QST 99

With a forebody that’s both amply rockered and tapered, the QST 99 is screaming, “I wanna go off-trail!” as loudly as a sugar-addled urchin ululating from his parent’s shopping cart. What it’s craving is a large dose of cut-up crud or wind-crusted berms it can chop into mincemeat. Taking it off trail is the best way to get the QST 99’s tips to settle down.

While hefty lads and hard chargers might crave more metal than the dollop Salomon places underfoot, skiers with a slightly more mellow attitude will appreciate how maneuverable the QST 99 is for a ski in this category.

QST Lux 92

Made from the same recipe as the unisex QST 92, the women’s QST Lux 92 aims to hit a price point and performance level that match the needs of the intermediate skier looking to upgrade her antiquated gear. While the QST 92 is intended to serve as a one-ski quiver,...

QST 92

Two modifiers keep coming to mind as we ponder the predominant traits of Salomon’s new QST 92: lightweight and value. At a most probable price of $499, the QST 92 delivers confidence and a measure of competence to eternal intermediates and early-stage advanced skiers who want to break the bonds of boring groomed trails and tackle off-trail terrain. That’s it’s as light as a salad for lunch makes it all the easier to toss around in tight quarters like trees and chutes.

QST 85

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...

Blend

[The test results and review for the Blend are a blend of 2016 & 2017 feedback; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] At Realskiers we don’t normally report on Pipe & Park models. Suffice it to say, there are more credible sources on the subject. But as its...