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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 AW — women who spend most of the day carving groomed runs and want swiss-built edge grip without a punishing ride — confident intermediates moving up to a premium frontside ski, and advanced carvers who like living on edge. 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 AW | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7🏆 | 6 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 2🏆 | 2🏆 |
Women who spend most of the day carving groomed runs and want Swiss-built edge grip without a punishing ride — confident intermediates moving up to a premium frontside ski, and advanced carvers who like living on edge. It also fits real piste days: moguls, chopped snow and spring snow at the edges of the groomers.
Powder-first skiers: at 80 mm with a piste-first build, flotation was the weakest tested axis — 2 out of 10 in the 2025 test — and no length choice fixes that; the women's Nela 93 is the soft-snow pick in the same brand. Skiers who want a light, surfy, playful ride: Stöckli publishes no weight, the official 'lightweight' wording has no number behind it, and the 2025 tester called it quite heavy for its size — trust the tester over the brochure. And budget shoppers: $1,549 before bindings is premium Swiss pricing, and testers flagged the price as the main objection. If your season is mostly soft snow or your budget is mid-range, this is not your ski.
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 AW is best for women who spend most of the day carving groomed runs and want swiss-built edge grip without a punishing ride —. 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 AW 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 Stöckli Montero AW 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 Montero AW is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 7/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest ski to progress on among these.
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