THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST - 2024 DYNASTAR M-PRO 108

Dynastar M-Pro 108
Category: Freeride
Length Tested: 182
Lengths: 182, 192
Dimensions: 139/108/129
Radius: 20m @ 182
MSRP: $999.95
More Info: https://www.dynastar.com/product/mpro-108-ti-fteam-182-open

The Dynastar M-Pro 108 is one of the most unique skis I’ve ever been on. In contrast to most skis on the market that boast 100-plus-millimetre waist widths, which tend to be happiest and perform best in soft snow, the M-Pro actually seemed most at home in adverse conditions like crud, chalk and crust while tackling steep terrain. It was impressively burly and stable in the forebody, but with a lighter, tapered tip that—combined with a death-grip edge hold—provided the ability to pivot on a dime in tight and tricky situations in an escape hatch-like way. Thanks to its rock-solid reliability when the going got tough, it felt geared towards European-esque, billy goat-oriented freeride skiing, but still mowed down everything in its path elsewhere on the mountain like a monster truck in a parking lot full of punch buggies. As a result, I would recommend this war hammer to an advanced to expert skier who gets their rocks off on skiing steep, high-alpine chutes and couloirs, but still has a need for full-throttled speed when things open up. —JEFF SCHMUCK

Location: Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C.

About This Tester:

Jeff Schmuck
Age: 42 / Height: 5’9” / Weight: 180 lbs
Occupation: Editor of Forecast Ski Magazine
Years Skiing: 40
Preferred Ski: 180-185cm Length / 100-110mm Underfoot
Preferred Terrain / Conditions: Trees & Pillows / Powder