Participants can be geographically dispersed and also individually connected. I would trade any of my current skis for a pair of Salomon Q-LAB sticks.Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online learning event that is delivered in a virtual environment. They are almost dangerous in that regard. The Salomon Q-LAB are confidence inspiring and actually turned me into a better skier.
They shred in the groomers and absolutely kill it in the chop. The Bad: You may draw angry, verbal assaults from ski patrol.įinal Word: Solomon has thrown down the gauntlet with these stiff, all-mountain skis. The Good: Very stiff, playful, quick turn initiation, confidence inspiring, fun, gorgeous top sheet design, huge sweet spot, easy to get on edge, light for such a burly, stiff ski. The Salomon Q-LAB have a nice-looking topsheet design, very important for topsheet gazing on long lift rides. The effect needs to be skied to be believed. So imagine the stiffness of race skis complete with a double layer of titanium, and add a honeycomb tip, rocker, tapered tail, and all-mountain dimensions to the stew. What the white coats at Salomon did in their laboratory is take the insides of the company’s super stiff LAB race skis, then re-designed them with lighter construction and freeride dimensions. So what’s the deal? Why did I fall in love with these skis? The secret lies between the sandwich construction. Utility Rocker on the Salomon Q-Lab undoubtedly make them shred on deep powder days as well. Skiing tight trees is no problemo as again, turn initiation is very quick – they like to make both wide, sweeping turns as much as tight, short turns. They have that “fun shape” but still remain burly. What did impress me is how playful the Q-Lab get on soft snow. Flotation seems to be on par with other rockered skis at 104mm underfoot. Powder: Although I haven’t skied these on a deep powder day, I did get to take them out with 4 inches of new snow over hard pack and sun crust. The Salomon Q-LAB have tapered tails that allow for quick and easy turn initiation. My perspective on line choice evolved after only one day on these babies. Actually, on most skis terrain features are something to make turns around, but with the Q-Lab, terrain features became something to ski over or through. They are very, very stiff and bulldoze over all terrain features without any flap or fear of losing control. (Photo: jared Hargrave – )Ĭhop: On tracked up runs with chop and bumps, the Salomon Q-LAB gobbled up everything in their path. A closer look at the tips and topsheet of the Salomon Q-LAB skis. I couldn’t help it… these skis are just monsters. In fact, I got yelled at by ski patrol above Corkscrew for going too fast. They are fast and directional, but even at speed, I could stop on a dime without much effort. On a warm-up run beneath Alta’s Collins chair, the Q-LAB were chomping at the bit to go go go. Turn initiation is immediate and the tails have a slarvy feeling from turn to turn without any hints of hookiness.
Groomers: From the first run, I knew I liked these skis.
Testing the new Salomon Q-LAB skis in the Erosion Gullies off the Supreme Lift at Alta. I have not tested the Q-LAB on a really deep storm day yet, but I eagerly await the chance. I’ve skied the 182cm length at Alta in many different conditions from hard pack, to groomers, and even some shallow powder. Wood S-Core (poplar and ash) with two titanium laminates.Utility Rocker (rockered tip and tail, traditional camber underfoot).I’ll get into the reasoning why below, but first, the details: Salomon Q-LAB skis on the snow for review at Alta. Well, the Q-105 has been dethroned, as my NEW favorite ski, the Salomon Q-LAB, is far and away the most fun and aggressive ski I’ve ever clicked into.
#Qlab review drivers#
Last year, I was over the moon for Salomon’s Q-105 skis. I found them to be awesome as daily drivers at Alta with enough float for powder days and carve-ability for groomers when it hasn’t snowed in a while.
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