New 2024 Salomon QST Blank Skis, size: 186

When the Salomon QST Blank Skis hit the deck a season and a half ago, the buzz over how good they were was immediate, and meant the ski was really hard to find for some time. That's no longer the case, but the ski remains at the top of the heap for freeride skiers with a thing for the best riding on the mountain, meaning the Blank can tame anything you put it up to and then some. Hip deep, formidable mank, crusty tracked up leftovers, you name it - the Blank is your tool. Athlete-inspired, skier tested: meet the award-winning QST Blank. This 112mm-waisted ski is as at home skipping through powder fields as it is ripping high alpine terrain. A progressive profile and shape gives the ski a playful vibe – letting you conquer a variety of terrain, while C/FX carbon and cork add stability so you can charge like Stan Rey. CORE - Full Poplar Woodcore: A full Woodcore construction maximizes liveliness, stability and ski-to-snow contact while filtering vibrations. REINFORCEMENT - C/FX: C/FX is a fiber layer consisting of Carbon and Flax woven together. It combines the strength, stability, minimal weight of carbon with the increased level of dampening of the flax. TECHNOLOGIES: Double Sidewalls SHAPE PROFILE: Freeride Profile CONSTRUCTION - Full Sandwich Sidewalls: Full Sandwich Sidewalls guarantees stability and precision, it enhances performance by providing good edge grip and smooth ski-to-snow contact. REINFORCEMENT - Ti Binding Reinforcement: A titanal insert edge-to-edge underfoot, running throughout the ski, for maximal power and increased hard snow edging. TECHNOLOGIES - Cork Damplifier: Cork is three times more absorbing than Koroyd. Using it in the tip of the ski enables a high level of vibration absorption and dampening with even less weight.