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14.4

Dynastar Legend 88 review 2019

PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments

The testers were impressed by the Legend 88's qualities but were disappointed that the bindings were center-mounted.

The ski has numerous qualities: Accessibility, ease in turn initiation, and ease in pivoting.

However, the central mounting of the binding made it impossible to add forward pressure when turning aggressively. The longer tail also impeded pivoting in variable and heavy snow.

We tried mounting the bindings 4 cm farther back and this improved the ski's performance.

The Legend 88 is a very good ski that we recommend for intermediate to advanced skiers. It is probably worth trying to mount the bindings a bit farther back than the central mounting point recommended by the manufacturer.

Review: Pros

  • Good overall performance
  • An easy fun ski for cruising
  • Performs well off-piste (apart from our comments below)

Review: Cons

  • You need to be well-centered
  • Long tail due to center-mounting of the bindings, which makes skiing in chopped-up snow and even in powder more difficult

The ski review scores

Turn initiation
☆☆☆☆☆
15.5
Stability
☆☆☆☆☆
13.7
Stability/turning performance
☆☆☆☆☆
13.0
Grip
☆☆☆☆☆
13.7
Short turn performance
☆☆☆☆☆
15.8
Long turn performance
☆☆☆☆☆
14.2
Skid turn performance
☆☆☆☆☆
15.0
Handleability
☆☆☆☆☆
16.3
Comfort
☆☆☆☆☆
14.8
Snow contact
☆☆☆☆☆
15.8
Soft snow fluidity
☆☆☆☆☆
16.3
Freeride - Flotation quality
☆☆☆☆☆
12.3
Handling in powder
☆☆☆☆☆
14.2
Performance on hard snow
☆☆☆☆☆
13.2
Freeride - Performance on hard snow
☆☆☆☆☆
13.7
Any ground comfort
☆☆☆☆☆
13.7

Who's it for?

Intermediate → Good+

Manufacturer's remarks

Legendary DNA. A pure free all-mountain ski, with all of the Dynastar genes, from the most all mountain-oriented to the most alpine. Sandwich construction and a Poplar + Titanal core provide phenomenal grip on the hardest groomed trails; new Powerdrive technology ensures unbeatable consistency no matter what the snow. Good pilot needed.

Features of the Legend 88

Brand : Dynastar
Model : Legend 88
Year : 2019
Family : All-Mountain front
Size tested : 180 cm
Tip size : 109 mm
Waist size : 88 mm
Tail size : 125 mm
Radius for the size reviewed : 18 m
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Dynastar x88 reviews

Did you guys have a jibber mount your skis for you?, funny how 90% of other tests have a much higher ratings for this ski than your tests and none have complained about mounting positions of the bindings...

Yo Mama
le 17/03/2019 à 16:29:39

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Reviewed by PROSKILAB™

in La Clusaz, France, March 2018