Quick verdict
Salomon's two-piece Steep Prime Vario S3 scores with high stability and a flathead and Phillips screwdriver stowed inside the shaft. When it comes to grip and strap comfort, it convinces above all riders with large hands.
Test strengths
- Stiffness: 18.29/20 points
- Grip comfort: 15.64/20 points
- Adjustability: 15/20 points
Relatively lower scores
- Weight score: 10/20 points
- Total points
- 61.07 / 100
- Weight
- 327 g
- RRP
- 180 €
- BACKLINE stars
Test year 2025 · Lenzerheide
Test verdict
Salomon's two-piece Steep Prime Vario S3 scores with high stability and a flathead and Phillips screwdriver stowed inside the shaft. When it comes to grip and strap comfort, it convinces above all riders with large hands.
Specifications
- Pole class
- Zweiteiler
- Test year
- 2025
- Model year
- 2026
- Lengths
- 95 – 135 cm
- Adjustable
- Yes
- Adjustment
- Drehhebel
- Packed length
- 95 cm
- Shaft material
- Carbon
- Strap
- Klemmsystem im Kopf
- Release system
- ja
- Weight (measured)
- 327 g
- Weight (manufacturer)
- 320 g
- RRP
- 180.00 €
- Euro per point
- 2.95 €
Detailed test scores
| Criterion | Points | Star | Packed size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiffness | 18.29 / 20 | ★ | — |
| Grip comfort | 15.64 / 20 | — | |
| Adjustability | 15.00 / 20 | — | |
| Basket | 12.14 / 20 | — | |
| Weight | 10.00 / 20 | — | |
| Total points | 61.07 / 100 | — | |
| Value for money | 2.95 € / point | — | |
| Packed size | — | 95 cm |
Bonus stars: ★ Extra safety
