The new XDR series from Salomon is another example of the Lighter is Better movement extending its reach into the Frontside realm. While the XDR flagship, the 88 Ti, falls into the All-Mountain East genre by dint of its waist width, in fact its tip and tail – and...
The QST 85 isn’t trying to compete with the best skis in the All-Mountain East genre; rather it’s a value ski meant to sell for $399. The target skier is looking for all-condition ease, not turn cranking power. The ample front rocker keeps the tips from getting any...
Softer than margarine sold by the bucket, the Soulmate 86 is meant to nurse a timorous skier into a state of sufficient confidence that she can putter around groomed terrain, no problem. Properly edged and pressured, it’ll produce a tidy short-radius turn, putting the...
If all you do is putter down the hill, sashaying side to side, the Soulmate 92 comes across as mellow as elevator music. But give it a little stab of energy and you get an R&B response from the 5mm of elevated camber underfoot. Intermediates will find that as...
Each model in the Sick Day series is a little different, and not just in their dimensions. As the Sick Days get narrower they shed some rocker, add a little camber and modify the core composition. As the thinnest ski in the collection, the Sick Day 88 is presumably...
