From the manufacturer

Designed for dedicated backcountry skiers who demand both technical precision and soft-snow performance, the versatile Helio 105 features a pre-preg carbon fiber layup that makes it extremely light with a balanced flex and supreme edge control.

Black Diamond's ultralight ski for dawn-to-dusk missions and technical descents in soft conditions, the Black Diamond Helio 105 ski balances playful, soft-snow performance with technical precision. The Helio’s pre-preg carbon fiber layup makes it incredibly light for big vert days and technical ascents, while maintaining a smooth flex and torsional stiffness for reliable, responsive skiing on the way down. Early rise in the tip and tail improves flotation and trail-breaking efficiency, and an ABS tail protector also has an integrated skin-clip tab to keep your skins from sliding off.

Features

• Versatile 105-mm waist with early rise tip and tail
• Pre-preg carbon fiber layup offers torsional stiffness and balanced flex
• Ultralight engineered balsa flax wood core
• 5 mm beveled ABS sidewalls
• ABS tail protector with integrated skin-clip tab
• Optimal use: 70% soft snow/30% hard snow
• Mounting with telemark bindings is not recommended

Geometry