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PTO Review
We skied 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.
Atris Birdie — women skiers from upper-intermediate to expert who use the entire mountain — trees, steeps, chop and storm snow — in regions with regular fresh snow, and who prefer energy and quickness to locked-down damping. 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 | Atris Birdie | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Park | 2🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 7🏆 | 6 |
| Stability | 7🏆 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 8🏆 | 2 |
Women skiers from upper-intermediate to expert who use the entire mountain — trees, steeps, chop and storm snow — in regions with regular fresh snow, and who prefer energy and quickness to locked-down damping. Predictable enough for a progressing intermediate building off-piste confidence.
Mogul skiers: bumps were its weakest tested category, and reviewers blame the 105 mm waist directly. Aggressive directional chargers who want a stiff, damp, metal-laminate ski — think Völkl's Mantra M7 W, which independent testers call more powerful and planted; this ski can flutter at the tip at extreme speed. Deepest-day specialists: with no Anima Birdie in the line, more float means the wider unisex skis — the 115 mm Anima from 176.6 cm, or the 122 mm Nocta. Groomer-first skiers: with a 105 mm waist and a 19–20 m radius, piste-day duty belongs to narrower Birdies such as the Camox 97, Captis 90 or Sato 88 — or, cross-brand, to Nordica's Santa Ana 97 (better hardpack manners) and Blizzard's Black Pearl 94 (more energetic on piste), which independent testers name as the narrower alternatives. And anyone shopping for a touring ski: at 1,625–1,950 g per ski, that job belongs to the Freebird models.
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 and no independent review of it exists yet — 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 Atris Birdie is best for women skiers from upper-intermediate to expert who use the entire mountain — trees, steeps, chop and storm snow — in. 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 Black Crows Atris Birdie 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 Black Crows Atris Birdie is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 7/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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