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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (All-Mountain Freestyle, Freeride). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Bent 100 — intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle.. Bent 110 — intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light, surfy 110 for soft snow, deep days, trees, chutes and side-country.. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all skis on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Bent 100 | Bent 110 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 6🏆 | 3 |
| Park | 7🏆 | 4 |
| Playfulness | 9🏆 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 8🏆 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 5🏆 | 4 |
| Powder | 6 | 8🏆 |
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.
Intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light, surfy 110 for soft snow, deep days, trees, chutes and side-country. The 110 also fits anyone building a light touring or backcountry-freestyle setup, where the low weight pays off.
Skiers who want one ski to charge firm, variable, chopped-up resort snow: the light weight gets deflected and it will not plow through crud. Hardpack carvers who need edge grip - a fairly straight sidecut and heavy tip and tail rocker mean limited bite, and it feels short at speed on hard snow. Big, fast, aggressive skiers who want mass under them. If you want the deepest-day float, that is the wider Bent Chetler 120; for a steadier everyday quiver, the Bent 100 - more camber, more directional - is the firmer-snow pick.
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. Bent 110 is best for intermediate-through-expert skiers who slash, pivot and float instead of muscling the mountain, and who want a light, surfy 110 for soft snow, deep days, trees, chutes and side-country. The right choice depends on your terrain, ability, and riding style.
Atomic Bent 100 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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