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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Touring, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Pagoda Tour CFL 112 — skiers who earn their powder turns.. 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 | Pagoda Tour CFL 112 | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 2 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 8 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Powder | 9🏆 | 6 |
Skiers who earn their powder turns. At 1,420 to 1,716 grams a ski this is light for 112 mm of width, and that weight is the whole reason to choose it over a resort ski with the same printed outline. It rewards a skier who drifts and slashes through soft snow and through trees rather than one who commits to a long line, and it is the widest of the four Pagoda Tour CFL models without crossing into DPS's limited Powderworks batch.
Firm snow. The five-item list itemises no metal layer, the waist is 112 mm, and DPS makes no groomer claim for it in either official source — treat hardpack as the way back to the car. It is also the wrong ski for long, high-speed arcs across open faces, where a 15 m sidecut fights you and the 21 m Lotus Tour 117 is the touring shape drawn for the job. Skip it if you ride lifts: the Lotus 112 publishes the identical outline and carries 270 to 387 grams more per ski, and that mass is what settles a wide ski in cut-up snow. And skip it if you want a number behind the damping claim, because DPS names flax as the answer without publishing anything to measure it by.
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.
Pagoda Tour CFL 112 is best for skiers who earn their powder turns. 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 Pagoda Tour CFL 112 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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