Blizzard Black Pearl 88
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40% off
The best-selling women’s ski for a decade, and the 2025 version is more playful without losing the Blizzard stability. Skip it if you want a soft-snow specialist; it is a front-side-first ski.
Written by the editor · reviewed this season
$450was $75040% off
The lowest we have tracked since 1 Nov is $350, across 15 stores in 10 sweeps.
Utah Ski Gear · US · in stock at the last sweep
Ships domestic · 2–5 days · free shipping
We may earn a commission on this link. It did not affect the grade.Live board: prices read at the 7:59 PM sweep across 51 stores; price history since 1 Nov.
Price history
since 1 Nov · 10 sweeps2 tracked days since 1 Nov, over 10 sweeps of 15 stores: the lowest price any of them has shown is $350, and today's best price landed to the US is $450 at Utah Ski Gear. Too early for a typical sale price: 2 days tracked, 30 needed. Skis bottom out in March and April.
Lowest tracked $350 since 1 Nov.
Every store we read for it
15 stores · prices in USD| Store | Price (USD) | Stock | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Ski Gear | $450 | In stock | US |
| Cripple Creek Backcountry | $525 | In stock | US |
| Oberson | $584 | In stock | CA |
| Comor | $584 | In stock | CA |
| Monod Sports | $584 | In stock | CA |
| Ski West | $584 | In stock | CA |
| Squire John's | $584 | In stock | CA |
| Outdoor Gear Exchange | $750 | In stock | US |
| Potter Brothers | $750 | In stock | US |
| Ski Pro | $750 | In stock | US |
| Sports Basement | $750 | In stock | US |
| Start Haus | $750 | In stock | US |
| The Ski Monster | $750 | In stock | US |
| Lockwoods | $821 | In stock | UK |
| Larry Adler Ski & Outdoor | $875 | In stock | AP |
Sizes
Length · 4 lengths- 151 cmgone
- 158 cmgone
- 165 cmgone
- 172 cmgone
0 of the 4 lengths in stock at Utah Ski Gear at the last sweep, and 1 outside the run we list (170 cm). Stock is re-checked at every sweep.
The consensus
8 sources9 out of 10 — Dialed's editorial score, assembled from 8 published reviews: Blister, OutdoorGearLab, Ski Magazine, Switchback Travel, SkiEssentials, evo reviews, REI reviews, r/skiing.
The best-selling women’s ski for a decade, and the 2025 version is more playful without losing the Blizzard stability. Skip it if you want a soft-snow specialist; it is a front-side-first ski.
What reviewers like
- Confidence-inspiring on firm snow
- Full length run always stocked
- Strong resale
What they do not
- Heavier than women’s touring crossovers
- Not a powder ski
- Full price holds until spring
Fit: True to size; many size up.
Who it is for: For intermediate to expert women who ski the whole resort. Not for touring.
Fit notes from the Locker
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