![]() My partner and I begrudgingly skied a lap in the trees, it was ‘okay’ I thought. Strong winds the week before made for variable snow, overcast skies made for flat light, and cold air made for cold lungs. My first day out on them was a day at Tincan in Turnagain Pass. The Helio Carbon is not a featherweight division contender like say the Movement Alp Tracks or Fischer TransAlp, but a lightweight ski that maintains a bit of the umph of a heavier setup, akin to the Atomic Backland, the Scott Superguide, or the Blizzard Zero G. These skis feel heavier on the down, but at the same lightweight for the up. Along with a bidirectional carbon weave and ‘elastomeric’ core damping materials – yea, I’m not really sure what that means either – the new construction gives the Helio Carbon a more stable ride, smooth ‘carvier’ turn, and playful edge. The biggest change between the old Helio and the new Helio Carbon is an engineered paulownia wood core (trading out a balsa falx core). After this winter’s redesign, I am converted. I know some lighter folks out there loved this ski (likely getting the ride I got out of the 105s), but I couldn’t quite find their lane. The first generation 95 was easy to ski, but not quite zippy enough for a daily driver and not quite nimble enough for objective skiing-while a jack-of-all trades, it felt like a bit of a master of none. Out of the old Helio widths offered, the old 95 was my least favorite. The most interesting thing to me about this year’s Helio Carbon 95 is that it doesn’t remind me of the earlier Helio 95. Improved balance and power transfer make it a Black Diamond ski for black belt skiers. The Helio Carbon 95 offered the chance to find out. The line got a redesign this year and I couldn’t wait to see what had changed and what stayed the same. The 105s were my daily driver, soft-snow ski for a few seasons ( reviewed and compared to the 95 here). ![]() The 88s have been my go-to ski mountaineering, long approach, techy ski for a while. I have had more days on Helios in the last few years than any other ski. The Black Diamond Helio, BDs lightweight line-up for the past five seasons, aims to allow for a burly ski feel in a light-ish package. (Interestingly, Lundgren’s 1985 major motion picture debut, A View to Kill, starts off with Roger Moore’s James Bond in perhaps the big screen’s most infamous ski chase…a story for another day). Clearly this is no secret to the folks at Black Diamond, as the Helio Carbon ski’s redesign quite similarly utilizes a foundation in top-notch engineering to pack a precision punch: hard-charging, impressively stable, and surprisingly nimble for their size. However, the amount contributes to climbing the steps of the discount scale.Sunshine in the Chugach! Photo: Taylor BracherĪnyone who’s read Dolph Lundgren’s Wikipedia page knows full well that it takes a Fulbright Scholarship at MIT in chemical engineering to fully develop one’s appreciation for the hard-hitting, yet smooth style of Kyokushin Karate. To see those relating to the attacks you can always see them among the related products.īy purchasing any ski kit + ski touring binding and a ski touring boot you will get a 10% discount on the boot that will be applied directly to the cart.Īttention: the discount scale does not apply to this product ( click here to view it). Warning! The additional information you find below refers to skiing. To see the specific technical features of all the products you can click on the various images shown below among the related products. You can also choose if you want the ski + binding mounted providing us with the features of your boot: model and length from the PIN to the center (marked with the letter "A"). ![]() Oliunìd thinks of everything for you! With this BD Black Diamond Helio Recon 105 ( click here to see the technical features of the product) ski mountaineering ski, in fact, you will be able to combine a binding of your choice with all those we have in the catalog.
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