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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.
Ova Freebird — touring-first skiers who want real lightness at 85 mm without a demanding character: long days, spring corn, and skiers stepping into lightweight touring from heavier gear.. 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 | Ova Freebird | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 4 | 5🏆 |
| Powder | 3 | 6🏆 |
Touring-first skiers who want real lightness at 85 mm without a demanding character: long days, spring corn, and skiers stepping into lightweight touring from heavier gear. Because the unisex run starts at 156.1 cm, smaller and lighter skiers fit on this ski directly — no women's-specific version needed.
Deep-powder-first skiers: 85 mm underfoot is the price of uphill efficiency, and float is limited. Skiers on steep, high-consequence lines or bulletproof ice — a prior-generation head-to-head found the front end softer and less authoritative than stiffer touring skis of similar width. Resort-primary skiers: a 975-1,300 g semi-cap touring build is not a damp high-speed piste ski, and Black Crows sells it under its touring category. And tourers who prioritize the descent above all — Black Crows' own line points them at the Navis Freebird instead.
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.
Ova Freebird is best for touring-first skiers who want real lightness at 85 mm without a demanding character: long days, spring corn, and skiers stepping into lightweight touring from heavier gear. 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.
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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