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As winter is winding down my local shop is selling salomon qst 99 in 188 at a very discounted price $250. I would be center mounting these and using them in the park as well as all mountain. I was wondering if anyone has experience using skis such as the qst in the park. is it worth while? help a brotha out
That is one of the worst skis you could center mount. Recommended mount is -9....and most people like it another centimeter or two back....so -10 to -11. It will ski horrendously at center.
Along with this...it is not made for park riding at all. Don't ski it in the park.
Just get an all mountain park ski on the low....you will be much happier
I've heard horror stories of the gimmicky light tips on salomon and rossi skis getting destroyed so i dont imagine they'd hold up well to park abuse. that being said, send it pussy, you won't
Aside from the sarcastic responses on this thread, it’s not a great idea. Skis are manufactured for a specific purpose. QST 99s (and the whole QST line) are all-mountain/freeride skis. They don’t have twin tips. The QST 118 has some heavy tail rocker for easy release and turn initiation, it is not a twin tip (even though people ski it like it is). The QST 99 has far less tail rocker, and the tail is not turned up like a traditional twin tip. The camber is also moved back quite far on the ski, hence the recommended mount of -9. If you move the bindings past the center of the camber, you will be fighting the ski to do what you want. Park skis usually aren’t too expensive anyway, grab a pair that are designed for park, you’ll have a much better time. Try not to just look at what’s cheapest, even though it’s tempting.