The waist width is down 3mm from last season's widest Black Pearl, and the entire ski has been re-designed from the base up, but the strategy is the same. The Blizzard Black Pearl 94 Skis are still designed for the skier who values stability, edge-hold, and smoothness. Sporting a fresh new W.S.D. Trueblend core of Poplar and Beech woods and a new Titanal configuration on top, the new Black Pearl 94 provides absolute confidence and adds a bit of precision and pop underfoot.