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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
Dancer 79 Ti — intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski with personality — not a race hand-me-down. 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 | Dancer 79 Ti | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 2🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 7🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 1 | 2🏆 |
Intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski with personality — not a race hand-me-down. The skier who carves hard on firm snow but still wants energy and pop. Works well as a piste-specific second ski alongside a wider all-mountain setup.
Beginners who need forgiveness, heavy chargers who want maximum dampening at very high speed, and anyone looking for off-piste float. At 79mm and Float 1/10 this is a pure frontside ski — if you want something that also handles soft snow, look at the wider Dancers or an all-mountain ski. If you want more high-speed calm on firm snow and don't mind the weight, the DPS Pisteworks 79 is stiffer and more damp.
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 Dancer 79 Ti is best for intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want a dedicated groomer ski with personality — not a race hand-me-down. 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 Faction Dancer 79 Ti scores highest in Stability at 8/10, 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 Faction Dancer 79 Ti leads in Carving with a PTO score of 9/10. Its edge grip on hard snow and groomed runs is the strongest in this comparison.
The Faction Dancer 79 Ti 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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