Salomon QST ECHO 106 Alpine Touring Skis

Picking the correct ski size?

There is no one size for one height and weight. The general rule is to pick a ski that is going to land somewhere between your chin and the top of your head. Within your size range there are multiple reasons to choose a shorter or longer ski.

Reasons for Shorter Ski’s, closer to your chin:

• beginner or intermediate skier
• Your weight is lighter than average for your height
• You like to make short, quick turns

Reasons to size your skis longer, closer to the top of your head:

• skiing fast and aggressively
• You weigh more than average for your height
• The majority of your skiing off the trail
• Skis have significant rocker in the tip

A shorter ski will be easier to turn yet not as stable as a longer ski. A carving ski with a skinnier waist and a smaller turn radius can be skied at a shorter length than an all mountain or a freeride ski with larger, longer turn radius and fatter waist width.

Woodcore is a mix between poplar and karuba. Karuba offers lightweight and inertia.

Full Sandwich Sidewalls guarantees stability and precision, it enhances performance by providing good edge grip and smooth ski-to-snow contact.

A titanal insert edge-to-edge underfoot, running throughout the ski, for maximal power and increased hard snow edging.

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.