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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Touring, Carving). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Pagoda Tour CFL 105 — touring days where the descent is long and open rather than tight. 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 | Pagoda Tour CFL 105 | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 5 | 8🏆 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 5 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 7🏆 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 7🏆 | 2 |
Touring days where the descent is long and open rather than tight. Inside its own family it is drawn for a longer arc than the other two wide models: 18 m at every length on a 40 percent rocker share, where the 112 and the 100 are both listed at 15 m and 45 percent. It suits a skier who carries speed through variable snow and wants a platform that stays put underfoot, and who is doing the climbing — 1,367 to 1,643 grams per ski is what makes 105 mm of width bearable on a long ascent. It also answers one question cleanly. If you like how the all-mountain 105 turns and your objection is the mass, DPS prints you the same spec table with 196 to 338 grams per ski taken out.
Firm snow. A paulownia core with no metal laminate, 105 mm of width and 1,531 grams per ski at 171 is a light, wide platform, and DPS declines to make any edge-hold claim for this model. Skip it if you want short, quick turns out of a touring ski: 18 m is long for a touring ski — the 94 crosses it at 17 to 19.5 m, and its two 15 m siblings are the quick answers on the identical layup. Skip it if your touring days are genuinely deep, because 105 mm sits in the middle of DPS's touring widths and the 112 mm and 117 mm models are drawn for that snow.
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 — 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 Pagoda Tour CFL 105 is best for touring days where the descent is long and open rather than tight. 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 DPS Pagoda Tour CFL 105 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 SX 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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