Black Diamond Helio 105 Skis - REVIEW

Black Diamond’s new Helio line of skis replace the carbon Aspect, Convert, and Megawatt skis. The Helios are akin to Black Diamond’s Link series of skis, except they are categorized as a mountaineering ski (instead of backcountry), and have a softer flex. The Helio skis’ underfoot width comes in 88, 95, 105, 116. They’re being made by Blizzard in Austria now, as Black Diamond has closed their Asian factory. Being a carbon constructed ski with a balsa flax core, the Helio 105’s are an ultra-light, yet fat powder ski. Rubber integrated into the sidewalls helps dampen any chatter in variable snow conditions, similar to the G3 FINDr skis which we reviewed over here. Black Diamond calls this their “Sidewall Damping System” which works exactly as it sounds.

Read the full review of the Black Diamond Helio 105 Skis here.