Review: Dynastar M-Free 108

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The Dynastar M-Free 108 is an absolute monster. The list of plaudits for these just keeps growing because they do it all well and they're a lot of fun while they do it. For 24/25 Dynastar has brought their Hybrid Core 2.0 (polyurethane/poplar) to the M-Free 108, which is a more environmentally friendly version of the core that has always been in the ski. It doesn’t seem to affect performance much, and the ski is still just as good as always.

Groomers & Resort Skiing:

The M-Free 108 is a surprisingly capable groomer ski. It’s a little stiffer and has a little less rocker than the M-Free 99 and the result is it’s actually a better ski for laying trenches on quality groomed snow. Width is never a good thing on ice and that remains true here but in all other conditions, the M-Free 108 is a very easy, intuitive ski on hardpack. What’s doubly impressive is the ski is also easy to break free in turns and slash/pivot turns when you want to do that.

“It was crazy how playful this ski was, this thing was wildly fun. It was so easy to pop and play on with really good snow feel. It carved crazy good on the hard pack and tracked like it was on rails, but broke away from the turn when u needed it to.” - Lucas Boudreau, ski tester

Powder & Mixed Snow:

The M-Free 108 is a solid option in powder too, most remarkable for the ease with which it goes sideways in soft snow. It feels super pivot-y and playful in any situation and that is particularly true on deep days. It also feels stiffer and damper than the other ski in the M-Free line, so it handles cruddy conditions better. It floats well too, though the footprint isn’t as wide as many others out there so it does suffer a little in terms of maximum float.

“Through the pow, it was nice to slash and to give yourself some great face shots and then keep on charging down the perfect fall line. What a ski!” - Lucas Boudreau, ski tester

Park & Jibbing:

The 108 is starting to be a bit heavy and cumbersome for park use, but it’s still perfectly adequate for a few park laps here and there. We liked it for buttering, especially for how much support it offers once you are pressing into the noses/tails of the ski. For all mountain jibbing, sidehits etc these are really a standout. Like its smaller brother, we mount around -4cm from true center to give the ski a more playful feel. It also has enough tail rocker for landing switch in pow, which is a huge plus.

“The Dynastar M-Free 108 was a very smooth and responsive ride. Rode some fresh cord in the morning with them and loved carving turns down the hill. Even got a park lap with them and surprising really fun on the rails.” - Lukas Duckworth, ski tester

Conclusion:

This year, and last, our testers loved the Dynastar M-Free 108, and it’s simply a brilliant piece of ski shaping. It’s hard to imagine anyone hating this ski unless they only want to point down the fall line or are super light. Our tester, Twig, has been claiming for years that if he had to ski one ski for the rest of his life, this would be it. When you think about it, that's about as good a review as you can get!