One of the wider skis in the all-mountain category, the Q-90 Lux is a great all-rounder – there’s really nothing it’s bad at – and takes up where the massively popular but now discontinued Lord left off.

Great for :

Pretty good at just about everything

Not so great for :

We’re struggling to come up with something bad to say about it.

Target ability level :

After last season’s divergence with the double-rocker Rocker² 90s, Salomon have back-tracked a bit with their all mountain range. The Q-90 is more like a descendant of the Lord, featuring tip-only rocker to combine flotation in soft snow with better tail grip on harder snow and ice. The result is an all-mountain ski that rather than just being “okay” everywhere is actually pretty good whatever you want it to do.

The Honeycomb tip is light and manoeuvrable while the full wood core, as well as being light, reduces vibrations from variable terrain or hard piste and ensures a smooth ride and strong ski-snow contact.

Utility Rocker combines a gradual tip-only rocker section for plenty of flotation with traditional camber in the rest of the ski ensuring a long effective edge and strong rebound for hard snow performance.