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PTO Review
We skied them. Here's how they stack up.
Laser WRT Pro — expert hard-snow carvers and ex-racers who want race technology without a fis ski, and who will drive the front of the ski turn after turn. 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 | Laser WRT Pro | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 10🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 3 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 9🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 3🏆 | 2 |
Expert hard-snow carvers and ex-racers who want race technology without a FIS ski, and who will drive the front of the ski turn after turn. It suits skiers whose days are mostly on groomers and firm snow, chasing edge grip and the range to shift between slalom and GS turn shapes on one piste ski.
Skiers who want forgiveness or a ski that helps them progress: forgiveness was the WRT Pro's lowest-scored axis in that two-tester test, and it punishes a passive, backseat stance - it skis well only if you can drive it. Off-piste and powder-first skiers: at 67 mm with groomer-only terrain scores and float near the bottom of the card, deep snow is where it loses, and a wider ski is the tool. Dedicated short-turn slalom skiers: the narrower Laser SL is built for that, tailored by Stöckli to short, fast turns, while the WRT Pro is a broader multiturn. And anyone wanting an easy, all-day cruiser: this is a demanding expert carver, and the more accessible Laser SC is the friendlier Stöckli.
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 Laser WRT Pro is best for expert hard-snow carvers and ex-racers who want race technology without a fis ski, and who will drive the front of the. 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 Stöckli Laser WRT Pro scores highest in Stability at 9/10, 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 Stöckli Laser WRT Pro leads in Carving with a PTO score of 10/10. 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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