2025 Black Crows Mirus Cor

When it comes to building creative skis, Black Crows is at the top of the game. Leading the charge, once again, is their Mirus Cor—a twin tip swallow tail short radius some metal frontside/park ski. All that said, it’s actually a pretty specific tool. Skiers looking to carve short radius turns with a modern flair will love this ski. At the same time, it’s not terribly versatile or useful as a one and only ski option, especially for those that are looking for more of a traditional feel. Then again, go right ahead and use this ski every day. It’s an 87 mm underfoot ski, so there should be some all-mountain sense to it, and there is, but it feels like it just wants to rail carved turns on groomed terrain. Taking this ski off-piste or in the woods is totally fine but be prepared for a fairly wide tail that likes to be involved with the process. That’s why the swallow tail is effective—it keeps the ski from totally locking into the radius, and that’s helpful when you’re not in a purely carved turn.

Built with a poplar core and fiberglass laminates, the Mirus Cor also gets a titanal plate underfoot. This metal goes a bit further than the binding zone but is not a full sheet. As a result, the tips and tails are lighter and a bit more flexible, especially torsionally. Underfoot, though, this ski is rock-solid, and if you treat it like a slalom ski, it’ll respond accordingly. Full sidewalls adorn the circumference of the ski to maximize quality and edge grip. The split tail is definitely part of the build, as it allows the back of the ski to flex more naturally. Since there’s not a huge drop in width from tip to tail, the split tail gives the ski a smoother and more accessible character. Tester Rob Cunliffe notes that “it was forgiving in the way an all-mountain ski often is but performed as a carving ski and felt stable and powerful.” There aren’t many twin tips that get this style of feedback—excelling on hard pack isn’t often associated with playful looking twins.

The shape is unique here, as the 87 mm waist is bookended by wider tips and tails to generate a paltry 13-meter turn radius. This will not appeal to everyone, but everyone can appreciate the specificity of what this ski is trying to do. Most love it. Pat Toporowski wonders: “When can I get a pair!? I felt five years old again skiing these and they made me look at the mountain completely differently. They bring the fun back to frontside skiing and I could see myself reaching for them almost any day that there isn't over 4" of fresh snow. They offer an experience as close to snowboarding as I have found standing forwards.” That fun-loving attitude is totally prevalent in the Mirus Cor. Pat also notes that he “could see these being used all over the mountain but they certainly excel on-piste, as their stats would suggest. Their 13m turning radius, soft flex and central mount point allows for an extremely fun and creative style.”

So, who’s this ski really for? We tend to think that it’s not going to be many people’s one and only ski. It functions better as part of a more established quiver because it’s so unique and creative. We’re also not going to sit here and tell you that you can’t just ski on the Mirus Cor—by all means go right ahead! It’s more that due to the individualistic nature of the ski, we feel that other skis make for better daily options.