The Helio Carbon 95 is built to slay backcountry turns, balancing soft-snow playfulness with technical precision.
The Helio 95’s updated pre-preg carbon fiber layup and full-perimeter ABS sidewalls have improved dampness for a smoother ride, while the paulownia core makes the ski more flowy and playful than its predecessor. The Helio 95 also maintains a smooth flex and torsional stiffness for reliable, responsive skiing on the way down. Early rise in the tip improves flotation and trail-breaking efficiency, and an ABS tail protector also has an integrated skin-clip notch to keep your skins secure on the way up.
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Overall rating: 4.3333335 / 5 from 6 reviews.
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"Bought these for early / late season touring and ski mountaineering. So far, used in Cascades and weeklong tour in Waddington range. These were the right balance of weight on the skin track up and stable performance on way down. Shape excellent for edging in hard conditions. Skied very well with light weight two buckle boot vs needing my four buckle burly boots (Technica ZeroG Peak vs Tour). I much prefer these 95@183 to 88@178."
"The binding plate ripped out of the ski along with the top sheet on a flat section inbounds after catching an edge. Mounted with shift bindings and the skis only had three days on them. Would love to share the excitement that others have for this ski, but unfortunately cannot recommend it with my experience."
"Solid ski, my first AT setup (paired with Marker Cruise 12). First tests were on woods runs on settled powder and wide open crunchy groomers (-9F). Given their lightness i was concerned that they would give too much feedback (not drive thru the inconsistent powder and forest debris like a heavy ski) and be chattery on the corduroy but i was pleasantly surpised with these skiis. . . love em"
"I've only been out a few days on the skis but so far they are perfect for the variety of conditions in the Rockies"
"What to have in mind: - Lightweight - Stiff - My intended use are long days on the mountain or steep terrain touring - This ski is quite the opposite of being playfull - Doing alright to get the tips out of the snow"
"Couldn’t be happier with this ski, it’s the best sub-100 underfoot ski I’ve skied in years."
