Dynastar Powertrack 89 review 2016
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
The Powertrack 89 from Dynastar is an easy, playful ski.
This model stands out for its overall accessibility and the extremely easy turn initiation. It’s a great ski both for riding cool and for your first attempts at freeride.
Review: Pros
- Rotates very easily
- Excellent accessibility
- Smooth skid turns
- A pleasure on soft snow
- Stiff tail for a good launch
Review: Cons
- The relatively flexible tip facilitates initiation but reduces performance on the groomers at high speed or off-piste in difficult or uneven snow
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.8 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.0 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.0 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.3 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.8 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.0 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.7 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.0 |
| Freeride - Flotation quality | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Handling in powder | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 10.0 |
| Freeride - Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.0 |
| Any ground comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.8 |
Who's it for?
Manufacturer's remarks
A new era has begun. The POWERTRACK 89 is a modern all mountain ski, full of sensations, for very good skiers looking for a one-quiver ski for the whole winter that will cover all the challenges the mountain can throw at it.
Carve the groomers as if on a Giant ski, surf over powder with the ease of a Fat, and rip down mountains in Freeride style on the most powerful ski in the Powertrack series.
Your loyal friend in your next off-piste excursions, this tool is designed to rip through hard pack if there's not enough powder on the next adventure in your favourite mountain. Which is only natural for a ski designed and produced at the foot of Mont-Blanc…
Features of the Powertrack 89
| Brand : | Dynastar |
| Model : | Powertrack 89 |
| Year : | 2016 |
| Family : | All-Mountain front |
| Size tested : | 179 cm |
| Tip size : | 126 mm |
| Waist size : | 89 mm |
| Tail size : | 110 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2015