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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.
M7 Mantra W — advanced and expert skiers who want this platform in a shorter length and who commit to a big, fast, edged turn.. 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 | M7 Mantra W | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 9🏆 | 6 |
| Park | 2 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 3 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 3 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Powder | 5 | 6🏆 |
Advanced and expert skiers who want this platform in a shorter length and who commit to a big, fast, edged turn. Firm snow is where its record is strongest: a 9/10 carving score from a women's test team, and a tester who praised its edge hold on icy conditions. It also fits a skier sizing down deliberately, since Völkl matches titanal content to length rather than to model — the only two overall tester scores in the record both came on the 163.
Intermediates and skiers still building technique: the women's test team draws its line at a skier not yet confident making big, fast, purely edged turns, and says the ski is more than she is ready to handle. Skiers who want forgiveness or play: not at all playful sits on that team's own cons list, and a tester scored forgiveness 4/10. Mogul and zipper-line skiers: bumps scored 4/10, and the review credits the difficulty to the ski's stiffness and its pull toward turning on edge. Skiers who like to skid and smear: the same review says lighter or less aggressive skiers may find it hard to flex into tight turns or push around for relaxed skids — that is the ski's stiffness, not a failing in the skier. Deep-snow-first buyers: the team's verdict is that 96 mm is not enough waist to keep this ski afloat, and a tester scored flotation 5/10. Buyers who want a 184 or 191: the run stops at 177. Buyers expecting a complete setup: the binding is a separate purchase here. And buyers who want ride reports on this season's article or on the 149 and 156: the record runs 163 and up, from earlier seasons.
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.
M7 Mantra W is best for advanced and expert skiers who want this platform in a shorter length and who commit to a big, fast, edged turn. 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.
Völkl M7 Mantra W 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.
Völkl M7 Mantra W 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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