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Make the mountain your own personal park when you ride the Dynastar Huge Trouble Ski. Mega fat dimensions let the Huge Troubles nuke over everything in their path and provide crazy floatation in the pow. A low camber profile makes this ski responsive, surfy and playful in soft snow, and eliminates tip dive. This Dynastar ski s wood core maintains rock-solid stability when you need to point it, and the super-raised tips and tails help you stomp powdery landings regular or switch. Vertical sidewall construction offers durability and solid edge grip on hard pack and mank.
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| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Lengths | 185cm |
| Dimensions | 150 / 115 / 130mm |
| Construction | Vertical sidewall |
| Core Material | Wood |
| Tail | Super-raised twintip |
| Binding System | No |
| Binding Included | No |
| Recommended Use | Backcountry freestyle, big mountain freeride |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year |
| Recommended Binding | No |
| Additional Info | |
| Model Year | |
| Recommended Level | |
| Sidecut | |
| Turn Radius |
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| Model Name/Type | MPN | EAN/UPC |
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| Style: A9400, Size: 185cm | A9400-185 | 717374155198 |
User Reviews: Dynastar Huge Trouble Ski
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Pros: Flotation, can still carve, bulldozes crud
Cons: Turned up tail sprays my friends - doesn't matter much to me
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Huge Trouble - Huge All-Mtn Performance
The Squeaky Wheel
reviewed February 19, 2009 at 7:21 pm
reviewed February 19, 2009 at 7:21 pm On Dawgcatching's advice, we mounted them 2.5cm behind the "standard" line. I think this was a good move as the recommended mounting point appears to be pretty far forward and I'd think deep snow performance would be sacrificed to a degree.
HTs have a fairly stout flex for such a big ski. They handle the deep snow well on account of their width, but they definitely don't surf on top like pure powder ski or reverse camber ski. They plow through crud/ chopped powder like nobody's business. While not a power carver by any means, it's still possible to lay down GS/Super-G turns on the groomers. I couldn't find the speed limit and at no point did they chatter or get squirrely on the groomed. I took these through soft day-end bumps and they do the job if you stay on top of them, but no way would I want to run these through firm mid-season moguls.
The Huge Trouble's dimensions are more consistent with a powder specialist, but to me it skis more like a high performance super-wide all mountain ski.
It's worth noting that the bases of these skis are tough as nails. I hit rocks/roots that would have left fairly deep gouges in my Mantras, but there's nary a scratch on the HTs
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Pros: dollar per cm nothing touches this ski in the category
Cons: not that it matters but the graphics are average
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Rocker, Schmocker try a Huge Trouble
waxman reviewed January 31, 2009 at 9:26 am
a 115mm waisted twin with no camber that skis like a ski and not a barrel stave? what's not to like?
if you ski an area (or cat ski) with lots of snow and open trees this ski si awesome and for the spells of hardpack no new snow it rails like a GS ski once it is on edge....
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Pros: Stability, stability, stability in chopped snow, fun, fun, fun
Cons: Can lack some float in very wet and heavy snow.
Purchase Date:December 2009
Excellent resort powder ski
alexzn reviewed March 12, 2010 at 5:07 pm
reviewed March 12, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Ski tested: Dynastart Huge Trouble, 185, 2009 model (identical to current 6thSense Huge). 115 mm under foot, little or no camber, 33m radius sidecut, stiff forebody, softer tail with almost a pintail shape. Mounted with LookPX bindings 2.5 cm behind the "Standard" line.
Conditions: Squaw Valley, bluebird powder day, Squaw reported 6-8 inches of new snow on top, but felt more like 4-6 inches everywhere, with pockets of deeper snow in the morning.
Me: 39 y/o male, 6'/185 lb, expert skier.
Last season my powder ski was a pair of Nordica Blowers, which I didn't quite agree with at first but learned to drive after a couple of days. This season I switched them for the HTs, based partly on HTs good reputation here (davluri- thanks for the encouragement!), partly on being able to get a good deal. The ski I was on was actually a personal pair of SierraJim's (thanks again!), but my ski is identical (except the color of bindings
) .
Impressions: I knew that it had rained mid-mountain the day before, so I immediately headed to the upper mountain. The first run in Shirley bowl (easy intermediate slope) convinced me right away it is a great ski, very easy initiation, very stable, and surprisingly quick. I was lucky to hit the Granite Chief lift right when they opened it, so I got good first tracks there. The ski had tons of float, tips came to the surface really well, and the HT made skiing powder very easy. Later in the day it blasted through the chopped up snow (Squaw typically does not have a lot of powder after 11 am) with apparent ease. Later in the day I hit the Rock Pile run off Granite, and the first half of the run down that face felt perfect: I was flying down at high speed, making clean linked turns through the cut-up snow. Great skis, made me a better powder skier right away. On my way back I hit the lower mountain which had piles of cut-up snow on top of the crust from the rain last night- not much problem, the ski just went right over everything.
More technical details: I flexed the ski in the store many times and the front is stiff as a board, so I would never believe that it could be a good powder ski. In reality HT turns much better than the stiffness or the sidecut suggests. Must be the soft tail. It was quick enough to make skiing trees enjoyable. It also likes to make these distinctively "slarvey" turns when you can feel the tail sliding out a bit throughout the turn, it is actually a great feeling that doubles the fun of powder skiing. The stiff forefront does not respond to the front input all that well, so the ski definitely rewards a centered stance and a more modern two-footed technique. On shallow snow the ski carved well, but liked big lazy GS turns; in deel snow it transforms into a much more nimble ski, must be the flat camber effect. Not a ski for ice, but a 115mm ski is never intended for skiing ice. Very stable everywhere, versatile, but definitely likes the big open bowls with soft snow the best, it absolutely kills in those conditions. I am not a big jumper, and I was on someone else's ski in early season conditions, so I didn't do any; whatever small air I got felt solid. My guess is that the soft tail does not make it is great hucking ski, but that's not a concern for me at all.
Comparison to the Blowers: The HT is much more floaty, my Blowers could never quite come to the surface, the HTs do it almost right away. Blowers always liked to carve, HTs can carve and slide and make sliding quite enjoyable. HT is also easier to turn in soft snow yet is more stable, no tip chatter, damp solid ride. On the HT I was always feeling that I am skiing 30% faster that I would usually do, pretty unnerving. The Blowers are a much quicker groomed ski and bump ski, but those conditions are not exactly a recipe for a 110mm ski. Overall, I am very happy that I switched.
Bottom line: a great soft snow ski for Tahoe. Definitely not a one-ski quiver, but still killer versatility in all kinds of soft snow. This ski should have been a huge hit for Dynastar. With a ski that good why even need a rocker?
Conditions: Squaw Valley, bluebird powder day, Squaw reported 6-8 inches of new snow on top, but felt more like 4-6 inches everywhere, with pockets of deeper snow in the morning.
Me: 39 y/o male, 6'/185 lb, expert skier.
Last season my powder ski was a pair of Nordica Blowers, which I didn't quite agree with at first but learned to drive after a couple of days. This season I switched them for the HTs, based partly on HTs good reputation here (davluri- thanks for the encouragement!), partly on being able to get a good deal. The ski I was on was actually a personal pair of SierraJim's (thanks again!), but my ski is identical (except the color of bindings
) . Impressions: I knew that it had rained mid-mountain the day before, so I immediately headed to the upper mountain. The first run in Shirley bowl (easy intermediate slope) convinced me right away it is a great ski, very easy initiation, very stable, and surprisingly quick. I was lucky to hit the Granite Chief lift right when they opened it, so I got good first tracks there. The ski had tons of float, tips came to the surface really well, and the HT made skiing powder very easy. Later in the day it blasted through the chopped up snow (Squaw typically does not have a lot of powder after 11 am) with apparent ease. Later in the day I hit the Rock Pile run off Granite, and the first half of the run down that face felt perfect: I was flying down at high speed, making clean linked turns through the cut-up snow. Great skis, made me a better powder skier right away. On my way back I hit the lower mountain which had piles of cut-up snow on top of the crust from the rain last night- not much problem, the ski just went right over everything.
More technical details: I flexed the ski in the store many times and the front is stiff as a board, so I would never believe that it could be a good powder ski. In reality HT turns much better than the stiffness or the sidecut suggests. Must be the soft tail. It was quick enough to make skiing trees enjoyable. It also likes to make these distinctively "slarvey" turns when you can feel the tail sliding out a bit throughout the turn, it is actually a great feeling that doubles the fun of powder skiing. The stiff forefront does not respond to the front input all that well, so the ski definitely rewards a centered stance and a more modern two-footed technique. On shallow snow the ski carved well, but liked big lazy GS turns; in deel snow it transforms into a much more nimble ski, must be the flat camber effect. Not a ski for ice, but a 115mm ski is never intended for skiing ice. Very stable everywhere, versatile, but definitely likes the big open bowls with soft snow the best, it absolutely kills in those conditions. I am not a big jumper, and I was on someone else's ski in early season conditions, so I didn't do any; whatever small air I got felt solid. My guess is that the soft tail does not make it is great hucking ski, but that's not a concern for me at all.
Comparison to the Blowers: The HT is much more floaty, my Blowers could never quite come to the surface, the HTs do it almost right away. Blowers always liked to carve, HTs can carve and slide and make sliding quite enjoyable. HT is also easier to turn in soft snow yet is more stable, no tip chatter, damp solid ride. On the HT I was always feeling that I am skiing 30% faster that I would usually do, pretty unnerving. The Blowers are a much quicker groomed ski and bump ski, but those conditions are not exactly a recipe for a 110mm ski. Overall, I am very happy that I switched.
Bottom line: a great soft snow ski for Tahoe. Definitely not a one-ski quiver, but still killer versatility in all kinds of soft snow. This ski should have been a huge hit for Dynastar. With a ski that good why even need a rocker?
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Pros: Great versatile all mount ski for soft snow. Great perfromance and can really haul in any soft snow conditions.
Cons: Not the best in powder
Purchase Date:January 2010
Purchase Price:$299.00
Great in soft snow
tromano reviewed February 19, 2010 at 4:20 pm
reviewed February 19, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Has minimal cmaber but ts a conventional ski as far as I can tell. Mounted at -2 from the line. I love this ski. It trounces most other fat skis in performance all over the mountain and i much better in deep pow compared to other narrower charging skis. Has a very solid feel.
It doesn't really super floaty at low speeds in deep soft snow. It requires some speed before it come alive.
Its perhaps the ideal ski for resort powder days because of the versatility.
It doesn't really super floaty at low speeds in deep soft snow. It requires some speed before it come alive.
Its perhaps the ideal ski for resort powder days because of the versatility.
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