Ski: 2026-2027 Blizzard Canvas 118, 188 cm
Available Lengths: 172, 180, 188 cm
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 185.9 cm
Stated Weight per Ski (188 cm): 1960 grams
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski (188 cm): 1862 & 1876 grams
Stated Dimensions: 146-118-135 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 146-117-134.5 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (188 cm): 20 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 71 mm / 60.5 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 2 mm
Core Materials: poplar/paulownia + titanal (partial layers) + carbon stringers + fiberglass laminate
Base Material: sintered
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -6.0 cm from center / 87.0 cm from tail
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 177.8 cm
Stated Weight per Ski (180 cm): 1870 grams
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski (180 cm): 1760 & 1774 grams
Stated Dimensions: 145-118-134 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 144.5-117-133.5 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (180 cm): 19 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 78 mm / 65 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 4.5 mm
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -5.9 cm from center / 83.0 cm from tail
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What Blizzard says about the Canvas 118:
“Canvas 118 isn’t just a ski—it’s a medium. A place for expression, improvisation, and sending it in ways that make you smile. Playful, light, and open to interpretation, this is the ski for riders who color outside the lines. Clicked into the Canvas there are no rules—just rhythm.”
Flex Pattern
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the 188 cm Canvas 118:
Tips: 6-6.5
Shovels: 6.5-8
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-9.5
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 9.5-8.5
Tails: 8-6.5
And here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the 180 cm Canvas 118:
Tips: 6-6.5
Shovels: 6.5-8
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-9.5
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 9.5-8.5
Tails: 8-6.5
Overall, the Canvas 118’s flex pattern feels pretty similar to that of the Blizzard Rustler 11, but the Canvas 118 is just a bit softer at its tips and tails. For a playful powder ski, the Canvas 118 is slightly on the stiffer end of the spectrum, but it doesn’t feel wildly out of the ordinary in this regard.
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Flash Review: 26/27 Blizzard Canvas 118
This past week’s big storms meant that we’ve been getting back on big pow skis, including Blizzard’s new freeski model, the Canvas 118. Here are Jonathan & Luke’s initial takeaways.
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