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PTO Review
We skied them. Here's how they stack up.
Dancer 79 White — intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski that doesn't feel like a race hand-me-down. 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 | Dancer 79 White | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 2🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 7🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 2🏆 | 2🏆 |
Intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski that doesn't feel like a race hand-me-down. The skier who carves hard but still wants a ski with personality. Works well as a second ski alongside a wider all-mountain setup.
Beginners who need forgiveness, heavy chargers who want maximum dampening at 60+ mph, or anyone looking for off-piste float. If you want more stability and don't mind the weight, the DPS Pisteworks 79 is stiffer and calmer. If you want something wider that can handle mixed conditions, look at the Dancer series in wider widths.
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 Dancer 79 White is best for intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski that doesn't feel like a race hand-me-down. 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 Faction Dancer 79 White 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 Faction Dancer 79 White 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 Faction Dancer 79 White 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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