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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (All-Mountain, All-Mountain Freestyle). 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.. 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 | Montero AW | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 2 | 6🏆 |
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.
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.
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 — confident intermediates moving up to a premium frontside ski, and advanced carvers who like living on edge. 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 Montero AW 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 Montero AW 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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