To amplify your anticipation for the coming winter, we’re excited to present the 2025 Buyer’s Guide, which is complemented by our fourth annual ski test. Below you’ll find authentic and relatable first-person reviews on 27 pairs of skis that a selection of our brand partners opted to include in the test, which we once again held at Red Mountain Resort a snowball’s throw from Rossland, British Columbia. Like previous go-arounds, we enlisted a squad of everyday skiers with everyday jobs who (with the lone exception of our editor), like you, pay full pop for their gear, thus abolishing the risk of any potential impartiality towards any brand. And best of all, in lieu of a few days, we gave them well over a month to ski their hearts out on these skis, which provided them with the opportunity to test them in a diverse range of snow conditions and terrain. They then picked their favourites, and proceeded to share their well-informed and unbiased observations and feelings on the skis that worked best for them in both written and video form, the latter of which includes POV footage of the corresponding tester getting after it on snow and additional technical information on each ski. Learn more about them via their bios below each review, and if they sound and ski like you, then perhaps it will help you choose the right set of planks to make this winter the most fun yet. 

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THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS RALLYBIRD

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS RALL...

Call your lady shred posse! The Rossignol Blackops Rallybird is here to get the girls out and shred any big or pretty little line their hearts desire.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS RALL...

Call your lady shred posse! The Rossignol Blackops Rallybird is here to get the girls out and shred any big or pretty little line their hearts desire.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST BLANK

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST BLANK

If I were to describe the Salomon QST Blank in a word, it would be versatile.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST BLANK

If I were to describe the Salomon QST Blank in a word, it would be versatile.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST 98

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST 98

If I had to own only one ski, the Salomon QST 98 might just be it.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST 98

If I had to own only one ski, the Salomon QST 98 might just be it.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST STELLA 106

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST STELLA 106

The Salomon QST Stella 106 is a great ski to get your powder legs on, and will help take an intermediate skier to the next level.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SALOMON QST STELLA 106

The Salomon QST Stella 106 is a great ski to get your powder legs on, and will help take an intermediate skier to the next level.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE FREETOUR

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE FREETOUR

I would take this ski out on my biggest backcountry missions.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE FREETOUR

I would take this ski out on my biggest backcountry missions.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95

At first glance, the Scott Superguide 95 has an aura of conservativeness to it. But don’t be fooled by its cover, because it’s so much more.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95

At first glance, the Scott Superguide 95 has an aura of conservativeness to it. But don’t be fooled by its cover, because it’s so much more.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95 WOMEN’S

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95 WOM...

The Scott Superguide 95 Women’s could lay claim to the one-ski-quiver title.

THE PEOPLE'S SKI TEST - SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95 WOM...

The Scott Superguide 95 Women’s could lay claim to the one-ski-quiver title.

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Swany Legend Toaster Mitt

Swany Legend Toaster Mitt

Check out our product preview of Swany's Legend Toaster Mitt.

Swany Legend Toaster Mitt

Check out our product preview of Swany's Legend Toaster Mitt.