THE
QST ECHO 106 2025
You asked Salomon and they have answered: a touring-specific evolution of the iconic QST line. The QST Echo 106 combines a karuba/poplar core, superlight basalt fibers, and cork damplifier, for a light-weight, lively, go-anywhere backcountry ski. The 106mm waist rallies in all conditions.
SKIER LEVEL
Advanced
TYPE OF SNOW
Chopped up/Crud
Powder
AWARDS
Tester's choice - SKIEUR
Editors' choice - Backcountry magazine
Tester's choice - SKI TALK
SHAPE & PROFILE
Tail Rocker Profile : 17% / Tip Rocker Profile : 25%
Freeride profile
The skis' medium camber delivers good grip on hard-packed snow, while a progressive, long rocker in the tip and tail facilitates floating above soft snow.
TURNING RADIUS
Medium turn The imaginary circle created by the ski's sidecut (radius) is between 15 m and 20 m.
FEATURES & FABRICS
- CONSTRUCTION: Recycled Double Sidewalls
- CORE - Karuba / Poplar Full Woodcore: Woodcore is a mix between poplar and karuba. Karuba offers lightweight and inertia.
- REINFORCEMENT: Basalt Superlight Fibers
- SHAPE PROFILE: Freeride Profile
- CONSTRUCTION - Full Sandwich Sidewalls: Full Sandwich Sidewalls guarantees stability and precision, it enhances performance by providing good edge grip and smooth ski-to-snow contact.
- REINFORCEMENT - Ti Binding Reinforcement: A titanal insert edge-to-edge underfoot, running throughout the ski, for maximal power and increased hard snow edging.
- TECHNOLOGIES: Double Sidewalls
- TECHNOLOGIES - Cork Damplifier: Cork is three times more absorbing than Koroyd. Using it in the tip of the ski enables a high level of vibration absorption and dampening with even less weight.
WARRANTY
2 Years
SIZE CHART
Size (cm) | 157 | 165 | 173 | 181 | 189 |
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Tip Width (mm) | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 |
Waist Width (mm) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
Tail Width (mm) | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 |
Turning Radius (m) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Indiv. Ski Weight (g) | 1530 | 1610 | 1700 | 1760 | 1940 |