Review: 2026 Dynastar M-Free 112 Skis

Dynastar M-Free 112 Specs

• Size skied: 183cm, 190cm
• Lengths available: 176cm, 183cm, 190cm
• Sidecut: 141mm - 111mm - 133mm
• Radius: 20m (183cm)
• Profile: twin rocker
• Weight: 2200g (183cm)

Shape, Flex and Construction

These days, freeride competition skis tend to be leaning more towards a twin rocker shape (eg. fat twin tips), and Dynastar’s M-Free 112 joins that trend. With skiers getting ever more creative in the freestyle realm during comp runs, that more playful shape is welcome, but the ski still needs to hold up to high speeds, questionable landings, and plow through rough snow.

The M-Free 112 offers all of that in its shape, with good amounts of tip and tail rocker, a fairly-centered mount point (though some testers found it could be moved up even further), and a medium-long 20-meter turn radius. 

Inside the ski, Dynastar uses the same fiberglass torsion box and poplar wood/PU construction found across the M-Free line, foregoing the use of metal to stiffen up and dampen the ski. That’s an interesting choice, given the ski’s hard-charging intentions, but it translates to a livelier character from the nearly identical-looking and uber-damp Rossignol Sender Free 110.

On-Snow Performance

The M-Free 112 is a big ski for everyday resort shredding but considering the width, it does a pretty good job. On groomers, it’s not as snappy or engaging a ride as other options, but with solid edge hold and good damping, they are more than capable as a resort ski. You could probably just about get away with skiing them daily somewhere like Alta or Jackson but for most people, these are a bit big to be your daily driver. 

That said, they are a good choice for days when your priority is skiing lift-access pow, but still want a ski that will comfortably get you back to the lift on firm or chopped up snow. They certainly aren’t in that bracket of powder skis where you are just doing your best to get down the slope to upload again. They ski smoothly on hard snow, they just aren’t a ski you’d ultimately choose for that application.

In powder, the Dynastar M-Free 112 truly comes alive, begging for big turns, slashes and encouraging all kinds of sendy behavior. Despite the relatively heavy advertised weight, they actually feel quite light on your feet, making quick direction changes, airs, and slashy turns easy.

In mixed conditions, the softer tip easily rises above chopped-up snow to allow you to skip over the chunky stuff at high speed, as long as you stay centered on the ski. Lean to far into it, and the centered mount point and round flex of the ski might cause the ski to feel too soft up front. However, it’s happy straightlining out the moguls on the apron of the chute you just pointed them down, or lining up to get speed for that windlip you want to air at the bottom of the run. 

“I loved it last year and…surprise surprise…I still love it. The M-Free 112 will buck you hard if you're not on top of it. But if you're hanging on and ready to get buckwild watch out, because it will stomp whatever you throw at it! It falls squarely into the freeride comp category for me as it will hold on and get you out of trouble when you need it to. This thing eats up fence line 30cm snowdrifts like they’re ripples and blows them up into glorious face shots which we can all appreciate,” says tester Lucas Boudreau.

Comparisons

Two skis stand out as worthy to compare the Dynastar M-Free 112 to. 

First off is Rossignol’s Sender Free 110, which shares a nearly-identical shape–the rocker profile and core are different, but the skis’ footprints are the same. In deep snow, the float of the M-Free 112 is pretty much identical to the Sender Free 110, but in variable snow they offer different skiing experiences–the Dynastar offers a livelier, more agile ride, but the Sender Free 110 offers mistake-erasing suspension that allows you to just stand up and plow.

A second comparison is to another tried-and-true freeride competition ski, the Völkl Revolt 114. Again, the waist width and overall shape are relatively similar, but the Revolt offers a much more directional ride, and consequently better hard-snow performance for skiers looking to push into the front of their boot and drive the ski through a turn. 

What type of skier is the Dynastar M-Free 112 best for? 

The M-Free 112 was a ski we loved for how predictable it felt in all conditions, a ski that can handle whatever you throw at it in the resort on deep days. It does cater best to skiers with a freestyle background who ride with a more centered stance. These feel pretty well suited to freeride comps and skiers who like to charge but still ski lots of deep snow, and we’d take these as a daily driver at a Western resort with lots of snow, plenty of big-mountain terrain, and some sidecountry access to play around in.