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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.
Montero AR Pro — strong, aggressive all-mountain carvers — especially skiers with a race background — who want race-like grip and damping on an 84 mm daily driver. 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 | Montero AR Pro | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 4 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 2 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 9🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 3🏆 | 2 |
Strong, aggressive all-mountain carvers — especially skiers with a race background — who want race-like grip and damping on an 84 mm daily driver. It also suits skiers who already love the Montero AR and want another gear: more damping, more connection, more power and more precision on firm, groomed snow at speed.
Anyone below solid advanced. The independent verdict was blunt — 'there's nothing really easy about this ski' — and the Pro punishes a passive pilot instead of covering for one. Skiers who want easy low-speed manners and turn-shape versatility should buy the standard Montero AR, which keeps exactly the compliance the Pro trades away. Soft-snow-first skiers are in the wrong aisle entirely: 84 mm of piste-leaning geometry is not built to float, and Stöckli's own line routes those days to the Stormrider models. And nobody should buy this expecting a light ski — Stöckli publishes no weight, and race construction is not where lightness lives. It is also a first-year model: there is no long-term review record behind it yet.
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 Montero AR Pro is best for strong, aggressive all-mountain carvers — especially skiers with a race background — who want race-like grip and. 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 Montero AR 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 Montero AR Pro 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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