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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Carving, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Laser MP — sporty, ambitious women who carve groomers in short, quick turns and want race-line edge grip without race-line effort - especially lighter or less powerful skiers the softflex and piste core light are built for.. 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 | Laser MP | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 3 | 6🏆 |
Sporty, ambitious women who carve groomers in short, quick turns and want race-line edge grip without race-line effort - especially lighter or less powerful skiers the Softflex and Piste Core Light are built for. It suits advanced intermediates through experts who live on firm, groomed snow and put the ski on edge.
Soft-snow and off-piste skiers: at 67 mm, reviewed as fully cambered, it has little float and goes reluctant the moment the snow softens - its best runs are on firm morning corduroy. Beginners and cautious, progressing skiers: the narrow waist can be tricky and it wants edge angle - running flat is not its strength, so it is not a learning ski. Comfort-first women who want effortless all-day cruising should take the softer, wider, tail-rockered Laser MX (71 mm) instead - Stöckli builds the MX for exactly that and the MP for the opposite. One-ski-quiver buyers should look wider: versatility is mid-pack by design, this is a piste specialist. And anyone set on the 166 cm should note PTO stocks the 148, 154 and 160 only.
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.
Laser MP is best for sporty, ambitious women who carve groomers in short, quick turns and want race-line edge grip without race-line effort - especially lighter or less powerful skiers the softflex and piste core light are built for. 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.
Stöckli Laser MP has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 8/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Stöckli Laser MP leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 9/10.
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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