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PTO Verdict
“Soft enough for a light seven-year-old to flex - and a heavy twelve-year-old can overpower it.”
Best for: Kids in Black Crows' 7-to-13 age band who already link turns and want one ski for groomers, side hits and small park features. It suits a light junior, a child starting to carve on the short 5 to 11 m radius, and a family that wants a twin tip for switch and first jumps before moving to a stiffer teen ski.
Not for: Heavier kids and older tweens or teens: retail copy for the earlier Junius warns they can be too heavy for the soft flex, and the Black Crows Camox Jr, built for 14-to-18-year-olds with a poplar core and a 90 mm waist, is the next step. Kids still working on fundamentals may do better on a more directional ski. Junior racers, or kids who want the ski to hold an edge at speed on firm snow, are asking a soft PU and fiberglass build with sidewalls underfoot to do a job it was not built for. And powder days are not its terrain: Black Crows rates the 76 to 86 mm waist for intermediate floatation.
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Description
The Black Crows Junius is a soft, twin-tip junior ski for kids aged 7 to 13, shaped to make first carved turns come easier. Across five lengths from 101.1 to 141.1 cm its waist runs 76 to 86 mm and its sidecut radius 5 to 11 m; the 121.1 cm measures 112-80-104 mm with an 8 m radius.
The profile explains most of how it handles at low speed. A double rocker lifts tip and tail so a light child can pivot the ski without the tips hooking, while a medium camber section underfoot gives them an edge to stand on once they start tipping it over. Black Crows' spec line lists a PU and fiberglass core (a descriptive line in the same workbook mentions wood, so its sources disagree), under a cap top that steps down to semi-cap, with ABS sidewalls underfoot, and rates the flex soft. At 875 g per ski in the 101.1 cm and 1,375 g in the 141.1 cm, this is a ski a small kid can actually bend at low speed. The twin tail is for switch skiing and first small jumps.
Who should skip it: heavier kids and older tweens, who overpower a soft flex; kids still on the fundamentals, who may do better on a directional ski; and junior racers who want edge hold on firm snow at speed. Black Crows rates its floatation intermediate, and we treat it as a groomer-and-park ski. Kids who need more ski move up to the Camox Jr, designed for teens aged 14 to 18 (the Camox Birdie Jr is spec-identical): poplar core, ABS sidewalls all around, 90 mm waist, 16-18 m radius; its 139.3 cm overlaps the longest Junius. The Junius Birdie shares the Junius spec sheet line for line.
The Junius is a flat ski, sold without bindings. We help pick the length from your child's height, weight and ability, choose a junior binding with a brake matched to the waist of that length, and mount and set it in the shop. Bring their ski boots.
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Black Crows
- SKU
- 102395-141
- UPC / GTIN
- 0887445462163
141.1 cm
Black Crows Junius
By PTO Team, Based on Black Crows' 26/27 workbook, the official product page and retail spec listings
Spec analysis · Analysis dated
These 10-point scores express PTO's editorial assessment of suitability for each use. They are not customer ratings or instrumented measurements; the analysis below explains the trade-offs.
Specs
- Ages
- 7 to 13 (Black Crows)
- Waist
- 76 mm (101.1 cm) to 86 mm (141.1 cm); 80 mm at 121.1 cm
- Dimensions
- 108-76-100 mm (101.1) / 110-78-102 (111.1) / 112-80-104 (121.1) / 114-82-104 (131.1) / 116-86-106 (141.1)
- Turn radius
- 5 m (101.1) / 6 m (111.1) / 8 m (121.1) / 9 m (131.1) / 11 m (141.1)
- Profile
- Double rocker with classic medium camber underfoot
- Shape
- Twin tip
- Flex
- Soft (no numeric rating published)
- Core
- PU / fiberglass
- Construction
- Cap stepping down to semi-cap; ABS sidewalls underfoot
- Weight
- 875 g per ski (101.1) / 950 g (111.1) / 1,025 g (121.1) / 1,175 g (131.1) / 1,375 g (141.1)
- Mount point
- -5 cm from center
- Lengths
- 101.1 / 111.1 / 121.1 / 131.1 / 141.1 cm
- Binding
- Flat ski, sold without bindings
The take
“Soft enough for a light seven-year-old to flex - and a heavy twelve-year-old can overpower it.”
Black Crows calls the Junius accessible, with a soft flex and a short radius 'to make it easier to learn carving', and nothing on its spec sheet argues with that.
Our call: buy it for the child who has left skidding behind but is not yet carving, and wants one ski for groomers and the park. Skip it for a child who still needs to learn to stop and steer, or for one who already wants grip at speed; neither is the job it does best.
Every length changes the shape. The 101.1 cm is a 76 mm, 5 m ski for a small kid who already links turns; the 141.1 cm is an 86 mm, 11 m ski that carves a noticeably longer arc. Waist and radius climb together through the five sizes, so sizing up for growth also buys a wider, longer-turning ski.
Weight sets the ceiling. Retail copy for the earlier Junius, whose retail spec tables list the same five lengths and the same 121 cm dimensions, radius and weight, says older tweens and teens are going to be a bit too heavy for its soft flex, and that kids still on fundamentals may be better on a more directional ski.
In the Black Crows junior line the choice is short. The Junius Birdie carries the same description, construction, size table and weights in the workbook. The step up is the Camox Jr (the Camox Birdie Jr shares its specs), built for ages 14 to 18: 139.3 to 171.1 cm, a 90 mm waist, a 16 to 18 m radius, a poplar and fiberglass core, ABS sidewalls all around and a tolerant, progressive flex. Its 139.3 cm overlaps the 141.1 Junius, and we make that call at fitting.
Sizing is a fitting job. Black Crows publishes the age band and no height or weight chart, so we size at the counter from height, weight and how the child skis now. It is a flat ski: we fit a junior binding whose brake suits that length's waist, mount it at the -5 cm line, and a technician sets the release.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: -5 cm from center (Black Crows spec; the live product table shows -5.1 cm). Flat ski, mounted in the shop by a technician. Our pick: A junior alpine binding chosen at fitting, its brake sized to the ski's waist.
- Junior alpine binding, chosen at fittingEvery Junius length
Black Crows names no junior binding pairing for the Junius. We pick one that fits your child's boot sole, choose a brake width to suit the 76 to 86 mm waist of the chosen length, and a technician mounts it and sets the release.
The Junius is sold without bindings. Mounting and release setting are a technician job, done in the shop with your child and their boots.
Common Questions
- Black Crows Junius vs Camox Jr: which should my kid ride?
- Black Crows builds the Junius for ages 7 to 13, with a soft flex, a 76 to 86 mm waist and a 5 to 11 m radius. The Camox Jr targets ages 14 to 18, with a poplar core, 90 mm underfoot, a 16-18 m radius and sidewalls all around. Their sizes overlap at 139.3 and 141.1 cm, where weight and strength decide.
- What size Black Crows Junius should I get?
- The Black Crows Junius comes in 101.1, 111.1, 121.1, 131.1 and 141.1 cm, and Black Crows publishes an age band of 7 to 13 rather than a height or weight chart. Each longer size is also wider and turns a longer radius, from 76 mm and 5 m up to 86 mm and 11 m. We size it at fitting from height, weight and ability.
- Is the Black Crows Junius good for beginners?
- The Black Crows Junius suits beginner-to-intermediate juniors, the band retail listings give it, and Black Crows calls the soft flex comfortable and accessible. Its short radius is built to make carving easier to learn. Retail copy also suggests a more directional ski for kids still learning the basics.
- Black Crows Junius vs Junius Birdie: what is the difference?
- The Black Crows Junius and Junius Birdie share the same description, construction, five-size table, radius and weights in Black Crows' 26/27 workbook. The workbook prints no technical difference between them; they carry separate style numbers, 102395 and 102396. Picking one over the other changes nothing about sizing, binding choice or mounting.
- Does the Black Crows Junius have a wood core?
- The Black Crows Junius spec line lists a PU / fiberglass core, and retail spec tables agree. The descriptive paragraph in the same Black Crows workbook mentions a woodcore, so the brand's own sources conflict; we go with the specific spec line. Black Crows lists a poplar / fiberglass core for its 14-to-18 skis, the Camox Jr and Camox Birdie Jr.
- Which bindings fit the Black Crows Junius?
- Black Crows sells the Junius as a flat ski and names no junior binding pairing for it, so the binding is chosen at fitting. It has a -5 cm mount point and a 3.5 x 7 mm drilling spec; the brake should suit the waist of the length, 76 to 86 mm. A technician checks the binding against your child's boots and sets the release.
