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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Freeride, Carving). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Bent 110 — intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light, surfy 110 for soft snow, deep days, trees, chutes and side-country. Laser SX — piste skiers who want one comfortable, wide-range carver and prefer all-day ease to race-build effort. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all skis on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Bent 110 | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3 | 8🏆 |
| Park | 4🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 9🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 8🏆 | 6 |
| Stability | 4 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 8🏆 | 2 |
Intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light, surfy 110 for soft snow, deep days, trees, chutes and side-country. The 110 also fits anyone building a light touring or backcountry-freestyle setup, where the low weight pays off.
Skiers who want one ski to charge firm, variable, chopped-up resort snow: the light weight gets deflected and it will not plow through crud. Hardpack carvers who need edge grip - a fairly straight sidecut and heavy tip and tail rocker mean limited bite, and it feels short at speed on hard snow. Big, fast, aggressive skiers who want mass under them. If you want the deepest-day float, that is the wider Bent Chetler 120; for a steadier everyday quiver, the Bent 100 - more camber, more directional - is the firmer-snow pick.
Piste skiers who want one comfortable, wide-range carver and prefer all-day ease to race-build effort. It suits medium-to-long-turn skiers at moderate-to-fast speed — the Laser SX runs the longest radius in the line — who value low-input, forgiving manners on groomed and variable hard snow over maximum edge bite. Stöckli's own brief calls it a genuine all-rounder among piste skis.
Powder and off-piste skiers: at 74 mm on a pure on-piste geometry the Laser SX has no float, and the wider range Stöckli talks about is range within the groomers, not off them. Short-turn and slalom-rhythm skiers: the radius bottoms out at 13.1 m, and quick edge-to-edge belongs to the Laser CX or the shorter Laser SL. Skiers chasing race-level grip and power: there is no Race Core, no carbon, and no racing sidewall here, and the 1.5° comfort base bevel is not the 1.0° race tune of the SC and WRT — that bite lives on those skis, not this one. Anyone who needs a published on-snow test before buying should wait: this generation is completely redesigned — every existing Laser SX review is of the older, narrower ski and does not apply. And Stöckli lists no skier level of its own; read this as an intermediate-to-advanced piste ski, inferred from its mechanics rather than measured on snow.
The Bent 110 is best for intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light,. The Laser SX is best for piste skiers who want one comfortable, wide-range carver and prefer all-day ease to race-build effort. The right choice depends on your primary terrain, ability level, and riding style.
The Stöckli Laser SX scores highest in Stability at 7/10, making it the strongest all-mountain option. It handles groomers, chop, and variable conditions without losing composure, so it's the best single-ski choice for skiers who want one pair for the whole mountain.
The Stöckli Laser SX leads in Carving with a PTO score of 8/10. Its edge grip on hard snow and groomed runs is the strongest in this comparison.
The Atomic Bent 110 is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 8/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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