Bd helio 1057/2/2023 ![]() If you know, leave a comment below! Anyway, I thought that was interesting because I wasn’t aware that there were many ski manufacturers sourcing core material from the same supplier. However, it’s unclear from the press release whether BD uses bCores or ampliTex fabrics so I can’t say for sure. Here is a press release from bComp in 2015 stating that Black Diamond was one company of nearly 20 using bComp’s technologies. One of them is a Black Diamond ski with a bComp sticker on it…do Black Diamond skis use bComp cores too? Was the balsa flax wood core in the 116 Carbon supplied by bComp? Maybe. ![]() In the video on that page around 30 seconds in there are some skis in the background. These cores are supplied by a company named bComp. Voile made the top sheets a light orange-fade to white to help reduce snow build up. On3p Woodsman Ski W/ Tyrolia Attack 13 Binding in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Ski dimensions are: 143-108-126-for the 185s Im pushing 200 lbs with my pack, aggressive skier/experienced The skis are very light feeling on the skin track (without bindings theyre 6 lbs, 10 oz). Here’s the interesting part: in their ultra light core they use balsa wood with flax shear webs. Full Touring Setup: Bd Helios Carbon 105 And Helios Bindings. Just ordered some 302 bsl zgtp so might remount further back. (Note: I’m not affiliated with them in any way, but I thought some of their skis look rad. Skied my 105’s 185 for first today at -2.7 (skiied my 310 resort boots mounted for 306 touring boots at -2.5). Unrelated digression: when I was hunting for info on balsa/flax ski cores, I stumbled on this custom ski maker in BC, Canada. Maybe I’ll get some more teaser pics up after mounting bindings…I have some ATK C-Raider 12 bindings in the mail to go on these Helios. I’ll report back later this season when I have more info. ![]() ![]() Next up is to mount some light tech bindings on these powder sticks and go make some turns. Apparently there are precut Glidelight Mohair Mix skins pre-cut for the Carbon 115, but I can’t find them in stock anywhere at the moment. Oh, the tails have a flat spot for a skin clip. ago As a number of people have said, the blizzard 0g 105s are quite nice. One day last week I spent a morning on them skiing fresh powder and the afternoon charging on the pistes through a mix of crud, chop and hardpack. I picked up a used pair of Helio 105 175cm and would like to put a pair of Voile Switchbacks on them. Black Diamond Helio Carbon 105 From reading this overwhelmed rambling, are there any skis that pop into your head like YES, perfect for this dude Thank you so much, I really appreciate the help 10 42 comments Best Add a Comment Scooted112 2 yr. Ive been using the Tecton for a couple of years now (mounted on a BD Helio 105) and Ive been very impressed by them for hard charging. Left: tip rocker Right: tail rocker (ski de-cambered in both photos) 1 BD Helio mounting point 25 September 2018, 11:39 AM I remember a couple folks discussing where they mounted their Helio skis, but I have been unable to find the thread. ![]()
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