With its new Legend all-mountain skis Dynastar has proven that two can go into one, as the series replaces both the popular Cham and Powertrack marques.
The X88 sits in arguably the sweet spot for the Legends (other widths available are 75mm, 80, 84, 90, 96 and106), as their shape strikes a nice balance between manoeuvrability - the 180cm length has an 18m turn radius - on piste and float in softer snow.
Dynastar first developed its Powerdrive tech for front-side skis but has rolled it out into its all-mountain range as well.
The essence of this is to combine a soft material to reduce vibration, a hard material for power, and a dynamic material for power transmission and control.
In the X88 the ABS sidewall provides the dynamic, the two titanal plates and poplar wood core are the hard, and the soft is provided by polyurethane stringers.
Polyurethane is the material used to make such things as memory foam mattresses, but when used in the X88, it's more likely to promote a good day's ski than a good night's sleep.
The stringers dampen the ride nicely and help the skis to 'snap' back into shape in the transition between turns: the X88's fairly whip from arc to arc. Power is nothing without control, as they say, but the X88's have grip and stability in spades.
The Chams and Powertracks may now have been consigned to the past, but Dynastar has found a worthy successor in the Legends.
