Black Pearl 88 Ski - 2022 - Women's
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The award-winning, fan-favorite Black Pearl keeps coming back for good reason, and a few years ago Blizzard decided to give its width some variation. Now, everyone can experience its prowess on and off the groomers. The Black Pearl 88 falls nicely into the middle of the collection, with a versatile waist width that makes it a great daily driver or single-quiver choice at the resort. This season the Black Pearl has been updated with Blizzard's brand new TrueBlend Wood Core, giving it smooth flex you'll appreciate whether you're carving groomers, weaving down moguls, or exploring off-piste trees after a storm.
Details
- An all-mountain daily driver for the whole resort
- 88mm width can handle both hardpack and fresh snow
- Rockered tip and tail help you navigate crud or powder
- Camber underfoot ensures quick edge-to-edge control
- Short turn radius key for moguls and tree skiing
- Blended wood core is both stiff, stable, and lightweight
- Carbon and titanal laminates provide steady response at high speeds
- Flipcore construction ensures core and laminates work in harmony
- Item #BLZF050
- Length
- 147cm, 153cm, 159cm, 165cm, 171cm, 177cm
- Dimensions
- [165cm] 128 / 88 / 110mm
- Turn Radius
- [165cm] 14m
- Profile
- rocker/camber/rocker
- Construction
- sandwich
- Core
- TreBlend wood, Carbon Flipcore technology
- Laminate
- carbon frame, fiberglass, titanal
- Base
- sintered graphite
- Claimed Weight
- (pair) [147cm] 6lb 6oz (2892g), [153cm] 6lb 12oz (3062g), [159cm] 7lb 3oz (3260g), [165cm] 7lb 10oz (3459g), [171cm] 8lb oz (3629g), [177cm] 8lb 4oz (3742g),
- Activity
- all-mountain skiing
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
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Overall Rating
5 based on 5 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageMarch 2, 2021
Getting all my friends on Black Pearls
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
- Size Bought:
- 173
- Height:
- 5' 10"
- Weight:
- 150
I use my Black Pearls at my home resort that has pretty variable terrain. I love how they allow me to carve on groomers as well as they can hit the glades. They literally rip through anything. So fun to ride!
February 19, 2021
Do whatever you want them to do!
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
- Size Bought:
- 171
- Height:
- 5' 5"
- Weight:
- 140
These skis are fire! When you want to go fast and rip some arcs down a groomer, they'll do that. When you want to mosey around and not work too hard, they do that for you. When you get to the parking lot in the morning and realize the 2" forecasted was actually 10" up at the top, they'll give you great pow day, too. These skis to anything and everything at the top notch. If I had to go to a one ski quiver, this would be it!
February 16, 2021
IN LOVE
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
- Size Bought:
- 165
- Height:
- 5' 6"
- Weight:
- 130
I've skied a lot in my life! I've skied on different products and brands. I've tested and tried skis in all conditions. I've lived in the east and the west - I know ice and I know powder. I have been spoiled enough to have a quiver of skis in the garage and rarely ski on the same thing two days in a row. UNTIL, I got the Black Pearl 88's this season. I keep wanting to reach out and grab my narrower ski for that wicked icy groomer day or my powder ski for that rad 7" powder day - but I can't seem to bring myself to leave the Pearl's behind. This new Black Pearl seriously does it all. I can make any kind of turn anywhere, anytime with confidence and comfort. I really think the TrueBlend Wood Core makes a huge difference. It's almost like you can feel the various lengths of the stringers working with you to make each turn fun and easy. I even like the bumps now, that's new. I AM A BIG FAN!
February 16, 2021
SVP Mountain Ops Aspen Snowmass
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
- Size Bought:
- 171
- Height:
- 5' 5"
- Weight:
- 120
88 under foot seems to go every where and in any condition. The Black Pearl 88 truly is a ski that you can buy on line or off the showroom floor without trying it and you will be happy with it! I have spent 48 years in the industry--racing, coaching, teaching, clinicing and working in operations and have not found a better ski for all mountain and skinning. Thank you!
February 9, 2021
All New and Better Than Ever
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
The Black Pearl 88 has been completely redesigned for 2021 and is better than ever. All new sizes, side cut design, rocker profile, and construction specially designed for each size. The needs of someone skiing a 177 and someone skiing a 147 are totally different. Size, ability level, and how they look at the mountain are totally different! Why would you build the same ski for both skiers? The Black Pearl series uses a different construction and flex profile for every single size with the goal of optimizing the performance at each size for that intended skier. The new construction also means a slightly heavier ski. What? Heavier? I thought everyone was making skis lighter? Not anymore. The 2021 Black Pearl 88 goes up in weight to match the weight the first year it was introduced. They?re not Light Weight they?re the Right Weight. Blizzard found that especially in the shorter sizes when the skis got too light they could become nervous and harder to control. By bringing the weight back up to the weight of the original Black Pearl the stability, control, and predictability of the ski has increased dramatically resulting in a ski that feels safer and more manageable for every ability level. This is the best skiing black Pearl ever made. Specifically designed for every any size or ability level.
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