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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (All-Mountain, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Kaizen 105 — fast skiing on mixed resort snow.. 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 | Kaizen 105 | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 2 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 4 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 7🏆 | 6 |
Fast skiing on mixed resort snow. DPS credits the longer radius and the lower rocker figure with holding an edge at speed, and describes conditions running from fresh groomers through powder to sunbaked crud. It also suits a buyer who specifically wants the Kaizen build — carbon plate under the boot, two wood species in the core — rather than the touring or powder constructions elsewhere in the DPS catalog. And the 155 makes the full-strength layup reachable for a small, strong skier.
Skinning. This is a resort weight, and DPS sells the Pagoda Tour CFL 105 at the same waist and the same radius on a touring layup for people who climb. Skip it if your terrain is tight and your turns are short: 18m is a long sidecut, DPS itself frames this as the longer-radius, less-rockered member of the family, and the Kaizen 100 is the quicker ski in the same construction at the same price. Skip it if you want something soft and forgiving, because DPS says in its own words that this ski favors a more aggressive skiing style, and the layup adds a carbon plate underfoot rather than taking material away. And skip the Carbon Reveal listing if you are paying the extra for performance, because DPS describes no ride difference between the two topsheets.
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.
Kaizen 105 is best for fast skiing on mixed resort snow. 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.
DPS Kaizen 105 has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 8/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
DPS Kaizen 105 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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