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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.
Orea AX — piste-first all-mountain skiers, advanced through expert, who carve mid-radius turns with active forward pressure and want the premium finish — the black sidewalls, the embossed badge topsheet, the black-trim binding. 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 | Orea AX | Laser SX |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 8 |
| Park | 1🏆 | 1🏆 |
| Playfulness | 5🏆 | 5🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 4 | 6🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 7 |
| Powder | 2🏆 | 2🏆 |
Piste-first all-mountain skiers, advanced through expert, who carve mid-radius turns with active forward pressure and want the premium finish — the black sidewalls, the embossed badge topsheet, the black-trim binding. It also fits buyers choosing turn shape deliberately: one sidecut, five lengths, and a radius that steps up with every size.
Skiers shopping for soft-snow float: at 80 mm flotation was the flagged weakness in the ski's own test, and no finish upgrade changes that — Stöckli's Nela 93 is the in-house tool for those days. Cautious or passive skiers: the test cards asked for extra forward pressure, and one tester reported instability at higher speeds without expert-level input — ride the middle of the ski and it will not flatter you. And value-first buyers: the 26/27 workbook prints identical lengths, sidecut, radii, core and bevels for the Montero AX, so a skier unmoved by the black sidewalls and the embossed badge is buying the same machine for less.
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 Orea AX is best for piste-first all-mountain skiers, advanced through expert, who carve mid-radius turns with active forward pressure 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 Orea AX 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 Orea AX 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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