The 2025 Salomon QST Lumen 98 is a supremely versatile, energetic, and playful women’s ski designed to take skiers anywhere and everywhere they want to go. Built with a clever combination of wood, carbon, flax, and cork, the QST Lumen blends all the characteristics you’d want in an all-mountain ski: grip and power on firm snow, and playfulness and maneuverability for soft snow and powder. This ski truly defines “Quiver of One”.

Why we like it:

The Lumen’s versatility is hard to beat, and this ski packs a ton of performance into an intuitive ski that’s friendly for a broad range of skier abilities.

Who it's for:

Advanced and expert skiers who want one ski to do it all will love the QST Lumen’s versatility. Intermediate skiers looking for a ski to grow with them as they expand their skills into the bumps, trees, and powder will appreciate the friendly feel and high performance threshold of the Lumen.

Highlights:

Salomon sets the stage for versatility by starting with a full Poplar wood core in the QST Lumen, which brings stability liveliness to the ski. A woven layer of Carbon and Flax is added to that, giving the ski strength and torsional stability without the weight penalty of traditional metal applications, which translates into impressive grip on firm snow. Finally, a layer of cork is added to the tip to mitigate vibrations and smooth out any tip chatter that may occur at speed. A generous rocker profile and tons of taper in both the tip and tail give the Lumen the maneuverability to tackle more technical terrain such as bumps and trees with confidence and ease.

Things to consider:

The QST Lumen 98 is an impressively strong and versatile ski that can do it all, but if you’re not a skier who wants to explore everything the resort has to offer, you may find there are better options that are more tailored to one particular type or style of skiing.

Fit & sizing considerations:

These ski true to size or on the short side, as they have quite a bit of taper and rocker. Size up for stability at speed or for skiing deeper snow; size down for maximum maneuverability in tight or technical terrain.