, so deep days belong to a wider ski like the Atris at 105 mm. Carvers chasing outright grip and damping will find heavier, metal-laminate piste skis calmer on boilerplate, and independent testers describe a speed ceiling — the tips flap and chatter once you push it hard through cut-up snow. Experts hunting a top-end ski should step up the line instead; the Camox at 97 mm and $849 adds width and soft-snow range one step up the line.
The Captis comes in three lengths — 172.1, 178.4 and 184.3 cm — and the Captis Birdie carries the same idea in a shorter 154.4-172.1 cm run, also $669. The ski ships flat, without bindings: bring your boots and we will help you choose a binding with the matching 90 mm brake width, mount it, and settle the length question in the shop.
Specs
- Program: All terrain
- Waist width: 90 mm (all sizes)
- Sidecut (tip/waist/tail per size): 127/90/113 mm (172.1) · 128/90/114 mm (178.4) · 129/90/115 mm (184.3)
- Radius: 18 m (printed for all three lengths)
- Weight (per size): 1750 g (172.1) · 1800 g (178.4) · 1925 g (184.3) — per ski
- Profile — rocker: Double rocker
- Profile — camber: Classic medium camber under the foot
- Flex: Tolerant, comfortable and accessible (no numeric flex index published)
- Floatation (official rating): Intermediate, with 90mm at the waist
- Construction: Semi-cap
- Sidewalls: ABS sidewalls all around
- Core: Poplar / fiberglass
- Mounting point: -6 cm
- Drilling diameter: 3.5 mm x L9 mm
- Binding compatibility: Sold flat (no system binding); black-crows.com offers it bundled with bindings in 90 mm brake width — in-stock bundle options: Marker Squire 11 (820 g), Marker Griffon 13 ID (1030 g), Salomon Strive 12 GW (920 g), Salomon Strive 14 GW (980 g)
- Gender: Unisex
- Color: Green (011) — only colorway
- Price: $669 (skis only)
- Lengths: 172.1 cm · 178.4 cm · 184.3 cm
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Black Crows
- SKU
- 102368-172
- UPC / GTIN
- 0887445459989
Green / 172.1 cm
Black Crows Captis
By PTO Team, Based on the manufacturer’s published specs and published third-party testing · Spec analysis and published third-party testing
The take
“Rockered tip and tail to pivot through bumps and trees, camber underfoot that still bites on groomers — and a spec sheet that tells you exactly where the limits sit.”
The Black Crows Captis is the cheapest of the 21 skis in Black Crows' 26/27 line — a $669 floor shared with the Captis Birdie — and the ski makes sense once you read it that way. Wood, fiberglass and no metal: the build sheet matches the price, and hides nothing. What that money buys is a 90 mm twin tip with a flex Black Crows itself describes as tolerant, comfortable and accessible.
In practice, the ski does what that flex brief suggests. The Captis pivots, smears and skis switch without hooking, yet holds an edge well enough that Black Crows claims it for carvers — and independent testing backs that up for a twin of this width. Turns start quickly and finish fairly short without a hard drive from the boots. In bumps and trees, where pivot ease matters more than raw power, the Captis is at its best.
The limits show up exactly where the spec sheet says they should. Testers report a speed limit — tip flap and chatter when the ski is pushed hard or driven into cut-up snow — and some wished it stiffer or wider. Float is a rating Black Crows itself keeps modest, calling it intermediate at this waist, so powder is a visit, not a residence. And with no metal in the layup, boilerplate mornings favor heavier, damper skis; the Captis holds a clean edge for its class but will not match a metal-laminate carver for calm.
Within the line the routing is clean. The Camox (97 mm, $849) is the wider all-terrain sibling — one step up in price, and the natural move when soft snow is a bigger share of your season. The Atris (105 mm, $929) comes in the same three lengths and answers the float question the Captis cannot. The Serpo (93 mm, $999) is the piste-first alternative for skiers who would rather carve than pivot. Across brands, one independent review calls Salomon's QST 92 the damper ski in chop and Atomic's Bent 90 the more park-playful one; the Captis' strengths are twin-tip edge hold and a forgiving flex.
The Captis comes in 172.1, 178.4 and 184.3 cm, all printed at an 18 m radius, with weights of 1750, 1800 and 1925 g per ski. Skiers who need shorter have the Captis Birdie, the same concept in a 154.4-172.1 cm run at the same price. The ski is sold flat; Black Crows' own site bundles it with Marker and Salomon options in a 90 mm brake width. Buy it for what it is built to do — pivot ease, twin-tip grip, a tolerant flex — and let the Camox or Atris take the jobs it does not claim.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Sold flat — recommended mount point is -6 cm; the binding is a separate purchase and needs mounting. Our pick: Marker Squire 11.
- Marker Squire 11The lighter Marker bundle option
An official Captis bundle option on the Black Crows site, at 820 g with a 90 mm brake width to match the waist.
- Marker Griffon 13 IDThe higher-weight Marker bundle option
Also an official Captis bundle option on the Black Crows site, at 1030 g in the same 90 mm brake width.
Black Crows sells the Captis without bindings and shows Marker and Salomon bundle options in a 90 mm brake width on its own site. Binding model, release setting and mounting are a technician's call at fitting — bring your boots.
Common Questions
- What is the difference between the Black Crows Captis and the Captis Birdie?
- They share the same twin-tip design, 90 mm waist and $669 price. The Captis runs 172.1, 178.4 and 184.3 cm; the Captis Birdie covers the shorter 154.4-172.1 cm range. Pick by length, not by label.
- Is the Black Crows Captis good in powder?
- Not as its main job. Black Crows rates the floatation as intermediate with the 90 mm waist, so it handles moderate soft snow; for real depth the Atris at 105 mm is the tool in the line.
- Is the Black Crows Captis a park ski?
- No — it is an all-terrain twin with a -6 cm mount, not a true-center park build. It takes side hits, switch riding and occasional park laps in stride, but skiers who live in the park want a purpose-built tool.
- What is new on the 26/27 Black Crows Captis?
- Structurally, nothing — the 26/27 Captis is a carryover with the same style number, sizes and specs as the prior season, and no new construction is claimed for it. Independent testing likewise notes it unchanged apart from graphics.
- What length Black Crows Captis should I get?
- It comes in 172.1, 178.4 and 184.3 cm, each printed at an 18 m radius. If those run long for you, the Birdie version runs 154.4 to 172.1 cm. Tell us your height, weight and terrain and we will help you land on the right one.
