Black Diamond Helio Carbon 95
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lowest since 1 Nov · 44% off
A light, capable touring ski that reviewers rate as the best value in carbon touring skis when it goes on sale, which is often. Skip it if you ski a lot of firm snow fast; the carbon gets chattery.
Written by the editor · reviewed this season
$528was $95044% off
The lowest since 1 Nov across 3 stores · 10 sweeps.
Cripple Creek Backcountry · US · in stock at the last sweep
Ships domestic · 2–5 days · free shipping
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We may earn a commission on this link. It did not affect the grade.Live board: prices read at the 7:59 PM sweep across 51 stores; price history since 1 Nov.
Price history
since 1 Nov · 10 sweeps2 tracked days since 1 Nov, over 10 sweeps of 3 stores: the lowest price any of them has shown is $528, and today's best price landed to the US is $528 at Cripple Creek Backcountry. Too early for a typical sale price: 2 days tracked, 30 needed. Skis bottom out in March and April.
Lowest tracked $528 since 1 Nov.
Every store we read for it
3 stores · prices in USD| Store | Price (USD) | Stock | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cripple Creek Backcountry | $528 | In stock | US |
| Neptune Mountaineering | $850 | In stock | US |
| Tahoe Mountain Sports | $850 | In stock | US |
Sizes
Length · 4 lengths- 163 cmgone
- 170 cmgone
- 177 cmgone
- 184 cmgone
0 of the 4 lengths in stock at Cripple Creek Backcountry at the last sweep, and 4 outside the run we list (162 cm, 169 cm, 176 cm, 183 cm). Stock is re-checked at every sweep.
The consensus
6 sources8.2 out of 10 — Dialed's editorial score, assembled from 6 published reviews: Blister, WildSnow, Switchback Travel, evo reviews, r/Backcountry, Cripple Creek.
A light, capable touring ski that reviewers rate as the best value in carbon touring skis when it goes on sale, which is often. Skip it if you ski a lot of firm snow fast; the carbon gets chattery.
What reviewers like
- Light for long tours
- Playful for a carbon ski
- Frequently 30 to 40% off
What they do not
- Chattery on hard snow
- Durability complaints on early years
- Tail is soft
Fit: True to size.
Who it is for: For powder tourers on a budget. Not for spring corn charging.
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