Ski Reviews

2023-2024 Salomon QST Blank, 179 cm

Reviewer Username: BenYYC

Reviewer Height: 5’11”

Reviewer Weight: 175 lbs

Reviewer Experience Level: Expert

DAYS USED: 1 days

TEST LOCATIONS: Crested Butte

TEST TERRAIN: Softer groomers | Softer moguls | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees

TEST CONDITIONS: Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow)

PERFORMANCE RATINGS

(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)

OVERALL IMPRESSION: 9/10

FORGIVENESS: 9/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 9/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 9/10

STABILITY: 8/10

SUSPENSION: 8/10

EDGE HOLD: 7/10

PLAYFULNESS: 8/10

SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (179 cm length tested)

THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain

THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Untracked powder (shallow) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow

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Very fun ski on the mountain. Crested Butte had about 1 inch overnight and this ski was a blast to ski off the north face t-bar. Surprisingly easy to get edge to edge given the 112 underfoot. I found it didn’t grip the groomers quite as well as my moment deathwish skis. I would buy this ski given my morning demo at the blister summit 2024.