Corvus freebird vs Ferox Freebird

Black crows website has an online chat, had a chat with one of the employees about the navis not too long ago. Hoping to pick up a pair sooner than later. Good luck!

TwinningsBeen looking for a touring ski for deeper powder days. I currently own the Camox Freebird (reddies) and love the way they handle and would be great to have a fatter set.

Looks like Black Crow has two that'll do. The new Ferox freebird, and the Corvus freebird, but for the life of me I can't tell what the difference is. To my eyes they have nearly the exact same spec... anyone here ridden both and know how different they feel?

ariaanBlack crows website has an online chat, had a chat with one of the employees about the navis not too long ago. Hoping to pick up a pair sooner than later. Good luck!

Tried it! They basically gave me a one word answer: buy the Ferox. Not much more detail than that.

Glad I pointed you in the right direction. They look like baller skis, enjoy!

TwinningsTried it! They basically gave me a one word answer: buy the Ferox. Not much more detail than that.

ariaanGlad I pointed you in the right direction. They look like baller skis, enjoy!

You didn’t though. He said that didn’t work.

Well, from what I can see it’s mostly about weight and tail. Ferox is a bit lighter and have more tail splay, so I guess it’s gonna be bit less stable but more playful.

corvus was built as a freeride ski, edge hard, ski fast, mostly just a fatter camox/navis thats stiffer, super traditional shape. Ferox was designed as a pow ski. It's gonna let you surf and slash and do all that stuff. I love the corvus freebird, but in powder it doesn't feel like a pow ski. Its still fun, bc its pow, but it feels like a wide traditional ski. Once you've got speed you can do whatever you want on it, but I'd imagine the ferox would be alot more of the "new" pow skiing, slarving and sliding and such, and more fun at low speed/less steep terrain, as well as gnarly stuff IF theres fresh snow. Just won't hold up in the hard/sketchy stuff but if you're fine with the camox for that then i guess you might not need that.

Thanks very much this was exactly the kind of difference in ski description I was looking for.

Definitely looking for more of a pow ski, sounds like the ferox might be the choice.

Gotta say I love the way the camox holds up in almost every condition no matter how crap. Just the deep pow where it suffers a bit, but that's totally understandable.

brogoldenhaircorvus was built as a freeride ski, edge hard, ski fast, mostly just a fatter camox/navis thats stiffer, super traditional shape. Ferox was designed as a pow ski. It's gonna let you surf and slash and do all that stuff. I love the corvus freebird, but in powder it doesn't feel like a pow ski. Its still fun, bc its pow, but it feels like a wide traditional ski. Once you've got speed you can do whatever you want on it, but I'd imagine the ferox would be alot more of the "new" pow skiing, slarving and sliding and such, and more fun at low speed/less steep terrain, as well as gnarly stuff IF theres fresh snow. Just won't hold up in the hard/sketchy stuff but if you're fine with the camox for that then i guess you might not need that.

Thanks very much this was exactly the kind of difference in ski description I was looking for.

Definitely looking for more of a pow ski, sounds like the ferox might be the choice.

Gotta say I love the way the camox holds up in almost every condition no matter how crap. Just the deep pow where it suffers a bit, but that's totally understandable.

brogoldenhaircorvus was built as a freeride ski, edge hard, ski fast, mostly just a fatter camox/navis thats stiffer, super traditional shape. Ferox was designed as a pow ski. It's gonna let you surf and slash and do all that stuff. I love the corvus freebird, but in powder it doesn't feel like a pow ski. Its still fun, bc its pow, but it feels like a wide traditional ski. Once you've got speed you can do whatever you want on it, but I'd imagine the ferox would be alot more of the "new" pow skiing, slarving and sliding and such, and more fun at low speed/less steep terrain, as well as gnarly stuff IF theres fresh snow. Just won't hold up in the hard/sketchy stuff but if you're fine with the camox for that then i guess you might not need that.

yeah i've never tried the camox, but I've got to get on one. Have a mtn explore 95 as my skinny touring ski so don't really have a use

Wow now that I read that again you are totally right. Looks like there’s some more posts on here now. Hopefully OP is properly pointed in the right direction.

CatdickBojanglesYou didn’t though. He said that didn’t work.

TwinningsTried it! They basically gave me a one word answer: buy the Ferox. Not much more detail than that.

pretentious answer from a pretentious brand haha


They do make great skis though.