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Black Crows Anima Birdie vs Völkl Blaze 114

The Anima Birdie and the Blaze 114 compared. The Anima Birdie is 1 mm wider underfoot (115 vs 114 mm). The Anima Birdie is 305 g heavier at the default length (2,250 vs 1,945 g). Turn radii are 19 m and 18 m.

Black Crows Anima Birdie — topsheet
Anima Birdie
$1,099 MSRP 2 lengths · 177, 182 cm
Völkl Blaze 114 — topsheet
Blaze 114
$900 MSRP 4 lengths · 166, 176, 184, 192 cm

Where each ski sits across every ski we carry

Anima Birdie
Blaze 114
Waist
115 mm
114 mm
Narrower · firmer-snowWider · powder
Weight
2,250 g
1,945 g
Lighter · playfulHeavier · damp & planted
Tip taper
30 mm
40 mm
Straighter · grippyMore taper · loose
Turn radius
19.0 m
18.0 * m
Shorter · quickLonger · stable
* A flagged radius is the underfoot figure from a multi-radius sidecut, measured differently than a single full-length radius — the positions are not strictly comparable.

Head to head, by character

Each ski's own read, side by side — the same three things that define how it skis.
Turn & shape
A 19.0-meter radius draws medium-to-long turns and holds a line through them; a moderate taper keeps entry manageable without giving up much grip mid-arc.
A three-radius sidecut blends a shorter radius at the tip and tail with a longer one underfoot, so turn shape changes with how hard the ski is driven — tighter entry, longer and steadier through the arc.
Stability & dampness
Built without metal on a poplar wood core, it's lighter and livelier underfoot — easy to release from a turn and quick edge to edge. Even without metal, 2,250 g gives it a planted, substantial feel underfoot.
A titanal platform under the binding adds mount strength and power transfer — without the weight of a full sheet. At 1,945 g there's real mass behind it.
Float & width
At 115 mm this is a powder width, built to stay on top in deep snow and surf rather than carve. Rocker at tip and tail lets it smear and release easily, while the camber underfoot keeps an edge.
At 114 mm this is a powder width, built to stay on top in deep snow and surf rather than carve. Rocker at tip and tail lets it smear and release easily, while the camber underfoot keeps an edge.

Full spec comparison

SpecAnima BirdieBlaze 114
Waist 115 mm 114 mm
Sidecut 145·115·135 mm 154·114·136 mm
Weight @ default 2,250 g 1,945 g
Weight range 2,150–2,250 g 1,750–2,020 g
Turn radius 19.0 m full-length 18.0 m underfoot · multi-radius
Metal None Titanal binding platform
Core Poplar wood core Green Core
Lengths 177–182 cm 166–192 cm
MSRP $1,099 $900

* The two skis may measure turn radius differently. A multi-radius sidecut publishes a separate radius per section; the figure shown is the underfoot radius, which reads tighter than the ski's real all-mountain turn shape. We show each as published rather than forcing a false match.