The Bushwacker is a superb all-conditions rockered ski with all-mountain capability thanks to a lively Flip Core design & a ...

The Bushwacker is a superb all-conditions rockered ski with all-mountain capability thanks to a lively Flip Core design & a ...

A new ski for the 2015 season this is similar to the very popular Black Pearl, yet is narrower underfoot & so feels quicker in the turns & yet still solid on piste. Blizzard are a relatively new brand for us with last season being the first season that we stocked their range, however, having had the chance to get out on them at the ski test they are already a firm favourite of many of the staff & offer some great performing skis that sold really well & gained great feedback from our regular customers.  Although not as well known here in the UK as some other brands, Blizzard have utilized their flip core technology that gives them a great fun feel whilst still offering great edge hold. The Blizzard flipcore is a revolutionary rocker technology offering natural spring, lightweight flotation in powder & yet retaining excellent stability at low & high speeds.  The natural rocker shape is produced without having to bend or artificially shape the ski in a press, the end result is a new rockered construction hat reaches a new level of stability & even pressure distributer that is unheard of in Freeride ski construction. This is a new ski for this season & offers all the same performance that you get from the multi award winning Black Pearl ski, yet with a narrower waist.  This offers a slightly quicker edge to edge performance, a lighter feel underfoot & yet still offers the great edge hold & stability that you get from a blizzard ski Ski

Specification Geometry: 115mm – 78mm – 100mm Turn Radius: 17 Metres for 170cm length Weight: 1540g  for 166cm length Terrain: All Condidtions Core
Material:  Poplar / Bamboo / ISO woodcore Camber/ Rocker:  Tip & Tail Rocker Technology:   Sandwich Compound Sidewall + Ti binding interface Bindings: No Bindings Included
- see recommendations below Ski Profile Snow Conditions: All-Conditions Ski Terrain: On-Piste,   All Mountain Skier Level: Intermediate, Advanced With the Black pearl getting so many great reviews it was inevitable really that Blizzard would continue & expand this range.  With construction staying the same between the two of these the only difference is the waist.  Personally I would go for the Black Pearl as this, although 88 underfoot, still offers amazing edge grip & on piste performance & yet offers that increased versatility.  However if you are going to be sticking to piste & don’t want to go too wide then the Cheyenne would be the ideal choice & will certainly not let you down. Is this for me? For the good intermediate to advanced women skiers who spend a lot of time on piste & enjoy a really solid edge hold on the longer sweeping turns. An ideal ski for the intermediate skiers who are no getting confident on the blacks & are looking to progress onto a stiffer ski.  Utilizing the flipcore & full sidewall this cuts through crud & crust really well & feels very stable at high speeds.   SKI BINDING ADVICE: You will need a minimum 80mm brake width for this ski. You could pair the Black Pearl with a Marker Squire or for th



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The Blizzard Cochise, named after the heroes from the PBA (Professional Bullriders Association), this ski has been tamed by top-class riders such as Björn Heregger on the steep slopes of the Freeride Wold Tour. A double titanium layer together with a bamboo core & the Flip Core 3D Rocker technology will help you too to master even the toughest rides. Make no mistake, this bulls a beast. But what a magnificent beast, it is for guys who have the skill, strength, & courage to let them run. The 108-mm waisted Cochise combines plenty of width for powder days but also offers a bit more every day, piste versatility.  Blizzards Full Rocker profile combines a flat section under the binding with rocker fore & aft. All Free Mountain skis are built with Blizzards Flipcore construction method: The ski mold is built with rocker in it, & the wood core is flipped so that it fits the rockered mold (arched surface down). Blizzard says no extra pressure is needed tip & tail to bend the ski into a rockered shape, so theres no material-memory tendency to spring back to an un-rockered shape, & pressure distribution is even along the skis length. The Cochise features a metal-reinforced (two sheets), wood-core construction with vertical sidewalls, built for maximum stability & edge-grip. Each ski in the successful bull series is named for a different legendary bull on the professional rodeo circuit.   Ski

Specification Profile: 135mm / 108mm / 123mm Turn Radius: 28.5m (185cm length) Core Construction:  Sandwich Composite Titanium
- Poplar-Bamboo-Paulownia-Wood, Double Titanium Camber:  Full Rocker Features & Benefits Flip Core 3D The Blizzard answer to all the rocker buzz is the new Flip Core 3D technology. The idea: the wood core of the ski is inserted upside-down, so that the downward-facing, convex side of the core creates a natural bend. This natural rocker-shape is already built into the construction of the ski, not needing any additional re-pressing. A revolutionary construction-technique, which is equally as individual as the target groups it speaks to. Sidewall Gives you better energy transmission, increased torsional stiffness & increased impact strength. IS IT FOR ME? For the aggressive advanced & expert freeride skier wanting a ski with awesome feedback & feel, with tonnes of rebound, ideal for steeps, drops & deep powder skiing.   This ski was a real handful at low speed, but at high speed it was a diffferent case. The skis changed character once up to speed & performed a lot better & proved to be very responsive. They coped well in any conditions that challenged them off piste. To get the best out of these skis you will have to be an expert skier & once you do youll love them!  


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A multi awarding winning Freeride ski.  If you are looking for solid powerful performance from an all mountain 100mm+ ski then look no further. Blizzard are a relatively new brand for us with last season being the first season that we stocked their range,   however, having had the chance to get out on them at the ski test they are already a firm favourite of many of the staff & offer some great performing skis that sold really well & gained great feedback from our regular customers.  Although not as well known here in the UK as some other brands, Blizzard have utilized their flip core technology that gives them a great fun feel whilst still offering great edge hold. The Blizzard flipcore is a revolutionary rocker technology offering natural spring, lightweight flotation in powder & yet retaining excellent stability at low & high speeds.  The natural rocker shape is produced without having to bend or artificially shape the ski in a press, the end result is a new rockered construction hat reaches a new level of stability & even pressure distributer that is unheard of in Freeride ski construction. The Cochise was named after the heroes from the PBA (Professional Bullriders Association), & this ski has been tamed by top-class riders such as Björn Heregger on the steep slopes of the Freeride Wold Tour. A double titanium layer together with a bamboo core & the Flip Core 3D Rocker technology will help you too to master even the toughest rides.  Ski

Specification Geometry: 135mm – 108mm – 123mm Turn Radius: 28.5 Metres for 185cm length Weight:  2300g  for 185cm length Terrain: All Conditions Core
Material:  Poplar / Bamboo / Paulownia  Woodcore Camber/ Rocker:  Full Rocker Technology:   Sandwich Compound Sidewall, double Ti + Ti binding interface Bindings: No Bindings Included
- see recommendations below Ski Profile Snow Conditions: All-Conditions Ski Terrain: All Mountain, Off-Piste Skier Level: Advanced, Expert I was a huge fan of the Blizzard Bonafide that is 98mm underfoot but had not skied on the Cochise before. This is the slightly wider model at 108 underfoot & is a competitor to the very popular Volkl Gotama. Comparing the two i would say that this feels slightly lighter underfoot & so slightly more manoeuvrable, while the Volkl feel slightly more solid in chopped up snow, but this is nitpicking & I did really enjoy this ski. It felt very planted & stable & yet coped with whatever was thrown at it. It is at it best when skied hard & fast & so would really suit the advanced skier who is confident on the blacks & wants a little more width underfoot to cope playing off the sides when conditions allow. Is this for me? This is stiff & aggressive & designed for the advanced skiers who are confident on piste & enjoy going hard & fast, but would now like something that withholds the edge grip performance but offers greater versatility to cope with the new snow & playing off piste.     SKI BINDING ADVICE: You will need a minimum 110mm brake width for this ski. Y



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The Blizzard Magnum 8.0 CA gives floating turns every time, thanks to the new Spaceframe 3D & carbon construction. The Flip Core 3D Rocker design also helps you glide effortlessly over off-piste terrain. The perfect combination of versatility & performance makes this ski the ideal partner in all situations. This is a high performance carving ski for the advancing piste carver & expert skier, & offers a great degree of flexibility in all snow conditions thanks to a tip & tail rocker for float, & a 3D Flip Core construction which makes the ski agile & lively.   Ski

Specification Profile: 122mm / 80mm / 107mm Turn Radius: 17.0m (172cm length) Core Construction:  Sandwich Sidewall Double Quadrex
- Wood, Quadrex, Carbon Camber:  Tip & Tail Rocker Bindings:  Power 11 Bindings DIN 3
- 11. Features & Benefits Suspension Suspension technology is an active all mountain performance system, that provides maximum stability with excellent rebound energy as well as up to 10 times less vibration, more power & control from the ski, a enhanced edgegrip, more dynamics & less fatigue. Flip Core 3D The Blizzard answer to all the rocker buzz is the new Flip Core 3D technology. The idea: the wood core of the ski is inserted upside-down, so that the downward-facing, convex side of the core creates a natural bend. This natural rocker-shape is already built into the construction of the ski, not needing any additional re-pressing. A revolutionary construction-technique, which is equally as individual as the target groups it speaks to. Spaceframe 3D Spaceframe 3D is a special lightweight 3D reinforcement layer construction, that provides completely new

Dimensions in swingweight & torsional rigidity. Benfits being perfect balance & stability, reduced swingweight & the control of flexibility & stiffness. Sidewall Gives you better energy transmission, increased torsional stiffness & increased impact strength. IS IT FOR ME? For the competent carving skier who wants an agile ski that will peform in all snow conditions, whilst offering a little damping to protect the legs, without comprimising the feedback of the skis.   This ski is epic! It skied brilliantly on groomed piste performing very resposnsively & smoothly. Very fast ski that held its edge & felt very controlled through short & long radius turns. Yet still managing to cope well on any terrain that was thrown at it!





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The Blizzard Magnum 8.0 Ti is a powerful & aggressive all conditions piste ski featuring the latest technologies to ensure superb ...

The Peacemaker with its 104mm waist is buoyant & surfy in the powder performing well in powder or crud. The twin-tip design gives it an extra measure of float in powder & easy release from turns thanks to an easy-to-release tail, but a full wood/bamboo core & vertical sidewalls give it super solid edge feel & reassuring density underfoot.   Ski

Specification Profile: 134mm / 104mm / 124mm Turn Radius: 21.0m (186cm length) Core Construction:  Sandwich Sidewall Double Quadrax
- Poplar-Bamboo-ISO-Wood Camber:  Tip & Tail Rocker Features & Benefits Flip Core 3D The Blizzard answer to all the rocker buzz is the new Flip Core 3D technology. The idea: the wood core of the ski is inserted upside-down, so that the downward-facing, convex side of the core creates a natural bend. This natural rocker-shape is already built into the construction of the ski, not needing any additional re-pressing. A revolutionary construction-technique, which is equally as individual as the target groups it speaks to. Sidewall Gives you better energy transmission, increased torsional stiffness & increased impact strength. These skis are a great all rounder ski for someone who likes to ski hard & fast. The faster you ski these the better they get!


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A stunning Freeride twin tip ski that, at 104mm underfoot, will cope with surfing fresh powder bowls, spinning of 6ft kickers ...

The Viva 600 is a narrow, carving, high-performance piste carver for women who know how to bend a ski & love to carve up the groomed piste. With its carve-hungry sidecut & quick, ice-gripping narrowness (72 mm), its built to suit adept carving skiers. The Blizzard Viva 600 comes as a system with bindings, with a Full Suspension 11-DIN Marker binding, featuring carbon-reinforced flex management arms extending forward from the binding & fixed to an oil-filled piston underfoot that absorbs tip shocks & quiets the ski quickly between turns so that its edge is prepared to engage sooner & higher in the new turn. To suit women, the Viva’s feature lighter, softer constructions, built for reassuring hard-snow performance, with grippy, solid vertical sidewall. Also with 3D Tip-tail rocker  to ease transitions & absorb shocks.   Ski

Specification Profile: 123mm / 77mm / 107mm Turn Radius: 17.0m (167cm length) Core Construction:  Sandwich Composite Titanium
- Wood, Titanium Camber:  Tip & Tail Rocker Bindings: Viva  Power 11 Bindings DIN 3
- 11. Features & Benefits IQ System IQ is a system that uses a track molded into the ski during manufacturing process. It is the only true fusion of skibody & binding-element. The natural performance & flex of the ski is not influenced by any mounting, drilling, screwing or glueing of seperate interfaces, elements or the binding it self. This gives the skis free flex curve, direct power transmission & a lightweight construction. Full Suspension Full Suspension technology is an active high performance system. A carbon fiber booster is embedded into the ski, resulting in high performance, maximum dynamics & rebound. The heart of the suspension technology is a piston damping system that reduces vibration up to 15 times faster. 3 Matrix Spaceframe 3D Spaceframe 3D is a special lightweight 3D reinforcement layer construction, that provides completely new

Dimensions in swingweight & torsional rigidity. Benfits being perfect balance & stability, reduced swingweight & the control of flexibility & stiffness. Sidewall Gives you better energy transmission, increased torsional stiffness & increased impact strength. IS IT FOR ME? For the female piste carving skier who wants a precision pair of skis offering supreme edge hold & speed when pushed hard.   Wow! Fantastic Ski! When I skied the Viva 7.7 I didnt think anything could beat it, but the 600 has managed to! Great piste ski, held its edge well & it felt comfortable to cruise with at high speed.





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