They've kept the Black Pearl name alive, because it resonates deeply with a lot of customers, but the skis are all new. The Blizzard Black Pearl 84 Skis are the narrowest of the new offerings, and are a prime example of a carving ski that doesn't struggle off-piste or in a foot of new snow. Major changes are a new and even more dialed W.S.D.(Women Specific Design) Trueblend Core and a different Titanal configuration that mimics the shape of the Sheeva's with an added element under the cutout and separated by a layer of fiberglass. Performance, as you would expect from Blizzard, is tremendous both on hard packed and variable snow.