#Bd helio 105 plus#

looking to buy a more inbound oriented setup which still has touring ability - thinking Salomon QST 104 plus Tecton or Shift.

Perfect lineage for sleek and sexy high performance ski bindings that give you the ability for veloce come un razzo, both uphill and down. I already have a BD Helio 105 with Vipecs for a light touring setup. Black Diamond Helio 76 161 Skimo Ski Mountaineering Alpine Backcountry touring. So when members of the family wanted to make ski touring bindings, they were blessed with the familial experience of crafting the machines that make Italian supercars. For the non-motor heads such as myself, this area is home to Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani, Ducati, and more. BD realized the Italian machining perfectionists over at ATK were making top shelf ski touring bindings, and worked out a deal for their Helio line.ĪTK is a spin off from the Indulti families’ GIMEC company, that makes metal working tools in the Emilian Motor Valley just south of the Italian Alps. Carbon fiber is designed to offer you better.

The skis are now made by the Blizzard factory in Austria, though under BD design. Helio 105 is ultra-light and performant on deep snow, made with a balsa wood core and carbon fiber coating. Current Ski(s) of Choice: K2 Shredditor 102, 170cm (Telemark) Voile V6 BC 173cm (Telemark) Black Diamond Helio 105, 175cm (AT), BD Amp 115 175cm (AT). A lesson learned from their less than spectacular boot program? Perhaps. Race plus? The lighter meat in the light and lightest sandwich? Whatever it is, they are light, compact, have the ability to crank the lateral release value, and have heel riser options.īlack Diamond knows what they make well themselves, and seeks to rebrand products they see better built elsewhere. Description Sandwich construction uses carbon fibre and a ultralight balsa flax wood core Pre-preg carbon fibre layup offers torsional stiffness and balanced. Well the Helio 95mm in a short size didn’t work. Speed touring seems industry common– just doesn’t fully do it for me. I have a friend who had the Helio 105 in a shorter lenght and he liked it a lot, praising the small size to manoeuvre in tight trees. I’ve been struggling to come up with a title for this class. Gets you to the distant steep skiing comfortably, and keeps you attached during it.Ĭontinuing our look at 200ish gram binders here for the spring.