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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These skis span 2 categories (Freeride, All-Mountain Freestyle). Scores reflect each ski's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Stormrider 108 — advanced-to-expert freeriders who spend most of their season off-piste and want deep-snow float with stöckli-grade stability.. 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 | Stormrider 108 | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 6🏆 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 1 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 7 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 5 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 9🏆 | 6 |
Advanced-to-expert freeriders who spend most of their season off-piste and want deep-snow float with Stöckli-grade stability. It especially suits skiers in trees, ravines and tighter freeride lines who want a wide ski that arcs a real turn instead of only drifting, and who are comfortable on 174 cm or longer.
Skiers whose days are mostly groomed or firm snow: a 108 mm deep-snow ski is the wrong tool, and Stöckli's own Stormrider 95 exists precisely for skiers splitting their days between piste and freeride. Anyone under the size run — there is no length below 174 cm, full stop. Touring-setup builders: this is a double-Titanal alpine flat ski with Marker Griffon alpine options, and Stöckli's touring platform is the Edge line, not this. And buyers who want a proven, settled design behind their money should know this is a first-year model, and the only published test ran in firm snow, not the deep snow the ski is built for.
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.
Stormrider 108 is best for advanced-to-expert freeriders who spend most of their season off-piste and want deep-snow float with stöckli-grade stability. 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 Stormrider 108 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 Stormrider 108 leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 6/10.
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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