Dynastar SSH.

[DHogg]

I love my ON3P wrens, they slay everything so hard, but i'm thinking of swapping them out for something a which is a bit easier to spin/flip off cliffs + in the trees, probably a tad shorter, yet still decently stiff.

The Dynastar sixth sense huge look like they could fit the bill (185). This years have a bit of tip/tail rocker, other than that the same ski as last year. Anyone have any experience with the SSH? I can't seem to find shit on it with search-especially the rockered one. Will it still rip big mtn lines similar to the wrens? I know i'll give up some stability/crud busting ability, but hoping not too much. Other skis which i should consider?

[XavierD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXQbys6XPt8

[DHogg]

Sweet vid, but we're not all Dana. Didn't you used to ski the big trouble and have Wrens?

[gregL]

Never skied the Wrenagade, but I have the non-rockered Sixth Sense Huge in a 175 as well as the Legend Pro Rider 115 in 184. The SSH has a typical Dynastar feel, very damp and smooth, good edgehold and confidence inspiring on hard snow. Turns easily and quickly at most any speed with a subtle knee motion in contrast to the LPR's, which require a lot of effort or speed. The non-rockered version has a sharp and steep tip bend that means you are either under fresh snow or on top of it, there's no progression - the rockered version should be more predictable in this area. Tail flex on the SSH is slightly softer than the tip; they give you the option of finishing off the turn with either a full carve or a little bit of slide. Nice ski, and they fit the bill for PNW tree skiing well. Not as solid as the the LPR at high speed, but no slouch in that department either.