Dynastar Legend 8000 (2008)

Demo’d them this week.  Great carver, busts the crud like a bulldozer, but absolutely STINKS in the deep stuff. 

They sank like the Edmond Fitzgerald and no matter how far you lean back on them, they just won’t float.  The also develop the turning radius of the Queen Mary in over 6” of snow.

I took two runs through the trees at Park City in 12” of fresh snow, and I skied them right back to the demo hut and left with a pair of Fischer Watea 84’s to ski happily ever after.

I have the 2006 model, love them.

They love to go fast and carve beautifully.  You can go from edge to edge quickly, and really get over on the edges.

Very stable!

I demo’d 4 different skis in the Alps last month. “Hands Down” the 2008 Legend 8000 were the best all-around ski. I came home and immediately bought a pair. I’ve taken them everywhere on and off piste; powder (wonderful), pack and ice…no problems. If you’re better than average, you’ll really appreciate the ride.

I recently purchased the Dynastar Legend 8000 and skied them in New York (Holiday Valley) and Colorado (Winter Park). The conditions ranged from 6’’ of fresh powder to hard pack, including icy patches, wet snow, groomed and deep packed powder. I skied a variety of terrain including groomed steeps, moguls, trees , bowls and even hit some jumps in the park. The Legend 8000s performed masterly. A fast charging, super stable ski for the groomed slope, which allows you to easily carve up the mountain. In the fresh powder they have great floatation and allowed you to relax. Generally, they have a large turning radius, which allows you to charge down the mountain in any conditions. Small turns are still possible with a little more input. The handle great in all conditions and are very capable in the park with their 79 mm waist for easy landings, slightly curved tails for easy take offs and its freeride/backountry patrilineage allows it to absorb much of the shock out of hard landings. I strongly recommend this ski to almost anyone, but if you previously skied anything below a 74mm waist you will defently need 4 - 5 full ski days to get used to this much bigger ski. But the transition was painless. Hint: The faster you go the easier it is to transition.

I demo’d this ski in Chamonix along with a range of others. Its was the pick of the bunch for the right conditions i.e. groomed / in-bounds. Very stable a quick edge to edge. If you want to charge hard there are other skis available that will hold a better edge, but if your not pushing it too the limit its a good ski for most. Off piste it plain sucks. For those that think otherwise its time to test some new skis!

I’ve had a pair for a couple of years now. I bought them because I wanted an all round ski - off piste, on piste, parks - that has more strength than a twin tip. And they are great. They don’t handle anything in particular extremely well, but they handle everything very well. I will buy a different pair for high speed carving, but no ski that can handle powder will handle that.

I mostly ski free-ride - powder, bumps, drops, jumps - and these skis handle all those conditions very well.

If I had any qualms I’d say they could do with a bit more side cut.

And are standing in my living room; screaming for action. Keep you posted.

Best,

Anton

Skied them in deep powder in Gerlosstain and in Zell am Ziller, great skis for powder, tips are curved upwards for easier floatation. Of course powder snow is not meant for carving technique, as some people here seem to have tried and got disappointed. I like them as a changeover from long GS skis, as they simply fly.

I ski the resorts between Vail and Eldora, CO. I demoed ~20 pairs in 2008 and bought these (for front side and bumps) and Volkl Mantras (for powder and off-trail). A strong, damp ski but still easy to handle, great tip and tail shape that slip nicely through terrain variations. Tip and tail are also softer, but the vertical-sidewall middle holds like glue. I think they’re a great, versatile ski.

much faster turning and edge control than the Recon’s I skiied the day before.  Recon’s were on more powder, but the Dynastar’s held an edge easier, transitioned much faster, and communicated much better.  They virtually ignored crud.  I ski level III ~5 day per year.  Wondering about the powder performance- wasn’t in much with them.

There are better frontside skis (my old Volkl P30s), better backside skis (the Volkl Mantra), but this is one ski that made me happy all day, all over the mountain. The big surprise was on the groomers—they hold a line and pop out of turns like GS ski. One niggle—they could get a little hooky on me.