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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 SL — skiers who live on hard snow and want short, fast, precise turns: strong intermediates through experts who actively drive the ski from a centered stance.. 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 SL | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 10🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 5 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 1 | 6🏆 |
Skiers who live on hard snow and want short, fast, precise turns: strong intermediates through experts who actively drive the ski from a centered stance. It suits piste and ice specialists who value edge grip and a calm, damp ride over versatility, and anyone who wants slalom-race DNA without the punishment and narrow size range of a FIS ski.
Off-piste and soft-snow skiers: at 66 mm with a race-slalom shape the Laser SL has no float, and the one independent review of it says plainly to look elsewhere for crud and off-trail. Long-arc, GS-rhythm skiers: the 14.5 m top radius runs out early — that is Laser WRT or Laser SC territory. Passive cruisers who want the ski to do the work: it is happiest under an active, centered skier and gives a backseat rider little. Gate racers: this is the recreational Laser SL, not the Laser SL FIS — different construction, a 0.5°/3.0° race tune, and a forward mount live on that separate ski. And note the split on ability: the independent review says advanced-to-expert, a forum owner says so easy to ski — we keep both rather than flatten them.
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 SL is best for skiers who live on hard snow and want short, fast, precise turns: strong intermediates through experts who actively drive the ski from a centered stance. 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 SL 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 SL leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 10/10.
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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