2025 Dynastar E-Cross 82

Brand new last year, the same great build and shape returns for the 2025 season and ladies looking to carve clean, round turns from bell to bell will rejoice will find a lot to love about the Dynastar E-Cross 82. Blending a smooth ride with a fun-loving shape, this highly useful ski appeals to both progressing intermediates who want predictability, as well as more advanced skiers who want to push it harder. Excelling in a shorter radius format, E-Cross 82 fans love the wider shovel, narrower tail and grippy waist for on-trail performance. Quick and agile with plenty of power, those who want versatility are certainly not limited to off-piste terrain. This is an awesome all-mountain ski with strong front side characteristics.

Construction-wise, the E-Cross 82 starts with Dynastar’s Hybrid Core 2.0. Using poplar wood in a multi-dimensional format, the specific placement throughout the length of the ski delivers great energy and pop. The amazing thing about this technology is Dynastar mills and joins their wood laminates together using friction and pressure rather than adhesive. This not only utilizes a sustainable approach but delivers exceptional feedback. For dampening qualities, strips of polyurethane are positioned along the outside of the core, giving the ski a particularly smooth and silent character, complimenting the lively qualities of the wood. On top of the core, we get a unidirectional fiberglass laminate and an H-Tech layer as well. As the shape implies, the power is diverted to the edges of the ski, keeping the midsection of the ski firmly planted on the snow. Weighing in at 1500 grams per ski, this is nice and light despite the impressive use of materials.

For the shape, the shovel really attracts the majority of the attention as it is significantly wider than the tail, and for the waist width. For dimensions, the 167 cm length measures out at 129/82/111 mm and generates a 13-meter turn radius. With so much surface area in the forebody, the E-Cross 82 delivers strong initiation while maintaining enough torsional stiffness to get up on edge with ease. Smooth and agile, the ease of use trickles down through the tail, with the performance smooth and complying rather than punishing. Tester Megan Papineau found it to be “easy, mellow and forgiving.” This speaks volumes as the build is high-performance, which allows more advanced skiers to push its limits while still being accessible to intermediates.

The Dynastar E-Cross 82 made such a statement last year that it returns unchanged for the 2025 season and we couldn’t be happier. With quickness underfoot and powerful stability along the long effective edge, carving enthusiasts will value the full scope of performance. There’s nothing better than an incredibly useful, capable ski for all-mountain purposes and this ski deserves an award.