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PTO Review
We skied them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (All-Mountain, Carving). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Serpo — strong intermediate to expert skiers who live on groomed snow, carve committed, medium-to-long arcs at speed, and want the planted, metal take on the black crows character. 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 | Serpo | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 2🏆 | 1 |
| Playfulness | 4 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 5 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 3🏆 | 2 |
Strong intermediate to expert skiers who live on groomed snow, carve committed, medium-to-long arcs at speed, and want the planted, metal take on the Black Crows character. Their off-piste is side-of-trail snow and afternoon crud — poking around, not hunting deep snow.
Powder chasers: 93mm with classic camber does not float, and Black Crows' own line sends deep days to the Atris (105mm) or wider. Playful, surfy, pivot-everywhere skiers: the metal makes the Serpo planted and deliberate — the no-metal Camox is that ski instead. Short-turn lovers: with 20m at every length there is no quick-radius size to pick. Beginners and cautious intermediates: independent testing places the Serpo at intermediate to expert, and its rebound and energy demand an active pilot. And gram-counters: 1,750-1,825 g per ski in the 174.1 and 180.1 cm sizes, with no touring intent anywhere in the official positioning.
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 and no independent review of it exists yet — 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 Serpo is best for strong intermediate to expert skiers who live on groomed snow, carve committed, medium-to-long arcs at speed, and want. 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 Black Crows Serpo 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 Black Crows Serpo 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 Stöckli Laser SX 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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