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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 112 — skiers who earn their powder turns. 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 112 | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3 | 8🏆 |
| Park | 2🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 7🏆 | 6 |
| Stability | 5 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 9🏆 | 2 |
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.
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 112 is best for skiers who earn their powder turns. 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 Stöckli Laser SX 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 DPS Pagoda Tour CFL 112 is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 7/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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