Salomon’s QST series, of which the Salomon QST Stella 106 2020 is the Queen, was revamped for 2020 and is the ultimate in freeride royalty. The guts of the ski feature lightweight poplar wood, titanium, a flax laminate underfoot and tip-to-tail carbon fiber basalt, that add up to a powerful punch without extra weight. Salomon also incorporated cork in the tip and tail to really dampen out the ride and boost stability even further. If you want to charge, then Stella has your back.

FREESKIER tester thoughts: “After riding these sticks downhill, all my skepticism with the weight on the up fizzled away into the beautiful field of corn we harvested.”

“For how well they skied, I wouldn’t want anything changed.”

Explore the 2020 FREESKIER Buyer’s Guide