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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.
Powderworks Koala Tour 111 — someone who already wants the koala shape and does the climbing.. 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 | Powderworks Koala Tour 111 | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 3 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 6 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 6🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 8🏆 | 6 |
Someone who already wants the Koala shape and does the climbing. The outline is the resort Koala 111's, figure for figure, so what changes sits underneath: the carbon-flax and paulownia layup DPS reserves for touring. How that layup changes the ride is not quantified in the workbook, and there is no product page to add anything. Workbook copy points it at steep lines and technical descents in deep terrain rather than at distance, which is a narrower brief than a pure float-and-glide touring ski. It also suits a buyer who wants the limited Powderworks build specifically, and who is content to buy the touring layup on the strength of its name, because no figure for it is published.
Anyone who needs to see the weight before spending $1,795. Three dashes in the workbook and no product page mean the figure a touring layup exists to change is not published, and that is a documentation problem, not a rider problem. Skip it if your descents are tight and technical, because 18m under 111mm is a long arc, and it is the same published sidecut the resort version carries — a change of layup does not shorten a radius. Skip it for lift-served firm snow: no hard-snow claim is made for this model anywhere, and there is no metal layer in the five-item construction list. Skip it if you need to know today that a replacement pair could be had later, because Powderworks runs are small batches and DPS publishes no quantity to judge that by. And skip it if you want a spec sheet to answer your questions, because seven of the figures you would reach for are not published.
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.
Powderworks Koala Tour 111 is best for someone who already wants the koala shape and does the climbing. 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 Powderworks Koala Tour 111 has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 6/10. 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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