Salomon QST 106 Review | 2026 Forecast Ski Test @ Red Mountain Resort

SALOMON QST 106
Category: Freeride
Gender: Unisex
Ability: Intermediate / Advanced
Lengths: 157, 165, 173, 181, 189
Length Tested: 181
Dimensions: 138/106/125
Turn Radius: 18.5m
Weight (Per Ski): 1,800g
Construction: Basalt & Fibreglass Fibres / Cork Damplifier
Core: Full Poplar Woodcore
MSRP: $900
More Info: salomon.com

There’s two words that summarize the redesigned Salomon QST 106 when those two skis are under your two boots. Daily. Driver. As a fairly critical powder snob, I don’t have a set of skis in my quiver under 108-millimetres underfoot… and those are my rock skis. But the QST completely changed the game for me and won all facets a ski test can have. The wide shovel allowed me to float through 25-centimetres of snow and dig in for face shots. Its stiff tail gave me no chatter in the chop. And the sturdy underfoot acted like a 98-millimetre ski when conditions were icy and things got dicey. This ski railed groomers, ate up the chunder, darted through trees en route to open chutes, and floated on that sweet pow-pow to keep me on the mow-mow from bell-to-bell on days that might typically be a late start or early finish. For east coasters, it may not be your do-it-all ski, but if you’re a west coast freeride skier who sees every type of condition nature throws at you, I dare you to try this ski and not fall in love. —Jack Lesnik

About This Reviewer

Name: Jack Lesnik
Age: 35 / Height: 5'11” / Weight: 175 lbs
Occupation: Manager, Province of British Columbia
Years Skiing: 33
Preferred Ski: 180-188cm Length / 106-122mm Width
Location: Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C.
Favourite Place To Ski @ Red: North Face of Granite Mountain