Nice but lacks a few key features
I bought this to replace a Pro II that was finally showing signs of wear after 10+ years and a few hundred days of backcountry use. The Heli Pro fits well, it's comfortable when riding and skinning and carries the essentials for most day tours, but gets a bit tight with crampons, extra layer, and food for bigger days. My main gripes are that there is no good way to carry a splitboard. Dakine claims the pack can carry a snowboard horizontally, but there is clearly no way to do that unless you just put it through the shoulder straps and let it flop around, as can be done with any pack. The fixed lower straps on the side, which you would use for an A-frame, are just a bit too small to slide my board halves through. The diagonal carry doesn't really secure a splitboard that well, and makes the helmet carry useless, with no good way to attach it without it flopping around. The vertical carry works ok, though the straps seem flimsy, but again, need to figure out what to do with the helmet. When booting up a steep couloir, horizontal carry is preferred to keep the board away from your feet. If going from skinning to booting and back again, it's easiest to just A-frame it. Not having these options is crucial. I also miss having a pocket on the hip belt, had to find a phone pouch that I could attach. It's a shame they can't make a new Pro II with a helmet carry.