Featuring artwork by Penelope Misa and inspired by the Blizzard athletes, the new collection redefines creativity and expression in skiing.
Penelope Misa poses with the Canvas Collection
Athlete Connery Lundin features the Canvas 108 in Portillo, Chile
WEST LEBANON, N.H., Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Blizzard Skis is proud to introduce the Canvas Collection, a brand-new trio of twin-tip freeski skis designed for riders who treat the mountain like an open sketchbook. Launching Dec. 15, the Canvas 108 is the first release in a series that marks a bold new chapter for the legacy ski brand, one led by athletes, inspired by art, and built for expression.
Born from two years of athlete-driven testing and more than 160 prototype iterations, Canvas represents a creative evolution for Blizzard. From initial inspiration to on-snow execution, the collection was shaped by skiers who see turns, airs and lines as their own form of art.
The Art on the Canvas
The soul of Canvas comes from the artist behind its topsheet: Penelope Misa, a Japanese-Australian painter and printmaker based in Salt Lake City. Misa’s work on these skis bridges the worlds of skiing and art through a medium called monotype printmaking, where each piece is one of one. Just like a skier’s line drawn on untouched snow, the Canvas artwork can never be replicated.
“Monotypes have been part of my process for years, but I’ve rarely shared them,” Misa said. “For this project, it made sense immediately. Skiing itself is an act of mark-making. When you look back at your turns, you’re removing snow to create a line. Like pulling ink from a plate, both skiing and monotypes are one-time gestures. You can’t make the same turn or pull the same print twice.”
Built by Skiers Who Live It
Athletes like Connery Lundin, Piper Kunst, Kaz Sosnkowski, and Zeb Schreiber were integral to the Canvas development process, skiing and re-skiing prototypes across continents to refine the feel of each model. Their feedback shaped everything from the flex pattern to the subtle pop that defines the skis’ character. The Canvas Collection represents a fresh approach to athlete-driven design in skiing. Rather than a signature ski designed for a specific athlete, Canvas was a collaborative and collective effort to build a ski that is tailored to the entire Blizzard roster of freeride athletes.
“Blizzard really gave us the freedom to shape what we wanted this ski to be. As a team, we had a strong vision — or at least we thought we did. Some bold ideas stuck, others definitely didn’t,” said Lundin. “From day one, the goal was simple: build something new, something different, and full of that Blizzard DNA. Canvas feels alive under your feet. It’s that balance between precision and looseness — you can charge it or paint with it. This is the first Blizzard ski that really feels like self-expression.”