Kris did have some advice for who he thinks the ski is best for “great for the skier with race style.” Because it has a relatively narrow 72 mm waist width and does draw a lot of influence from race skis it’s best suited for skiers with that style. It’s so stable when flying down the groomers.” It truly is an impressively stable, damp, and quiet ski, something that was echoed among our testers. According to Kris, “this ski wants to go fast. After all, you can’t exactly name a ski the Speedzone if it falls apart when you’re skiing fast. Kris Demello’s size called for the 182 cm length and he thought the Speedzone 12 Ti handled high speeds very well. Benny thought it had great edge grip and stability and described them as “providing a secure feeling on firm snow.” The skis ability to retain consistent edge contact thanks to the Powerdrive technology is really noticeable when skiing over variable conditions, which we had at times during our test days. Even though turn initiation is easy, it still rips. He commented that “turn initiation was easy and simple”, which is quite a compliment and quite the accomplishment for such a high performing, relatively powerful ski. He commented that the Dynastar Speedzone 12 is “as close to a fun ‘GS’ turn as you can get.” He thought they did “great on piste”, but unlike some frontside carving skis had the ability to “bust crud” as well.īenny Wax was on the 174 cm length and was most impressed by the easy turn initiation and the skis stable feel. He tested the 182 cm length and was very impressed by the ski’s ability to make a powerful carving turn, but also noted that it feels less serious and more enjoyable than a full on race ski. Steve Brown described the ski as a “Ripper!” and gave it 5 out of 5 for stability, quickness, torsional stiffness, and overall impression. It all sounds good on paper, but what did our testers think? It helps keep consistent edge contact with the snow, which is another reason why Dynastar consistently describes the ski as being “smooth”. Dynastar’s Powerdrive construction gives the ski an almost instinctual ability to adapt to different conditions and terrain. It uses slight early rise in the tip that makes turn initiation incredibly smooth allowing you to tip the ski on edge and let it take you into a carving turn. The Speedzone 12 Ti uses one sheet of full length titanal metal to help increase dampness and vibration dampening, which when combined with the poplar wood core gives the ski a very solid, stable feel. The Dynastar Speedzone 12 Ti is a high end carving ski designed to blend precision with a smooth, fluid feel.
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