Like most powerful Big Mountain skis, the Salomon Q-Lab isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but those who tumble to its charms fall hard. A handful of testers rated it their favorite over 100mm underfoot, which is a strong indicator that the Q-Lab should find a following...
When Rossi decided to overhaul their all-mountain, aka “freeride,” collection of skis 2 years ago, they created a basic construction that is so well adapted for the female skier there’s no need to further feminize it when it’s redecorated as a women’s model. Thus the...
“Best in class!” proclaimed Bobo’s Pat Parraguirre. “In wet, wind-drifted snow it felt light and responsive. Lightweight and other Finesse skiers will love this ski. Nimble yet stable,” he aptly concluded. The Soul 7 succeeds because it retains its poise in...
A case could be made that Nordica has been building the best all-glass (i.e., non-metal) skis on the planet for the past several seasons. Models like the Steadfast, Hell & Back and Patron raked in best-in-show awards in their respective genres since their...
It seems counter-intuitive, but the best place to test powder skis isn’t in powder. Don’t misunderstand: the most fun place to test anything, from horseshoes to harmonicas, is in powder. But all you really learn about a ski in deep, uncut snow – that you can’t learn...
