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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Carving, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Pisteworks 79 — groomer days where the turn is the point.. 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 | Pisteworks 79 | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 10🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 6 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 1 | 6🏆 |
Groomer days where the turn is the point. This is the narrowest waist and the shortest sidecut DPS draws for 26/27, with 80% of the ski left on the snow, so short and medium arcs come out of the geometry rather than out of your legs. It suits a skier who is still building a carve as much as one who already has it: DPS pitches it as an approachable route into full carbon and backs that with a size chart that starts at beginner. Narrow trails and steep pitches are where a 13.5 m sidecut earns its keep.
Anyone whose winter includes soft snow. At 79 mm this is the narrowest ski DPS makes, and neither the workbook nor the product page makes a single powder, crud or bump claim for it — every snow surface either source names for it is a firm one. It is also the wrong tool for long arcs at speed: 13.5 m is a short sidecut, and DPS's own 89 and 94 at 16 m and 18-20 m are drawn for that instead, at the same price. Skip it if you want one pair of skis for the season, because DPS's own head of product performance points those buyers at the 89. And skip the $2,095 Satin Carbon Red if you expect a different ski for the money: DPS calls it a topsheet.
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.
Pisteworks 79 is best for groomer days where the turn is the point. 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 Pisteworks 79 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 Pisteworks 79 leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 10/10.
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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