Stöckli Laser CX
By PTO Team, Based on official Stöckli specs plus one dealer preview; no independent on-snow test of the 26/27 generation exists yet · Spec analysis + official Stöckli material on this ski
The take
“Stöckli's light, low-effort Laser - a 72 mm piste carver that flicks edge to edge and shapes a quick slalom turn without asking for a racer's legs.”
Stöckli's Laser CX is the light, low-effort carver of the Laser line, and for 26/27 it is redesigned rather than carried over: a new article number, a waist widened 3 mm to 72 mm, a fresh 150 to 174 cm length run, and - per one dealer's early preview - softer tips over a firmer platform underfoot. The catch is the flip side of new. No independent tester has scored this generation; the published CX reviews are all of the older 69 mm ski. So the read here rests on Stöckli's own material and that single preview, and we flag where the judgment ends.
The low-effort feel comes from the build. A Piste Core Light core of poplar and beech keeps the ski light; a wave-cut Titanal layer - Stöckli's Turtle Shell 2.0 - stays supple at easy speeds and stiffens as you push, so edges change fast but the arc still locks in. The ACL shovel and a long tail rocker hook the tip into a short turn and free the tail on exit, and an SME Light edge holds a wide, re-tunable steel band at less weight. Absent by design: carbon, a racing sidewall, Full Edge Contact - the race Lasers' parts. Stöckli lists no weight and no sheet count, and neither do we.
On groomers the CX skis quick and short-to-medium: a 124-72-104 mm sidecut runs through every length, and only size moves the radius - 10.6 m at 150 cm to 14.8 m at 174, with a 13.4 m step at 168 that sits off the smooth progression Stöckli otherwise prints. It is agile, forgiving and all-day easy, and - by Stöckli's own account - more stable and versatile than the previous 69 mm CX. The ceiling is the cost: race-grade damping, hard-snow bite and long-radius stability at speed all sit above what a build this light reaches.
Its slot in the Laser line settles most buys. The Laser SC (70 mm, 120-70-102, R11.6-16.0 m) is the hard-snow answer - a Race Core with racing sidewalls and Full Edge Contact, more grip and a higher ceiling for more work. The redesigned Laser SX (74 mm, 122-74-103, R13.1-16.4 m) is this same light build on a longer radius, for medium-to-long turns and speed. The Laser SL (66 mm, from 11.0 m) is the Race Core slalom specialist the CX only hints at, minus the demand on the driver. The CX is the family's low-effort short-turn shape.
Sizing is simple: the shape never changes, so length alone sets the radius. For 26/27 PTO brings in the 168 cm as a system - SRT 12 red on an SRT Speed D20 plate - and also predrilled for the plate if you would rather run a different Stöckli binding. It rides on a plate either way; give us your height, weight and how you ski, and we will pick the length.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: System ski on a Stöckli D20 plate: sold as a system with the binding, or predrilled for the plate. Third-party flat bindings do not fit the plate system. Our pick: Stöckli SRT 12 red on an SRT Speed D20 plate (the PTO 26/27 system pairing).
- Stöckli SRT 12 red + SRT Speed D20 plateThe PTO 26/27 system pick
Stöckli's system binding on the pre-drilled D20 plate, mounted and adjusted to your boots in-shop by a technician.
- Stöckli MC 12 or MC 11 comfort binding + MC D20 plateStöckli's leisurely option
Stöckli's MC plate-and-binding combination for a more comfort-tuned setup, within Stöckli's own range - a shop-fitted alternative, not a third-party binding.
The Laser CX is a plate system; mounting and setup are done in-shop by a technician. Third-party flat bindings are not compatible.
Common Questions
- Is the Stöckli Laser CX new for 26/27 or a carryover?
- It is redesigned. Stöckli gave it a new article number, widened the waist 3 mm to 72 mm, and changed the length run to 150-174 cm. Because it is a new generation, no independent test of it exists yet - the earlier CX reviews are all of the 69 mm ski.
- Does the Stöckli Laser CX have metal in it?
- Yes - a wave-cut Titanal layer, which Stöckli calls Turtle Shell 2.0, supple at low speed and firmer as you load it. Stöckli does not publish how many sheets or the full layup, so we do not quote a sheet count. There is no carbon and no racing sidewall - those are on the Race Core Lasers.
- Is the Laser CX a good powder ski?
- No - it is a 72 mm piste carver, and its terrain is groomed snow. For soft or deep days it is the wrong ski; a wider all-mountain or powder ski is the tool there.
- How is the Laser CX different from the Laser SC and SX?
- The CX is the light, low-effort, short-turn shape (124-72-104 mm, R10.6-14.8 m). The Laser SC (70 mm) is a heavier Race Core with racing sidewalls and Full Edge Contact for more hard-snow bite; the redesigned Laser SX (74 mm, R13.1-16.4 m) is the same light build set up for medium-to-long turns and higher speed.
- How much does the Stöckli Laser CX weigh?
- Stöckli publishes no weight for the Laser line - the dealer workbook and stoeckli.ch both leave the weight field blank - and we do not quote third-party scale numbers in its place.
- What lengths does the Laser CX come in, and how do I choose?
- It runs 150, 156, 162, 168 and 174 cm, all on the same 124-72-104 mm shape, so length sets the radius - 10.6 m at 150 up to 14.8 m at 174, with a 13.4 m step at 168. PTO stocks the 168 for 26/27. Shorter quickens the turn; longer adds stability in bigger arcs.
