Dynastar Legend Pro Rider Alpine Ski 08/09 Model - 2008

I have skied the Legend Pro since its inception and it has always been just an amazing ski. Now that they have widened the ski, it is an even better choice. It is definitely a race layup, and you need to be on your game - but if you are this ski delivers. You can ski fast in open bowls, and on groomers, but it also can be handled in tight trees. The 184 is all most skiers need, the 190 can become a handful. Great ski among a lot of great ski choices.

08/09 Legend Pros are softer in the tip and tail than previous versions but still have much beefyness under the boot. The turn radius is also smaller than that of their predecessors and the swing weight is reduced because the core is milled at the tip and tail. This is makes the Legends more accessible to the average advanced or expert skier but takes away from both their beefyness and stability at mach 10. Having skied 176's and flexed them and 184's in a shop, I can say that the 184's are marginally stiffer, but still nothing like the previous versions. In my opinion, the new Legend pros are a great all-mountain ski that turns and floats better than it's predecessor at the expense of high-speed stability and hardcore awesomeness.

I was lucky enought to pick up the 07/08 model on Tramdock. I bought these to replace the Volkl Mantra from the 05/06 season. I loved the Mantras, but wants something a little stiffer that would have less chatter at high speeds. These skis rip! It's like skiing on rails. Perfect all around ski with none of the BS. Unless you hit the east coast this is a great everyday ski. If you want a true powder ski, I would go bigger.

...if you like the old Legend Pros, these will be too soft for you - the "Neutered Pro" will not give you "unshakable stability" in the crud or anywhere else. Make no mistake: "full vertical sidewalls" is no "sandwich" - these boards look and feel capped. That said, if you slow down, these skis can be fun.

Bottom Line: The Dynastar Legend Pro Rider is bigger but softer this year. Are you ready for this ski? I'm not and suggest that you don't believe the hype.

These skis are not the old legend pro, got a pair of 184s and skied them 3 days, was all over the place, went back to my old pair that have probably close to 200 days on them and its night and day difference. This new model is way too soft. If you are buying this as a replacement for your old 186 pro riders, you will be greatly disappointed.

I have skied them probably 10 deep pow days at alta this year, and they do it all. You can stomp 30 footers so easy, they float like a mofo and they bust through crud better than anything and they do some sick GS turns. Like I said, best ski on the market. GET IT

By far the best pair of skis I own. Usually it takes some time to get a feeling for a new pair of skis, but I loved them the first run I skied on. They float great in powder and power through crud with amazing stability. I can ski fast over any type of snow without feeling the bumps and iced slush. They are a light ski so they don't weigh you down. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Tried out these skis in mixed conditions for the past couple days, from ice to wind crust, Boot top powder. They inspire a confidence underfoot that no other ski I have ever been on does. I'm 6 3 and 180. I skied the 184 and was honestly worried it would be too short. And while I'm sure I would appreciate the 190s on deep days, the 184s were excellent. Easy to throw around in the trees yet long stiff and stable enough for me to say "screw turning" and point them through the crud. I can't vouch for the difference in stiffness from last year's that others mention but these are great for me, still definitely one of the stiffest skis on the market. Like I mentioned above, they inspire confidence underfoot so you only have to worry about terrain in front of you. That's what these ski thingies are supposed to do, right?

I've been skiing a pair of 190 CM Volant Chubb's and while they are a great all mountain ski, excellent in powder, they got all skittery when I started to zoom on the steep groomers. The Chubb's were damaged when another skier whacked me last year at Deer Valley, so I had to get new one's. Then I found out that they don't make them anymore, so I was forced to find a replacement. I bought the Legend Pro Rider based on the recommendation of the Backcountry Gear Heads, my ability and due to it's similar size and shape to my Chubb's. I could not be any happier with my choice! I can go as fast as I want down those steep groomers again, with no high speed jitters. Oh man, I missed that! No more "scary" fast, just "fun, fun, fun" fast from now on. In 35 years of skiing, these are the best ski's I've ever used! Turns like a 190, but goes fast like a 210. What could be better than that?

I have been riding Dynastars legend series for years. Being old school myself, I like the traditional feel of them. I finally got to spend a day on the Pro riders with lot's of new snow. From everything from packed to deep, they transitioned smoothly between them all.

Well...it was an interesting test day for sure. 9 inches of wet snow on top of straight up crust which yielded for some interesting results. While I felt that this ski was overpowered kind of easily in most conditions, it plowed through
the tracked up wet snow like a friggin' plow. It might not make sense, but it did. Untracked pow deeper than its tip rise however made the Legend Pro Rider sink quite quickly because of its lower tip profile. Groomers treated it well, but not
fantastic because it took a bit of a lighter touch and a balance point that is further back on the ski than normal.

Who is it for: Skiers who are adept, yet have a lighter touch.

Who is it not for: Straight up powder skiers and people who hammer on their skis.

Speed: 2
Long Turns: 3
Short Turns: 3
Float: 2
Crud: 4
Groomed: 3

Overall: 2.83

I bought this as a backside ski that I could use occasionally on the front, but it is fast becoming my everyday ski. Skied in 12+ inches of powder yesterday beautifully, excellent float for the size. Although it is a beefier ski, it rides surprisingly light - while it is designed for speed and big turns, it is very nimble. Incredibly stable at speed as well as landing drops.

Coming over from primarily snowboarding, took a little to get used to but these things are awesome! No speed limit at all! The ski I have always wanted and now have.

I have been skiing some short boards for the past several years so I demoed some 185s . I wasn't really digging them for the first few runs because I was not really used to the length and weight compared to short skis, they got better after a few. They don't really lay down easy carves on regular groomers.
I was able to get them into some steeps and they handled well.
It wasn't till I swapped skis with my bud that I noticed the real difference these make in the crud. I can't compare them with the other Dynastar Models but these cut through very well. Took the same run twice on different skis and level of speed I was comfortable was much greater on these skis.
I wouldn't recommend these as an all mountain ski but they would work very well on steeps, in the powder, and railing through crud. I like to ski very fast and they performed well.

These ski might not be the best everywhere, but they are great everywhere. I would ski these any day without complaints.

this ski is NOT for the faint of heart. that being said, if you like race-like construction in a stiff-as-balls charging ski that can dominate just about anything your throw at it, this ski is a great choice. this ski does not excel at bumps nor deep blower pow with a 100mm waist, but just about anything else and this ski will give back everything you put into it and then some. a very fun ski!

My fiance has the previous year ski and really loves them for powder days in Utah. No complaints with the ski at all. He also has the dynastar 8000's thanks to backcountry, but he still grabs for the pro riders 8 days of 10!

These are pretty fun skis. They don't do very well in the crud but turn well and are a good all around ski. I really wish that they kept them stiffer.

176 this ski is the best ski ever have skiied dynastar for years. this ski is great on crud and un groomed runs it just blasts tru all thecrud and pushed up powder, normal skis when they hit a over skied run,you set your edge on the skied of stuff andthe pushed up powder , crud, and slop.,pushes you around these skies just blast ritethru . this ski is what you want instead of a board. i wish dynastar made a 176 xxl. this might have been the best ski ever. love the graphics, . thanks melisa@ guides hut

I have two pairs of last year's models,(94&86) and absolutely love them. It seems odd to me that not a lot of people ski Dynastar. These really are a race room ski with added girth. They are about the stiffest fat skis on the market. If you want edgehold on 50 degree hard pack or a ski that has no speed limit through any type of snow, convert over to a real ski company.