I hate when touring I have a front heavy, or back heavy ski that doesn’t navigate well when cutting up a skin track and having to kick turn in a tight situation. In general, the ski balances very well for such a light weight ski. The lightest ski in the world won’t do you any good if you’re rocking the Salomon Shift Bindings and a beefy boot. But remember, at the end of the day, it’s the weight of your full setup (and the shape you’re in). With that being said, they’re not an ultra-light ski meant for massive days or ski mountaineering pushes like the Blizzard Zero G 95 ski which weighs in at 5 lbs 8oz for the pair. So these skis are designed to be light enough for touring 5,000′ vert days, but burly enough to not feel like you’re going to blow them up on the way down. And as they say, a pound on the foot, is like 3 lbs on the back. As a comparison, the popular Nordica Enforcer 100 ski at 185cm weighs 9 lbs 11.9oz for the pair. I ski a 185cm length, which comes in at 6 lbs 11oz for the pair. The ski is meant to handle powder and soft-snow conditions, but I’ve taken these inbounds over a dozen times and love the way it carves and turns on groomers. This ski is designed as a backcountry ski, who is looking to climb to the top of their lines and charge down with technical precision. As a full disclosure, I live and ski in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, where I primarily use these skis to access backcountry terrain, where I ski between 50-70 days per year. Early models of the Helio 105 were definitely a work in progress, like any new product, but their latest models have really dialed it in.
But so far, after skiing 3 seasons on them, I can officially say it’s a great ski. Of course, like all skis, it has its time and place and its own set of drawbacks. The Black Diamond Helio 105 Carbon Ski is flat out an incredible ski.
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