Stöckli Laser WRT
By PTO Team, Based on official Stöckli specs plus the cited independent on-snow test and magazine review · Spec analysis + cited independent ski tests on this ski
The take
“Stöckli's carbon race carver - it holds a GS arc, snaps into a slalom turn, and gives its best only to the skier who drives it, on firm snow.”
Ski the Laser WRT and Stöckli's brief shows itself fast: a firm-snow race carver that trades width and float for grip and drive off the edge. One independent on-snow test loved the crisp energy out of it and rated it as quiet, smooth and stable as skis get on this planet - with the standing caveat that you need smooth, firm surfaces to get the most from it. A separate magazine review of the same ski pitched it at masters racers and advanced skiers hunting G-force carves, and put the feel plainly: the more you tipped, the more it ripped. Two tests, not one consensus - and since 26/27 is a carryover with an unchanged article number, both describe today's ski.
The reason lives in the layup. Under the boot is a Race Core of beech and poplar - the heavier, damper of Stöckli's woods - reinforced with carbon rather than metal: a carbon steering laminate up front for high-speed composure, and carbon power-turn inserts beside the plate that load through the arc and snap at the exit. Nothing metal appears in the WRT's published construction, and Stöckli prints neither a weight nor the full stack, so we quote neither and never sub in a third-party scale figure.
The cost of that focus is range. The ski wants an active, centered, aggressive pilot and punishes a passive one - the on-snow test was blunt that it is no ski for the timid. At 67 mm it barely floats; one reviewer noted the waist is so narrow it needs firm snow to bite into and hold, which leaves powder, crud and off-trail as compromises rather than a home. It is a specialist and skis like one.
Its place in the Laser line decides most purchases, because three siblings sit close. The WRT Pro takes the identical 119-67-101 footprint and 12.3-16.0 m radius band but swaps to Titec Pro aluminum and an RBA Race Base and drops the carbon steering layer - the expert race-day trim, with a power ceiling above what the carbon WRT reaches. The Laser SL (120-66-98, from 11.0 m, in shorter lengths) is the dedicated short-turn slalom tool the multiturn WRT only samples. The wider Laser SC (70 mm) is the relaxed, all-day member of the family.
Sizing is easy because the shape never changes with length - length alone sets the radius. PTO carries the 166, 172 and 178 cm: the 166 for the quickest rhythm, the 178 for the longest arcs at speed, with the 158 Stöckli catalogs kept out of our range. Every WRT rides on a plate, so buy the full system with the binding fitted in-shop by a technician, or predrilled and let us mount the one you pick; the binding section below lists the exact plate-and-binding options.
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 WRT 12 GW on the WRT D20 plate (the PTO system pairing).
- Stöckli WRT 12 GW + WRT D20 plateThe PTO system pick
Stöckli's race plate binding for the WRT, mounted on the pre-drilled D20 plate and adjusted to your boots by a technician.
- Stöckli SRT 12 + SRT Speed / SRT Carbon D20 plateStöckli's other official option
Stöckli's alternate system binding (SRT 12 black or red) on an SRT D20 plate - a shop-fitted alternative within Stöckli's own range, not a third-party binding.
The Laser WRT is a plate system; mounting and setup are done in-shop by a technician. Third-party flat bindings are not compatible.
Common Questions
- Does the Stöckli Laser WRT have Titanal or metal in it?
- No metal laminate is in Stöckli's published construction. The WRT is carbon-based - Carbon Steering Control at the front and Carbon Power Turn strips under the binding area - on a beech-and-poplar Race Core. The metal layer, Titec, belongs to the Laser WRT Pro, not the WRT, and Stöckli does not publish the full layup.
- What is the difference between the Stöckli Laser WRT and the WRT Pro?
- They share the same 119-67-101 mm shape and 12.3-16.0 m radius band, but not the build. The WRT Pro adds Titec Pro aluminum and an RBA Race Base and drops Carbon Steering Control - the expert race-day trim. The WRT is the carbon build, with a lower entry point in both skill and effort.
- Is the Stöckli Laser WRT a good powder ski?
- No - it is a firm-snow race carver, not a powder ski. At 67 mm underfoot it has effectively no float; one reviewer noted the waist is so narrow it needs firm snow to bite into. Soft and deep days are not its terrain.
- Is the Laser WRT good for intermediates or beginners?
- No. Stöckli's page lists no skier level, but independent reviews land on advanced-to-expert, and one on-snow test said plainly it is not for timid skiers. It demands an active, centered stance and punishes passive skiing.
- How much does the Stöckli Laser WRT weigh?
- Stöckli does not publish a weight for the Laser WRT - the dealer workbook and stoeckli.ch both leave the weight column empty - and we do not quote third-party scale numbers in its place.
- What lengths does the Stöckli Laser WRT come in, and how do I choose?
- PTO stocks the 166, 172 and 178 cm; Stöckli also lists a 158. The sidecut is 119-67-101 mm in every length, so length sets the radius - 13.7 m, 14.8 m and 16.0 m in order. Shorter quickens the turn, longer adds stability in big arcs at speed.
