8/16/2023 0 Comments Bd helio 105Note: Fat skis used for powder do not suffer from this issue. Problem: the spatulla doesn’t rise enough. Here are the PROBLEMS with modern MID FAT skis 1. There are skis that works but in general, for me at least, I have not found a perfect all mountain telemark skis for a LONG time.Īnd it made me think, what is the greatest all around telemark ski I’ve ever tried? Those skis like the BD Helio 95mm not only have gone stiffer and stiffer but this combined with the lightess makes the skis very unstable for the variaty of snow a resort have. Most 90 to 95mm skis are oriented for light touring. No moguls, no eastern tree skiing where there’s always bumps, powder or chopper powder The industry calls them all mountain skis or front side skis, but really it’s meant to ski 75% on groomers and occasional powder, chopped powder. Most skis under 90mm are just too stiff and mainly aimed at carving. I’ve been looking for a ski that works for telemark in the 85-95mm range. I want a great all mountain ski that performs well in bumps, trees, and somewhat carve on hardpack. Powder is a bonus. This is my story, my skis, the thoughts shared here are mine and reflects my experience:ĭays on snow: 100 days a year (around 60 resort skiing, 40 backcountry) I can have prodeals with most ski manufacturers but I’ve been skiing BD for 14 years because they serve me well. Note: I have a prodeal with Black Diamond Equipment like most industry professional. This is the story of my quest to find the best All Mountain Telemark ski. These are my evolving thoughts as of March 2022. This blog will only be covering problems for resort oriented all around, all mountain ski in this blog.įat skis used for powder do not suffer from those issues. At all.įor general information on ski selectrion I have wrote a blog on the subject here. Well the Helio 95mm in a short size didn’t work. 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 choose a smaller size at 173cm instead of the 178cm I’m usually going for. This descent in my confidence to ski all terrain, rip and turn heads started when I tried the Black Diamond Helio 95mm in 2018. I’ve done a series about the telemark ski evolution and it made me realized that telemark is a feeling and what ever the era of equipement, it remains FUNīut this latest generation of ALL MOUNTAIN SKIS just doesn’t seem to work for me.Īre alpine skiers just getting better and I can’t keep up anymore? I don’t get the same feeling, the same ripping feeling. I remember that I could ski quick turns in tight trees, jump off (small) cliffs, rip throught moguls…īut in the last 4-5 years, I’ve considerably slowed down. A few years ago, I was in my mid thirties and was ripping the mountain.
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