Helio Carbon 95 Ski - 2024
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Why We Like The Helio Carbon 95 Ski
The Helio Carbon collection of backcountry skis consists of Black Diamond's lightest planks for alpine touring, and the Helio Carbon 95 Ski is the most versatile option we go for when it comes to skiing soft and hard snow. A 95mm waist places this ski in the middle of the Helio Carbon collection.
Its optimal balance in powder and firmer snow is further complemented by the camber underfoot and early rise rocker that initiates solid edge control down icy couloirs, and then surfs in deep pow. The Helio Carbon is made of light paulownia wood and a pre-preg carbon layup for increased stiffness at the lowest weight possible.
Details
- Versatile backcountry touring ski designed for any mission
- Mid-sized 95mm waist has an equal balance on hard and soft snow
- Early rise tip initiates solid performance in powder
- Camber underfoot and rockered tip shaped to ride variable snow, too
- Ultralight wood core laid up with pre-preg carbon for stiffness
- Full-perimeter ABS sidewalls optimize durability and edge control
- ABS tail protector and titanal binding reinforcements
- Item #BLDZ9LN
- Length
- 155cm, 162cm, 169cm, 176cm, 183cm
- Dimensions
- [162cm] 123 / 95 / 112mm [169cm] 124 / 95 / 113mm [176cm] 124 / 95 / 113mm [183cm] 125 / 95 / 114mm
- Turn Radius
- [162cm] 17m [169cm] 18m [176cm] 19m [183cm] 20m
- Profile
- rocker / camber / rocker
- Construction
- sandwich
- Core
- paulownia
- Laminate
- pre-preg carbon, elastomeric materials, [binding plate] titanal
- Edge
- steel
- Base
- P-tex 4500 (sintered)
- Tail
- ABS protector, skin-clip tab
- Claimed Weight
- [162cm] 5lb 9oz (2523g), [169cm] 5lb 12oz (2608g), [169cm] 5lb 13oz (2637g), [176cm] 6lb 2oz (2778g), [183cm] 6lb 5oz (2863g)
- Activity
- backcountry skiing, powder skiing, freeride skiing
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
Reviews
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Overall Rating
5 based on 10 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJanuary 5, 2024
Backcountry Bliss
I've been on these for 4 days this season, and they are phenomenal under a variety of conditions. Light and lively on variable conditions and sublime in fresh powder. The biggest surprise was the lack of chatter and confident stability on frozen chunky crud. I am absolutely loving these skis. I am coming off of an older set of Elan Himalayas, and the feel and ease of the Helios are almost effortless. I downsized from a 102 to a 95 width, but almost no difference in the float factor. The skis are very light, and remarkably stable at speeds on hard pack and icy, windblown hellscapes. I paired these up with some Dynafit Radical bindings that I received for Christmas. I'm 6'1", 165 pounds and mid 50's in age and went with the 176s, so this set up and size specs were perfect for me. I have half a bad ACL on the left side, so I have to be weary and be slightly cautious at times. Light and strong gear is the way to go.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
March 28, 2023
Quite Delighted
I work in the Snowsports industry but I am also a minimalist, and I wanted a pair of skis that I could use for both touring and the resort. I tested out a demo pair of these at a backcountry ski area in Colorado and really liked how they performed in variable terrain, how light they felt, and how comfortable they felt (I had tried out some other skis that were marketed as touring skis and were a little wider but they felt too heavy and were harder for me to control in the trees). I purchased a pair of these and put a pair of shift bindings on them and oh boy howdy am I pleased with my decision. I took them on groomers, powder runs, tree trails, off-piste, and in a super pipe just for fun and they were pretty versatile and felt pretty good in most situations. I have other skis that are slightly more narrow and are my daily drivers while I’m working at the resort, but I’m chuffed I found these for touring and free-ski days at the mountain. For reference- I’m 5’9” and 125 lbs and I got the 169 length
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 17, 2023
Amazing Gear
Fun time ripping around the mountain !! Highly recommended !!
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 14, 2023
Minor cosmetic damage on shipping
Disclaimer I haven't skied on them yet. I got these for a touring set up combined with the fritschi tecton 13 bindings and they fit wonderfully together. Really a beautiful pair of skis. There were some minor cosmetic damage to the skis upon arrival from shipping. Other that that, amazing
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 12, 2023
Fantastic skis
These are awesome skis. I’ve only got a couple tours in them now but they are everything I was looking for. Highly recommended.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 2, 2023
two runs down
Took these for a test drive in Tahoe last weekend and absolutely loved them with the tecton 13's. Cant wait for some more routes in the coming weeks.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 1, 2023
Awesome backcountry skis
Lightweight for ascending, lots of control on the way down, so glad I invested in these.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
December 31, 2022
Perfect touring skis!
Great all around touring ski. Light weight ski going up and stable well round ski when heading back down.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
December 27, 2022
Good work ski
These are great skis for my job. I have to hike or skin with tools, and a light ski saves my legs on the climb. They ski as I expected for a light ski.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
November 29, 2022
Sweet touring rig!
Great skis that perform just as well in bounds as in the backcountry! Looking forward to many, many tours.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
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