“Light, light, light like a feather,” said Steve Karczewski. “Take this playful, strong ski anywhere you dream,” noted Sam Taggart. Adrian Bouthot commented that these planks “hug the snow and provide a magic-carpet-like feel. Can and will pop at a moment’s notice and make slalom turns on a dime.” The widest of the QST series, the 118 is a true big-mountain powerhouse, with a fully rockered tip and tail to plow through variable snow conditions, a woven layer of carbon and flax that provides the strength of metal without sacrificing weight, a five-point sidecut for extra maneuverability and a Koroyd insert in the tip and tail for chatter reduction when you’re nuking.