Ski equipment for heliski

Alpine skies. Development of free ride’s and heliski’s popularity is facilitated by progress in evolution of alpine skies construction – it becomes easier to ski on undeveloped slopes which lets greater number of skiers enjoy all the fascination of a free slope.

The main provider of ski equipment for a company Heliksir is an American company Goode Ski Technologies, it is the first and the only manufacturer of downhill skies, using technologies of composite carbonic fibers, thanks to which skies become lighter and more flexible. We offer our guests the newest model Goode Monstro which is especially for use in free ride and heliski.

The model Goode Monstro belongs to a type of extra wide skies, which res for use in skiing on deep fluffy snow. Thanks to a unique design which is similar to "swallow’s tail", expanded surface area and a back bend of construction in the front area, a ski has great contact length and a high front end, which lets achieve an incredible effect of "swimming" on snow and phenomenally easy managing of skiing downhill. At the same time the skies Goode Monstro do not require efforts and special skills, that is why they will suit both amateurs and professionals.

Ski sticks. Nothing gladdens an experienced skier and upsets a beginner as much as having sticks. In spite of meeting downhill skiers who crucially ski without sticks nowadays, there are many situations in every sportsman’s life when it is better to have them than not to have. For example, when moving in the flat field, skiing uphill, maneuvering close to a lift, sticks become simply irreplaceable. Ski sticks give the first impulse to start turning, determine rhythm of skiing and if needed they work as additional support. At high speed and in case of poor visibility sticks play a role of sliding support and help to estimate a situation and keep balance more properly. In difficult situations even a light touch of snow gives a skier additional confidence – in this case sticks play a role of sensitive transducers.

Ski boots. At first ski boots were made of leather and were tightly laced up for hardness security. According to technology and materials development, a form and technology of ski boots manufacture – the use of plastic let the height of a boot get bigger; laces were replaced by metal and plastic clips. Modern ski boots are two-layered – they are made up of an inward boot and an outward boot. An outward boot is made of plastic which provides hardness and protection from snow and moisture; an inward boot is made up of softer synthetic materials, first of all providing comfort for a foot of a skier. Modern sport industry manufactures a big quantity of ski boots, that differ not only in size, shape and color inclusive of aesthetical requirements and a sex of a skier, but mainly an indication of hardness. The hardest boots are made for sportsmen and good skiers. The softer boots are for beginners. A hard boot gives an opportunity to bind skier’s feet with skis and provide an opposition to weighting that occurs in the process of sport, aggressive skiing, providing the best ski manageability.

Ski helmet. The main purpose of a ski helmet is protection of a skier’s or snowboarder’s head from injuries when skiing and snowboarding. A modern ski helmet is constructed in such a way that it provides not only protection of a head from injuries in case of falling but also provides comfortable skiing: head airing, protection from cold and snow. A helmet is also constructed with a glance to aesthetic requirements of a skier or a snowboarder. Having a helmet is compulsory for sportsmen, participating in competitions of different kinds of ski sport. Having a helmet is not compulsory for amateurs, although lately they arise calls for amateurs to use helmets necessarily. Some ski resorts require a compulsory use of helmets by under-aged people.

Ski cloths. Clothes of skiers consist of three layers, thanks to which maximum comfort of skiing is reached. The first layer - thermal underwear and an internal clothing foundation - fits to skin, removes sweat and directs it to an external layer. This liner is usually made of hypoallergic synthetic textiles, which admit air, dry fast and do not let bacteria generate. The second layer of skier’s clothes is insulant. An insulate layer is not only insulant inside a jacket or trousers but also different waistcoats, sweaters etc. It is recommended to use fleece jackets. Thanks to its quality and certain weaving of fibers, this synthetic material is elastic, firm, soft, it perfectly keeps warmth and almost does not soak up moisture, conducting evaporation through itself to the third layer. The third external layer – membrane - is the thinnest membrane which is laminated (welded or pasted by special technology) to the upper fabric, or special impregnation hardly applied on fabric by a hot method in the process of producing. Inside membrane or impregnation can be protected by another layer of fabric. From here we can make a conclusion about an important quality of membranous clothes – it is very light.

Skiers are skiing in either one-piece snowsuits or in trousers and a jacket. Recently one-piece snowsuits were more popular as they protected against snow better than trousers or a jacket. However, modern good jackets protect against snow not worse than one-piece snowsuits. It is connected with the fact that a good jacket is tightened both on the waist and from below and also has an inside "skirt" with elastic which fully protects against snow getting inside. But skiing in a jacket and trousers is more comfortable as if needed (for example, if it became hot) a jacket can be taken off in distinction from a one-piece jacket.