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Salomon QST 100 vs Völkl V-WERKS 100

The QST 100 and the V-WERKS 100 compared. They share 100 mm underfoot. The QST 100 is 200 g lighter at the default length (1,780 vs 1,980 g). Turn radii are 16.5 m and 17 m.

Salomon QST 100 — topsheet
QST 100
$700 MSRP 7 lengths · 148, 156, 164, 172, 173, 180, 188 cm
Völkl V-WERKS 100 — topsheet
V-WERKS 100
$2,650 MSRP 3 lengths · 170, 179, 186 cm

Where each ski sits across every ski we carry

QST 100
V-WERKS 100
Waist
100 mm
100 mm
Narrower · firmer-snowWider · powder
Weight
1,780 g
1,980 g
Lighter · playfulHeavier · damp & planted
Tip taper
33 mm
40 mm
Straighter · grippyMore taper · loose
Turn radius
16.5 m
17.0 * m
Shorter · quickLonger · stable
* A flagged radius is the underfoot figure from a multi-radius sidecut, measured differently than a single full-length radius — the positions are not strictly comparable.

Head to head, by character

Each ski's own read, side by side — the same three things that define how it skis.
Turn & shape
A 16.5-meter radius sits in the all-purpose range — turn shapes that shorten up or open out without committing to either; a moderate tip taper keeps turn entry easy while the shovel still engages.
A three-radius sidecut blends a shorter radius at the tip and tail with a longer one underfoot, so turn shape changes with how hard the ski is driven — tighter entry, longer and steadier through the arc.
Stability & dampness
Built without metal on a poplar wood core, it's lighter and livelier underfoot — easy to release from a turn and quick edge to edge. At 1,780 g it stays light and maneuverable.
Built without metal on a lightweight multilayer wood core, it's lighter and livelier underfoot — easy to release from a turn and quick edge to edge. At 1,980 g it stays light and maneuverable.
Float & width
At 100 mm it leans toward soft-snow float while keeping enough edge to hold when it firms up. Rocker at tip and tail lets it smear and release easily, while the camber underfoot keeps an edge.
At 100 mm it leans toward soft-snow float while keeping enough edge to hold when it firms up. Rocker at tip and tail lets it smear and release easily, while the camber underfoot keeps an edge.

Full spec comparison

SpecQST 100V-WERKS 100
Waist 100 mm 100 mm
Sidecut 133·100·121 mm 140·100·122 mm
Weight @ default 1,780 g 1,980 g
Weight range 1,780 g 1,980 g
Turn radius 16.5 m full-length 17.0 m underfoot · multi-radius
Metal None None
Core Poplar wood core Multilayer woodcore light
Lengths 148–188 cm 170–186 cm
MSRP $700 $2,650

* The two skis may measure turn radius differently. A multi-radius sidecut publishes a separate radius per section; the figure shown is the underfoot radius, which reads tighter than the ski's real all-mountain turn shape. We show each as published rather than forcing a false match.