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Salomon Q BC Lab Skis - VIDEO REVIEW

  • 2015-03-06 10:38:57

    Salomon Q BC Lab SkisIt’s hard to talk about the Salomon Q BC Lab Skis without mentioning the Salomon Q98 Skis and the Salomon Q105 Skis which we’ve reviewed over the past few years. I say this because these skis all share similar features and attributes, with the Salomon Q BC Lab Skis being the much bigger brother to the other two. The Q BC’s have a full 9mm more underfoot over the Q105 skis and 16mm over the Q98 skis. All three have Utility Rocker, 5 Point Side Cut and Honeycomb & ABS tip and tails. Before we move onto the Salomon Q BC Lab Skis specifically lets start with a refresher on these innovative Salomon features.

    Read the full review of the Salomon Q BC Lab Skis here.

    Salomon Q BC Lab Skis

    Salomon Q BC Lab Skis


  • 2017-01-05 15:01:32

    I want to chat about the utility rocker. You guys mention great float in deep powder but I am just not experiencing the same thing. I expected a 114 underfoot board to float much better. Instead I find myself having to delicately balance on this fine line to keep the tips up. That balance point seems to be too far in the back seat for my liking, making them very unplayfull in the deep stuff. The skis are great otherwise. I end up using them for most of the backcountry season from tight trees to tight couliors. They definitely carve for a fat board and I even find them not to be so bad in resort bumps on softer days.