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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
Redster X9S Revoshock S + I 12 GW — strong advanced-to-expert skiers, and ex- or aspiring racers, who spend the day on firm, groomed or icy pistes and want maximum edge grip and precision. 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 X9S Revoshock S + I 12 GW | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 3 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 2 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 1 | 2🏆 |
Strong advanced-to-expert skiers, and ex- or aspiring racers, who spend the day on firm, groomed or icy pistes and want maximum edge grip and precision. It suits skiers who actively drive a ski to bend it, love ripping short-to-mid carves on morning corduroy, and want a complete, pre-tuned race system out of the box rather than a bare ski to build up.
Beginners and intermediates: the X9S is an expert's ski that has to be driven, and independent testing says plainly it takes intermediate and even solid advanced skiers somewhat out of the mix. Anyone who leaves the groomer: at 65 mm with full camber and zero taper it has essentially no float, so powder, soft snow and variable conditions are the wrong place for it. Skiers who want one ski for mixed conditions should look elsewhere - this is a hardpack specialist, not a do-everything ski. And anyone after a light, forgiving, easy cruiser: it is a heavy, demanding tool that punishes a passenger, and the softer 69 mm Redster X7 Revoshock C is the better match.
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 X9S Revoshock S + I 12 GW is best for strong advanced-to-expert skiers, and ex- or aspiring racers, who spend the day on firm, groomed or icy pistes and want. 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 Atomic Redster X9S Revoshock S + I 12 GW scores highest in Stability at 8/10, 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 X9S Revoshock S + I 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 Stöckli Laser SX 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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