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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
Redster X7 Revoshock C + MI 12 GW — solid intermediates through advanced skiers who spend their days on hard snow and want a quick, grippy frontside carver that stays approachable - including strong skiers who have eased off top speed but still want a precise edge. 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 | Redster X7 Revoshock C + MI 12 GW | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 6 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 1 | 2🏆 |
Solid intermediates through advanced skiers who spend their days on hard snow and want a quick, grippy frontside carver that stays approachable - including strong skiers who have eased off top speed but still want a precise edge. It also fits anyone who wants a one-and-done setup: ski, binding, and factory tune in a single purchase.
Never-carved beginners: this is a grippy full-camber carver, and the independent reviews send true beginners to a softer ski. Aggressive experts who want to hold a race-tight arc at full commitment: the X7 is not a race plate - its tail hinges at the limit, and that job belongs to the stiffer X9S. Powder, all-mountain and soft-snow skiers: at 69 mm on full camber it has no float and gets busy in crud. And anyone who wants a flat ski to mount their own binding, or whose settings fall outside the MI 12 GW's DIN 4-12 and roughly 58-140 kg window - the system locks that in.
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 Redster X7 Revoshock C + MI 12 GW is best for solid intermediates through advanced skiers who spend their days on hard snow and want a quick, grippy frontside carver. 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 Atomic Redster X7 Revoshock C + MI 12 GW leads in Carving with a PTO score of 9/10. Its edge grip on hard snow and groomed runs is the strongest in this comparison.
The Atomic Redster X7 Revoshock C + MI 12 GW is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 6/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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