Blizzard Anomaly 94 — Review

The Blizzard Anomaly 94 is the wider all-mountain step in the brand's Anomaly directional line — the 2024-25 replacement for the long-running Bonafide 97. Built on a TrueBlend wood core with FluxForm titanal construction, it leans further into freeride than the Anomaly 88 while keeping the Brahma/Bonafide directional heritage that Blizzard's metal-laminate skis are known for.

A sidecut radius of 18.5 m at 182 cm puts the Anomaly 94 in long-arc territory — it is happiest at speed on open faces and big mountain terrain, less natural in tight short-radius situations. The Rocker/Camber/Rocker profile and 94 mm waist combine into a usable soft-snow platform — comfortable in 10–25 cm of fresh and chopped resort snow — while the FluxForm titanal layout keeps the ski composed on the hardpack between powder runs.

The Anomaly 94 uses TrueBlend All Mountain wood core (poplar/beech) with variable-length wood stringers tuned per individual ski length, sandwiched by the FluxForm titanal layout — a full titanal sheet below the core plus a segmented titanal layer above (central portion atop the core, outer arms above fiberglass). Full sidewall construction and a sintered base round out the platform. Per-length data: at 182 cm sidecut 132.5 / 94 / 114.5 mm with 18.5 m radius; at 188 cm 133 / 94 / 115 mm with weight ~2002 g per single ski; at 176 cm weight is around 2100 g per ski. Five lengths from 164 to 188 cm.

The Anomaly 94 fits advanced-to-expert directional skiers who want a metal-laminate all-mountain platform with more soft-snow capability than the Anomaly 88. Compared to the Head Kore 94 Ti it is heavier with more sustained damping; against the Head Kore 93 Ti W it carries similar metal feel; the Anomaly 88 is the narrower frontside sibling for harder-snow days.

Pros

• Bonafide heritage in a refined platform.
• FluxForm titanal layout.
• Variable wood stringers tuned per length.
• Useful Rocker/Camber/Rocker for mixed snow.

Cons

• Heavy for the segment.
• Long 18.5 m radius limits short-turn versatility.
• Demanding flex.
• Not a touring ski.

Verdict: the natural successor to the Bonafide 97 for directional skiers who want metal-laminate stability with enough waist for real soft-snow detours, not the carving precision of the narrower 88.