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?
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 |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2018