JAMES O

I had about 180K into a pair of these before I started skiing more on PG Race 400s. The Mezz were on Zero G LT 80mm skis. I honestly felt as though the PG carbon boots skied just as well as these. Both super stiff, but these have a little more progressive feeling flex in the shin. The little plastic piece that tightens around the top of the foot with the BOA on these ended up giving my foot issues- the top of the foot basically just calcified the bone to adapt. So I guess the volume on the PGs is a little m...

About 10 days in with this suit. Used it down to -10 degrees F (using under armour base layer under the suit), and a bunch in 20-30 degree conditions. Overall the quality is pretty solid and I really like the strategically placed Schoeller ITD ProTec for blocking wind. The breathable spandex is in the perfect locations too. From Trab a bunch of serger tails weren't sewn back into the material so I had to hit them with Frey Check and trim them. The turtle neck goes up a little too high and is sort of floppy...

Only 20 days into these so far so take this FWIW. I mostly ski 64mm race stuff, so when these come out it means theres a lot of snow or I've decided to enjoy the downhills for once. I'm mainly an east coast skier, and have mostly run these in firm conditions and corn, but have also used them in deep Chamonix in powder and variable spring conditions. They've been paired with Technica Zero G Peak Carbons for their whole life, but I've also skied them in carbon skimo race boots (which drove them surprisingly ...

On my first season of these, did about 250k vert so far. Coming from Dynafit DNA Pros which are awesome skis, but these are in a different league durability wise. Trabs are a lot more expensive, but based on what I'm seeing so far, they provide a ton more value. The durability on these skis is insane. The camber after a quarter million feet is literally the same as the day I bought them. The edges have seen a lot of ice, but barely need to be tuned. At the end of the day, these are a long radius race ski,...

The DNA pro is one of the best race ski options out there if you're skiing a lot of firm and/or icy conditions. It's super stiff both longitudinally and laterally. That, combined with basically no tail rocker makes it a champ on firm snow and ice, as well as a solid option for fitness laps on groomers. Really great edge hold. Spent a lot of time in the backcountry with these, but also a ton of inbounds on groomers doing fitness laps and/or races. The hardest thing I did on them was a 40° firm chalky gully ...