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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Freeride, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Camox Freebird — backcountry skiers who skin for their turns and want one mid-fat ski to cover the season, from midwinter soft snow to spring corn.. Bent 100 — intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle.. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all skis on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Camox Freebird | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 5 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 7 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Powder | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
Backcountry skiers who skin for their turns and want one mid-fat ski to cover the season, from midwinter soft snow to spring corn. It suits tourers who value a playful, manageable ride over raw charging power, including intermediate-to-advanced skiers still building backcountry skills.
Resort-first skiers. If your day starts at a chairlift, the standard Camox gives you the same 97 mm waist in a build made for lift-served use at $849 - buying the Freebird for that job pays extra for uphill lightness you won't use. Descent-first skiers who want width and float for big lines: that is the 104 mm Navis Freebird, with the Draco above it. Gram-counters for whom the uphill is the sport: the Ova and Mentis Freebirds are lighter and narrower. And skiers expecting resort-ski damping at speed from a roughly 1,400 g ski: a prior-generation independent test rated its stability mid-pack and found breakable crust demanded precise technique, and the new generation is lighter, not heavier.
Intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle. It rewards people who like to press, slash and ride switch, plus lighter or less aggressive skiers who do not want to fight a heavy ski, and anyone after one do-it-all ski that still floats on a soft day. It also makes a light resort-to-sidecountry option.
Skiers who want a metal ski's hard-snow bite and race-like precision: with a light woodcore and no metal laminate, the Bent 100 handles a groomer but will not match a metal ski's edge hold on firm snow or feel as locked-in on ice. Heavier, aggressive skiers who charge through cut-up crud will feel the light build deflect - a metal all-mountain ski like the Nordica Enforcer 100 tracks that line better. True beginners should skip it too; independent reviews place it at intermediate and up. And if deep powder is the priority, the wider Bent 110 or Chetler 120 is the better tool.
Camox Freebird is best for backcountry skiers who skin for their turns and want one mid-fat ski to cover the season, from midwinter soft snow to spring corn. Bent 100 is best for intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle. The right choice depends on your terrain, ability, and riding style.
Black Crows Camox Freebird has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 5/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Atomic Bent 100 leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 6/10.
Atomic Bent 100 has the highest Forgiveness score here at 8/10. Forgiveness is one factor in progression, not a claim that every beginner should choose it.
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