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PTO Review
We skied them. Here's how they stack up.
Laser MX — intermediate-to-advanced women who put comfort and control first on groomers and want genuine swiss edge grip without a race ski's effort. 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 | Laser MX | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 8🏆 | 6 |
| Stability | 6 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 2🏆 | 2🏆 |
Intermediate-to-advanced women who put comfort and control first on groomers and want genuine Swiss edge grip without a race ski's effort. It suits lighter or average-fitness recreational skiers, and anyone wanting one forgiving frontside carver that stays predictable when the piste turns to bumps or cut-up snow.
Powder and off-piste skiers: at 71 mm the float is effectively nil and an independent profile files it as all-piste with no powder rating - this is a groomer ski, full stop. Women chasing race-line bite and short-turn aggression should take the narrower Laser MP, which carries the racing sidewalls, full camber and 1.0° base bevel the MX deliberately omits. Taller women needing more than 164 cm, or anyone wanting high-speed GS stability, are outside its range - the workbook's own speed slider stops mid-scale, and the unisex Laser CX and SX carry the same tech in longer, faster lengths. Anyone wanting the 164 from PTO: it is an official length we did not order, so the store carries 146, 152 and 158. Stöckli markets comfort whatever the conditions, but that promise is about security on piste, not float - hold it to the piste.
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 Laser MX is best for intermediate-to-advanced women who put comfort and control first on groomers and want genuine swiss edge grip without a. 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 Stöckli Laser MX 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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