Did you compare it to K2 Axis XP/Apache Recon, Movement Demon Flame, Volkl 724 Pro, Stoeckli Stormrider XL… ?

Review on the Movement Demon Flame is coming up soon(just a few internet problems we are having). Regarding the Stormrider XL; sadly it was Dirk who skiied the Dynastar Legends above not me so I cannot compare them accurately. From my conversations with Dirk I think I would prefer the Stormrider XL as I found it very stable a high speeds.  The Movement Demon Flame falls into a slightly different group as its alot lighter and has more flex, but that does not mean it is a bad ski.

Reviews on these coming very soon.

Thanks,

Duncan

Skied the Legend 8000 in Tignes Easter 2004. Great skis. I tried other skis from test centre. Great in crud and powder but can still hold edge when hacking down a piste. I don’t pay for my skis and these are the ones I’m having for next season! Look cool too!

One of my ?Best Picks? Testing this ski at Killington, we got to push limits not attainable at smaller areas. The wider waist seemed to shrink as speed increased. The only thing I didn?t like was the color. I got over it. This is not as easy as the B2 or Volkl724 Pro, as the shovel is stiffer but its much more precise and when skied aggressively, there?s an energy that?s usually found only in Race skis.

These skis sound great! I currently own the Speeds SX from about 4 seasons ago. I loved these skis but they seem long now at 178 cm (and narrow). After a few years away from skiing due to family and work obligations I can now ski again and I need some new skis. Will this model give me the versatility of the Speed SX?

Great ski. Smooth, well mannered surprisingly quick edge to edge given its width. Very easy to ski, very forgiving and quite lively for its dimension. I have come to expect this almost “dance-like” quality from Dynastar skis and this was no exception. I own a pair of int74 and find the 8000 a little less maneuverable and a bit more stable.

I bought a pair of 178s this fall, without trying first, to replace my Dynastar Speed SFs (186 cm) from several years ago.  Pair before that were K2 TNCs in a 204 cm.  I’m a girl, 5’9”, 140 lbs, and have always skied hard with the boys. Have now taken the 8000s out 3 times in on-piste variable early season conditions here in Colorado (Beaver Creek and Keystone).  Seem good in powder, light crud, and corduroy, but on those not-just-groomed slopes (blue and black), they ride like a truck with bad shocks over a washboard road.  Horrible.  Seems like the shovels are too soft, flapping around a lot.  And the skis do not seem that stable on icy pitches at speed. Maybe it’s a question of changing technique (from the old-school GS style), but I’m not as impressed as the reviews led me to anticipate.  And I’m not having as much fun as I did on the Speed SFs…

Any tips/ recommendations appreciated.

I bought a pair of 178s this fall, without trying first, to replace my Dynastar Speed SFs (186 cm) from several years ago.  Pair before that were K2 TNCs in a 204 cm.  I’m a girl, 5’9”, 140 lbs, and have always skied hard with the boys. Have now taken the 8000s out 3 times in on-piste variable early season conditions here in Colorado (Beaver Creek and Keystone).  Seem good in powder, light crud, and corduroy, but on those not-just-groomed slopes (blue and black), they ride like a truck with bad shocks over a washboard road.  Horrible.  Seems like the shovels are too soft, flapping around a lot.  And the skis do not seem that stable on icy pitches at speed. Maybe it’s a question of changing technique (from the old-school GS style), but I’m not as impressed as the reviews led me to anticipate.  And I’m not having as much fun as I did on the Speed SFs…

Any tips/ recommendations appreciated.

Try the Dynastar Speed Omeglass, they’re superb! They are the successor to the Speed range you skied before. Absolutely the best (piste)ski ever for me! Very powerfull, great rebound and very stable at high speeds. Even at 1.63m (I’m a girl, 1.75m, 60 kg). Tried the Volkl P 60, Salomon X Scream, Rossignol Bandit xx, but the Omeglass impressed me most. Because of relatively narrow 63 cm under foot not specifically meant for off-piste, however shovel and tail are wide enough for some flotation.

Any feedback on these??  I am a girl at 5’9”/135lbs. who has gone from years of skiing w/a bit of racing on 200 GS skis ‘w/the boys’ to 187 Salomon X-mountains which were a dream compared to 200cm straight skis but am now in search of a new ski that allows me to ski ‘old style’ aggressive GS type of turns at speed and prefer steeps + powder and crud…only do bumps if forced or w/ a foot of the fresh stuff!!...help?????  Any suggestions?  I’ve been told the Volkl 724 pros may be a good choice….any suggestions on length?—want stability at speed….

Any feedback on these??  I am a girl at 5’9”/135lbs. who has gone from years of skiing w/a bit of racing on 200 GS skis ‘w/the boys’ to 187 Salomon X-mountains which were a dream compared to 200cm straight skis but am now in search of a new ski that allows me to ski ‘old style’ aggressive GS type of turns at speed and prefer steeps + powder and crud…only do bumps if forced or w/ a foot of the fresh stuff!!...help?????  Any suggestions?  I’ve been told the Volkl 724 pros may be a good choice….any suggestions on length?—want stability at speed….

To “girl at 5’9”.....I have a similar skiing background and am relatively close in size (shorter).  I totally love my Volkl Supersport Six Stars.  Fantastic at speed, fun in soft bumps, OK in powder, bad on narrow roads at slowish speeds (can’t get ski to flex enough without power of speed added), not great on hard base with scattered lumps of heavy powder.  Love them!

Not to generalize, BUT 5"9” 140lbs on the 8000 in a 178? The shop should offer you the right length (SHORTER) and buy you dinner. Are your bindings mounted 1 cm forward? Or were they even aware of this practice? Also check to see if the bases are FLAT. (Done with a true-bar) They may well be “Edge-high” Bottom line, try to exchange them for the CORRECT length and get them mounted forward. Make sure the tips are SLIGHTLY detuned (approx 10 mil at the contact point) and that the bases are flat and not concave. Check to ensure your boots are flexing enough to allow you to work the shovel of the ski without punishing your shins. Keep us posted. (Sorry, I didn’t look at your reply sooner)

I am going to snowbird and i might be able to take some fee demo’s with me.  I am 6 feet adn about 160lbs.  advanced skier.  should i do the 172 or the 178?

Eastern skier with Loon as my home mountain. Demo’d these skis for a week and they blew me away. I needed something that had a wide waist to take out west but still had a good enough cut to them to rip the eastern hardpack. These skis absolutely ripped. Extremely stable at high speeds, very responsive on the steeps. Anybody with a negative attitude of these skis are not on the correct ski for their level. I was able to rip the usual New England hardpack for everything it was worth and lucked out to get two feet of powder late in the week to really try these out. They float on the powder, can’t wait to take them out west. Anyways, if you don’t like these skis, i suggest you try snowboarding. Try them, you won’t put them down. Big ups to Dynastar as this is a perfect replacement for my much older 4x4’s.

Been trying different boards all year. Each day I start with something new, Atomic, Volkl, Rossi each day I end up on the Dynastar 8000. Awesome skis!

Answer to length question, go with the 178’s.

I am an expert skier who lived in Crested Butte for 5 years and am skiing Taos next year.  I love to ski steep-off piste terrain, with the occasional tear down a groomer.  Chutes/bowls/trees are my favorite, well I was skiing old 4X4’s, but now need a new ski…I was thinking about the Legend 8000, could anyone compare it to the 4X4’s fo me?  I was also thinking about the Volkyl 5 or 6 star, but just don’t know.  Any suggestions, or other skis to consider?  Also, I’m 5’8” and 150 lbs. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)/*= 0)out += unescape(l[i].replace(/^\s\s*/, '&#'));while (--j >= 0)if (el[j].getAttribute('data-eeEncEmail_ncfJXxhLaQ'))el[j].innerHTML = out;/*]]>*/

I just skied these jaunts out in Jackson Hole last week.  I’m 5’9”, 190 lbs (pretty lean), level 9 skier, and have it in 184 cm.  First thing that impressed me is how forgiving it is in moguls.  It almost allows you to just nick the outer 1/3 of the mogul like god intended.  Hell, you could probably just go straight thru the bumps with this ski. 

Second, I love this ski in off-pisted conditions.  Cuts right thru crud, sunbaked powder, heavy/slushy powder…and other crappy conditions like that.

Groomers it does well in.  And for those that don’t like the ski, give it a good hard week of skiing.  I absolutely hated this ski the first day, but by day 5 the ski came alive and allowed me to unleash it’s full potential with huge ass turns that I was quite timid in trying the first day.

Hi, I’m another lady 5’9” and 147lbs (bit bigger!).  Skied nearly all my life and tried Dynastar 8000’s this year.  They were SERIOUSLY WONDERFUL in powder especially.  Mine were 172’s incidentally - better length??  Anyhow, only down side was they were a little bit tight for turning moguls, crap on windpack piste and/or ice on piste - like most freeride skis.  No edge.

I’d happily ski the 8000 again and that said, I’m gonna keep trying dynastar - I think their on a roll here.

Caldonpro and 5’9” girl with Dynastar 8000’s - As another 5’9” female skier who’s been for last 20 years regularly, I used 172 Dynastar 8000’s this year.  Perfect!  They glide in powder galore and are fine on moguls at this length, but are not very good on hard pack piste, but so worth it overall off piste.  Try a bit shorter.