80–90 mm · 2025/26
BLACK DIAMOND Helio Carbon 88
65.68 of 85 points
- RRP
- 750.00 €
- Weight
- 1198 g
- Weight per area
- 0.71 g/cm²
Quick verdict
Stiffer tuned, with excellent handling, great weight, and superb value, the Helio Carbon 88 is a strong choice, even for heavier and more experienced skiers.
Test strengths
- Corn snow: 12.47/15 points
- Hard snow/ice: 12.2/15 points
Relatively lower scores
- Weight score: 26.08/35 points
- Anti-icing: 3.73/5 points
- Total points
- 65.68 / 85
- Total riding performance
- 35.87 / 45
- Weight
- 1,198 g
- Weight per area
- 0.71 g/cm²
- RRP
- 750 €
- BACKLINE stars
Not all snow conditions could be rated. Maximum scores refer only to the conditions actually assessed.
Test year 2025 · Lenzerheide
Verdict
Stiffer tuned, with excellent handling, great weight, and superb value, the Helio Carbon 88 is a strong choice, even for heavier and more experienced skiers.
Technical data
- Test class
- 80–90 mm
- Target group
- Unisex
- Test year
- 2025
- Model year
- 2026
- Lengths
- 152, 161, 170, 179 cm
- Sidecut
- 12,00–8,78–10,92 cm
- Tip
- 120.0 mm
- Waist
- 87.8 mm
- Tail
- 109.2 mm
- Surface per ski
- 1677.92 cm²
- Weight (measured)
- 1198 g
- Weight per area
- 0.71 g/cm²
- RRP
- 750.00 €
- Euro per point
- 11.42 €
Detailed test scores
| Criterion | Points | Star |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 26.08 points of 3526.08 / 35 | |
| Anti-icing | 3.73 points of 53.73 / 5 | |
| Weight & anti-icing total | 29.81 points of 4029.81 / 40 | |
| Performance on hard snow | 12.20 points of 1512.20 / 15 | |
| Performance in powder | Conditions were not given during the test | |
| Performance in corn snow | 12.47 points of 1512.47 / 15 | |
| Performance in tracked snow | 11.20 points of 1511.20 / 15 | |
| Riding performance total | 35.87 points of 4535.87 / 45 | |
| Total points | 65.68 points of 8565.68 / 85 | |
| RRP / point | 11.42 € / point | |
Suitability beginner / expert BeginnerExpert | ||
Suitability by skier weight 50 kg75 kg100 kg | ||
