I've skied heavy skis that plow through crud like nothing but handle like a Lincoln town car in the tight stuff; and I've ridden light skis that handle like a Ferrari but inspire little confidence at speed. I don't know how Salomon did it but they made a ski that is both light and playful while still being super chargey, it also helps that this is sickest topsheet Salomon has ever done... I mean just look at it!
Let's be honest with ourselves folks, most powder days we get to ski aren't going to be untracked, blower face shots all day long. Inevitably, the best snow gets skied off, and you're left with a little bit more chop on your slopes. Well kids, let me tell you about the QST Blank, a ski that I'm comfortable grabbing if there's even an inch or two of fresh stuff. At 112 underfoot, the Blank feels light and surfy in the super deep stuff, but get it in some chop and it crushes through it like it has two sheets of metal in its core (plot twist: it does not). I've skied this ski on an icy groomer day at Loveland, and in a foot of powder lapping the tram at Jackson Hole. It's wonderfully versatile and I rarely grab much else in my quiver. Don't think, just buy it.