The 2027 DPS Lotus 112 with Salomon Strive 14 GW Bindings brings one of modern skiing's most iconic powder shapes back under a refreshed name, evolving the long-running yellow platform with a new tip shape, flex profile, and full carbon construction. It is a wide, rockered, deeply tapered powder ski with a short turn radius for its size. We paired the Lotus 112 with the Strive 14 because of this binding’s well known reputation for safety, reliability, and ease of use. Featuring an LDN toe piece that optimizes contact and response, these bindings integrate seamlessly with boots and skis, allowing for a natural flex and balanced stance, making them the perfect choice to pair with this ski.

Why we like it:

The yellow topsheet alone earns its keep for anyone who has been around skiing a while, one of the most recognizable shapes on snow, brought up to date without losing its soul. The short radius and deep tip rocker let it pivot and slash with an easy, surfy feel that wider, longer-radius skis cannot touch.

Who it's for:

Advanced and expert powder skiers who prize the feel of a true deep-snow tool over all-mountain versatility. It is ideal for those in deep-snow regions who want a dedicated soft-snow ski reserved for storm days.

Highlights:

The Lotus build is quite straightforward, with a poplar wood core wrapped top and bottom in high-modulus full carbon laminate with no metal anywhere. That keeps the ski lively and easy to throw around in three dimensions of soft snow, never dead or planted the way heavier powder skis can feel. The tip is deeply tapered with long rocker for instant float, while the tail runs a touch flatter and stiffer to give you something to push against coming out of a turn. A 112 mm waist and a short radius for the width hand it a slashy, surfy personality that is hard to find on a ski this big. Rockwell 48 steel edges and a World Cup Race Base finished with factory Phantom Glide round things off, which matters most on tracked-out, late-day laps when every bit of speed counts. At the core is the three-part heel, which delivers the secure boot retention the Strive line is known for while keeping weight reasonable. Salomon's elastic travel keeps the binding planted through chatter and cut-up snow, so it does not get knocked offline easily. The LDN toe spreads lateral input across an extra-wide pedal for crisp edge-to-edge power transfer, and a sliding toe pedal lets the ski bend underfoot for a more natural flex. The whole assembly rides on a low-profile chassis that drops the stance and centers the skier over the ski. It accepts both standard alpine and GripWalk boot soles, and the binding is TUV certified.

Things to consider:

The 112 is a soft-snow specialist, full stop. The big rocker and tapered shape leave it uninspiring on firm snow, and with no metal underfoot it is not the ski for driving hard through chop at speed.

Fit & sizing considerations:

Deep rocker makes the 112 ski shorter than its number suggests, so most skiers should go a size up from their usual all-mountain length, especially when float is the priority.