Blizzard Bonafide 97 Skis 2023

REAL RECOGNIZES REAL.

REVIEWED BY: Joe Riccio

The Blizzard Bonafide comes back unchanged this season aside from an updated graphic. This is one of those skis that you might look at how wide it is (close to 100mm) and think, "no way this thing carves." You'd be wrong. At 97mm wide, the Bonafide lives in the same category as the Mantra M6; it's powerful, stable, precise, and a blast through a variety of terrain. The ski has easy and quick turn initation which allows for great versatility and control. On firm snow, the Bonafide is gripped in and able to to tipped over in a high energy, high speed carve. The stability underfoot keeps these skis composed at speed without the ski ever feeling demanding or sluggish at low speeds, no matter the conditions or experience level. For how burly and powerful this ski feels, it has a ton of snap and energy that makes the ski feel much lighter underfoot. In the trees the Bonafide is wide enough to float through soft snow and the energy allows you to blast through tight terrain if you know how to point em'. 

This is a ski that will make you a better skier. Experts will love them and beginners will appreciate them once they figure out how to balance on them. Awesome ski all around.