Dynastar or Head skis?

This year, I picked up a pair of brand new Head Monster skis at a garage sale, for just $175 including bindings. 

They look to be such a good deal that I figured out that I could use them as “rock skis” along with my old pair of Dynastar Legend that have graduated to that old-age status. 

So I’ve been using alternatively both pairs of ski in the 20 days I’ve been skiing this early season in the wonderful and abundant powder we have received, and I have come to the painful but true conclusion that the Dynastar that are much lighter and easier to maneuver work better for me. 

These Head skis are heavier and are simply too much work to turn in deep, rutted and irregular snow. This is the old debate between Austrian and French skis, in which the former were designed to make skiers suffer while the latter were created to bring smiles on their faces. 

Granted, this spring when the snow is uniform and harder, these skis will work very well, but that limits their use to a much narrower window. 

In conclusion, this confirm my initial finding that Dynastar model the very best for the majority of my time on the snow and clearly underscore the need for picking a specialized product that matches what its user need and want...