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PTO Review
We skied them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Freeride, All-Mountain). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Sender 100 OPEN — intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one freeride ski for soft snow, trees and variable off-piste, and who would rather have the lighter, more playful sender than the heavier, planted one. U-PH — skiers who want the unity outline light and forgiving rather than stiff and demanding, and who value a long comfortable day over a precise one — which is ogasaka’s own stated aim for it. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all skis on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Sender 100 OPEN | U-PH |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 4🏆 | 2 |
| Playfulness | 8🏆 | 6 |
| Forgiveness | 7🏆 | 7🏆 |
| Stability | 5 | 7🏆 |
| Powder | 6🏆 | 4 |
Intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one freeride ski for soft snow, trees and variable off-piste, and who would rather have the lighter, more playful Sender than the heavier, planted one. It suits the skier who already owns bindings or wants to choose their own, and the length-tuned buyer who understands that a short ski turns quick and a long one runs long. It is a broad freeride width, not a deep-powder specialist.
Piste-focused carvers. A 99 mm ski with twin rocker and no metal will feel loose and washy held hard on firm groomers, and technique does not fix a parts list - Rossignol's narrow Arcade skis are that skier's tool. Strong, fast skiers who drive hard through heavy, chopped-up crud: the metal-free chassis gives way where the titanal Sender 110 holds, so that skier wants the 110 instead. Deep-powder specialists chasing maximum float: 99 mm is a middle width, and the family's float tools are the wider 110 and 118. Anyone who wants a ready-to-ski package: this is a flat ski, so a binding and a mount are extra cost and extra decisions. And anyone who needs a 190 - we stock 162 through 184 only.
Skiers who want the UNITY outline light and forgiving rather than stiff and demanding, and who value a long comfortable day over a precise one — which is OGASAKA’s own stated aim for it. One third-party tester recommended it to women and senior skiers; another, on the 160 cm, called it the easiest ski to ski in the whole UNITY range. It also suits anyone who wants a finished setup rather than a ski plus a second decision, because PTO stocks it with the binding and plate already mounted.
Skiers who want edge bite. A third-party tester said outright that this is not a razor-sharp, high-grip model and pointed it at cruising instead — that trait went out with the aluminum, and the U-PE is the ski that still has it. It is not the easiest ski in its own family either: OGASAKA’s catalog states that the U-PC is easier to handle, and recommends the U-PC to skiers with less power. At 81 mm it is no powder ski — E-TURN is OGASAKA’s wide line — and it is no hard-snow race carver, which is what KEO’S and TRIUN exist for. Anyone who needs 174 cm cannot get it here; the run ends at 167. And anyone shopping for a cheaper U-PE should stop: the metal is genuinely gone, and so is the work it was doing.
The Sender 100 OPEN is best for intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one freeride ski for soft snow, trees and variable off-piste, and who would. The U-PH is best for skiers who want the unity outline light and forgiving rather than stiff and demanding, and who value a long comfortable. The right choice depends on your primary terrain, ability level, and riding style.
The OGASAKA U-PH scores highest in Stability at 7/10, 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 OGASAKA U-PH leads in Carving with a PTO score of 6/10. Its edge grip on hard snow and groomed runs is the strongest in this comparison.
The Rossignol Sender 100 OPEN is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 7/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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