Talk about punching over your weight: the Cira isn’t even in the running for the most decked-out dame in her own clan of Salomon carvers, let alone a favorite to emerge as a top model in its class. But the Cira continues in the tradition of the Lava, its precursor in...
The Q-85 carries the freeride-flavored Quest line as far down the line as it’s likely to go. The Q-85 can’t compete with souped up Frontside skis on groomed runs, but it should be in its element in about a foot of fresh on a 30-degree pitch with a few trees sprinkled...
Don’t let the Salomon X-Drive 8.3’s higher number or steeper suggested retail lull you into the assumption that it’s somehow intended to look down on the X-Drive 8.0. It’s rather the opposite. The head-fake on the MSRP is due to the 8.3’s automatic mating with a...
For most of Salomon’s relatively brief lifespan as a ski maker their line has been noted for being light and agile. They got away from this platform when they created the meaty Enduro family of Frontside skis, a deviation they corrected with the debut of the X-Drive...
As is often the case with ski equipment that includes the word “Pro” in its name, the X-Pro SW likely will not become a favorite of actual professionals. Nevertheless, the Pro should appeal to nascent technical students, and their teachers, in environments where...
