![]() Regardless, I’m fairly certain that Atomic’s factory rec is well thought out and balanced for most skiers. ![]() As a caveat, the 182 is a couple cm’s longer than I have been skiing lately, so this may be factoring into my experience. My main reasoning here is that I experienced minor tail overlap while doing the low-angle, uphill herringbone shuffle, and while skating. If I were to do it again, I’d be fine to mount at factory rec. I’d wager that the 107 doesn’t rally on hardpack like the 0G108, but that is not what I’m personally looking for in a 105+ waisted bc ski. Relative to the 178 ZeroG 108 that I have previously held in high esteem, I find the Backland 107 to be a lighter, more forgiving, and more powder-centric ski. EASY RETURNS Take up to a full year to return your item See our Return Policy. They are equally at home skiing large and small radius turns, while being able to scrub speed and wiggle-it with minimal input. Black Diamond Helio Recon 105 Skis 2022 18 Reviews sku 163686 Select Size (cm): 175 175 Size Chart 449.97 SaleOrig: 669.95 Add to Cart 06 hr 43 min 40 sec Order soon for Same Day Shipping Details MEMBERSHIP Earn 44 Back in Rewards. They are playful, surfy, and stable at speed. I'll say that thus far, this ski is what I have been looking for in a mid-fat (mid-to-upper 100’s) bc ski. We've had snow here lately, so I got out to testing the theories.Ī couple of days (~24 miles and ~15K) on the 107 in good powder skiing of 6-12" fresh, mostly low density pow has given me some initial thoughts. Seemed prudent given info here and there and in front of me. I found myself a beer into it and pulled the trigger at +1. ![]() +1 looked to be centered over sidecut and camber. +2 just looked too far forward, which I've experienced in Hojis and a Helio 116 in recent years - not enough tip and too much tail. I’m indiscriminate with my turn shapes and I usually gravitate towards the “lightisrightnotleft” movement. Skiing F1’s and Solly MTN bindings with these. New - Ultra light Karuba woodcore with carbon backboneĭimensions: 137-107-124 18.5m turn radius (182cm) ![]() New - HRZN tech (formerly just the Bentchetler) adding surf area to the tips and more floatiness. But that certainly was not something one would expect of a wider ski so that's a minor issue. The only part where the Backland was a tad lacking was in hardpack where it felt vague. In fact Backland was alarmingly happy going sideways at high speed in sluffy pow. Whatever it was the Backland had no problem going straight and it certainly had no problem skipping over and driving through powder, or chopped up snow. Maybe it's the magic HRZN tech maybe its the pronounced tip rocker. Dimensions suggested that it would be turny but undergunned in deeper pow for skier of Toby and my weight. About the Atomic Backland 107 (replaces old 109). ![]()
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