Salomon Q 96 Lumen

Women's Freeride

Price: £400.00

Overall:
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Off piste short turns:
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Ease of use:

Ability Level	Lower Advanced Lower Expert Lower Intermediate Upper Advanced Upper Expert Upper Intermediate
Sidecut	128-95-114
Turn radius	18.4m (162cm)
Lengths	154, 162, 170
Construction	Full woodcore Utility rocker Honeycomb tip
Strengths	Really smooth ride, works well in bigger arcs
Weaknesses	Harder to make shorter turns

They say

The new Lumen is designed as a playful all mountain ski. It uses a full woodcore and uses a light honeycomb tip to make for easy turn initiation.

We say

The Lumen gives out a smooth ride and loves being ridden on the edge. For medium to large arcs it feels super comfortable and seems to just smooth out any difficult terrain. In powder it has very easy floating characteristics and the lightweight makes it really easy to adjust and change direction while moving through the arc. Whether it’s on the piste or out in the backcountry the Lumen feels like a great ski for easy cruising in big arcs. When moving into a tighter situation like couloirs or in the trees it feels a bit more restricted and is harder work to use in shorter turns.

Tester Comments

It has a smooth and elegant ride! Floats really well and is very light.

Good fun, easy to use in bigger turns, floats well in the powder.

Salomon Q 96 Lumen - 2015