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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (All-Mountain, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Dancer 89 Ti — advanced skiers, and intermediates with solid technique, who spend most days on groomed or firm resort snow and want two sheets of metal under them without a heavy ski.. 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 | Dancer 89 Ti | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 8🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 2 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 6 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 5 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 7🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 3 | 6🏆 |
Advanced skiers, and intermediates with solid technique, who spend most days on groomed or firm resort snow and want two sheets of metal under them without a heavy ski. It suits skiers who carve on the way down and duck into bumps and tight trees between laps.
Beginners and cautious intermediates: a flex of 8 and two Titanal sheets want an active stance, and the metal-free Dancer 89, same shape at flex 7, is the easier ski. Deep-snow skiers: Faction rates it 5 of 10 for Freeride/Powder and testers named deep days as its limit, so the 99 mm Dancer 99 Ti is the better pick for soft snow. Heavy chargers whose priority is power and damping at speed: testers rated the Nordica Enforcer and Blizzard Anomaly stronger. Park skiers: Faction rates it 2 of 10 for Park/Freestyle.
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.
Dancer 89 Ti is best for advanced skiers, and intermediates with solid technique, who spend most days on groomed or firm resort snow and want two sheets of metal under them without a heavy ski. 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.
Faction Dancer 89 Ti has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 7/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Faction Dancer 89 Ti leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 8/10.
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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