Stöckli Stormrider 102 Skis 2026/2027 (also known as Stockli)
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PTO Verdict
“Swiss-built damping for storm-day snow — smooth, quiet and planted where chop bounces lighter skis.”
Best for: Advanced and expert freeriders who bring speed and drive their skis: the skier who wants the dampest, quietest ride through storm-day chop, crud and wind-affected snow, and who still wants a wide ski that carves the groomed run back to the lift.
Not for: True intermediates and anyone wanting a forgiving, easygoing ski: the Stormrider 102 demands skill and commitment and gives a passive skier nothing back. Deep-powder-first skiers: the Stormrider 108 is the line's deep-snow ski, and the 102 handles soft snow without specializing in it. Skiers whose season runs to wet, heavy spring snow — one 2026 tester scored it two out of ten in slush and found the tail hooky there. And anyone after a playful, surfy, freestyle-leaning feel: this ski is directional and serious, and it will not flatter you.
At a Glance
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Pair It With
Compatible ski bindings.
Flat-mount — any standard alpine binding is compatible.
Description
The Stöckli Stormrider 102 is a Swiss-built freeride ski, 102mm underfoot, made for storm-day snow — packed powder, crud, chop and wind-affected snow — taken at speed. In Stöckli's freeride line it sits between the piste-leaning Stormrider 95 and the deep-snow Stormrider 108: the ski for days when the mountain is soft, broken and fast rather than bottomless.
The construction is Stöckli's TITEC PRO Titanal package over a poplar, beech and paulownia core — beech for power, the lighter woods to keep weight moderate for a full-metal ski. One honest note: Stöckli's own materials for the 102 never say how many Titanal layers it carries; independent reviews describe the layup as dual Titanal. Around that core sit Polywall sidewalls in a slightly softer, more elastic material that adds damping, a Big Powder Rocker tip — 20mm high and 60mm long — for lift in deep and difficult snow, a softer polymer Freeride Tail that keeps the back of the ski releasable, and a Racing-Graphite base. The sum is the point: a damp, quiet, stable ski with edge grip that is rare at this width.
It is a ski for advanced-to-expert freeriders who carry speed and give it input. It is directional and demanding rather than forgiving or surfy, and a true intermediate should look elsewhere. It is also honest about conditions: in one 2026 test, the same ski earned a ten from one tester in firm and chopped snow and a two from another in wet spring slush. If your season is mostly wet snow, this is the wrong ski; if deep days outnumber storm days, look at the Stormrider 108.
The Stormrider 102 comes in three lengths — 173, 182 and 191cm — with the same 135-102-125 sidecut across all three. It is sold flat, so the binding is a separate purchase; we mount it, set it up and help you settle on length in-shop.
Specs
- Lengths (cm): 173 / 182 / 191
- Sidecut (tip-waist-tail, mm): 135-102-125
- Turn radius: 173 cm: 17.4 m · 182 cm: 19.8 m · 191 cm: 22.3 m
- Weight (per ski, manufacturer figures): 173 cm: 1790 g · 182 cm: 1890 g · 191 cm: 2020 g
- Construction: FREERIDE CORE (Pappel/Buche/Paulownia · Poplar/Beech/Paulownia)
- Construction: BPR Big Powder Rocker
- Construction: PWA Polywall
- Construction: FTA Freeride Tail
- Construction: SME light Solid Metal Edge Light
- Construction: TITEC PRO Titanal Technology Pro
- Construction: Official text: innovative Titec aluminum surface with transparent positive printing
- Construction: Base bevel 1.5°, Side bevel 2.0°
- Manufacturer article: 41050127
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Stöckli
- SKU
- 41050127-173
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Stöckli Stormrider 102
By PTO Team, Based on the manufacturer’s published specs and published third-party testing · Spec analysis and published third-party testing
The take
“Swiss-built damping for storm-day snow — smooth, quiet and planted where chop bounces lighter skis.”
Stöckli's Stormrider 102 is the storm-day ski of the brand's freeride line, and its character comes from metal and damping more than from float. TITEC PRO Titanal construction sits over a wood core of poplar, beech and paulownia, with Polywall sidewalls — slightly softer and more elastic than a standard hard sidewall — adding damping, and SME light edges saving weight by seating the edge less deeply. One footnote belongs up front: Stöckli's own page and workbook for the 102 never state a Titanal layer count. The dual-metal description comes from independent reviews, not from Stöckli.
However the metal is stacked, the result reads the same on snow. One 2026 tester called it 'one of the smoothest and quietest skis out there,' and that composure pays exactly where freeride seasons are actually spent: chopped-up snow, crud and wind-affected hardpack, where lighter skis get bounced and the Stormrider 102 stays planted. Edge grip on firm snow is rare for this width — it carves with real authority and prefers medium-to-long arcs carried at genuine speed. One independent review puts it ahead of a Nordica Enforcer on precision and ahead of a Blizzard Rustler on edge hold.
The bill for that stability is effort. The Stormrider 102 demands skill and commitment: it wants an active pilot who brings speed, it wears you down in moguls, and it is directional, not playful. It is also unusually condition-dependent. In one 2026 test two testers split hard — ten out of ten in firm, chopped-up conditions against two out of ten in wet slush, where the second tester also found the tail hooky. That split is not noise; it is the ski. Cold, settled or wind-worked snow shows it at its best, wet spring glop at its worst. It also carries a premium Swiss price.
Within the line, choose by snow. The Stormrider 108 (137-108-129) is the deep-snow ski, developed with Maxime Chabloz; Stöckli pitches it as more lift, more stability and more freedom in deep snow. The Stormrider 95 (132-95-120) runs a Powder Rocker rather than the 102's Big Powder Rocker and leans toward the piste — the pick when groomer days carry your season. The Stormrider 88 is the narrowest of the family and the playful one.
The Stormrider 102 comes in 173, 182 and 191cm, and since the 135-102-125 sidecut is identical across lengths, the radius grows with size — 17.4m at the 173 to 19.8m at the 182 and 22.3m at the 191. The 26/27 ski is a carryover, so recent independent tests were skied on this same construction. It ships flat; plan on a binding purchase and a shop mount.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Flat ski — binding is a separate purchase and needs mounting. Our pick: Marker Griffon 13.
Stöckli's 26/27 catalog pairs this ski with Marker Griffon 13 options. Mounting and setup are done in-shop by a technician.
Common Questions
- Is the Stöckli Stormrider 102 a powder ski?
- It handles soft snow well, but it is a storm-day ski first — built for chop, crud and wind-affected snow at speed. Stöckli's deep-snow ski is the Stormrider 108; one 2026 tester noted the 102 struggles to float and smear in deep powder.
- Is the Stormrider 102 good for intermediates?
- No. One independent review calls it a ski that demands skill and commitment, not ideal for true intermediates. It rewards an advanced-to-expert skier who brings speed and input; a passive skier gets a serious ski and none of the payoff.
- How much does the Stöckli Stormrider 102 weigh?
- Stöckli's 26/27 workbook prints 1,790 g (173 cm), 1,890 g (182 cm) and 2,020 g (191 cm). Stöckli does not label these figures per ski or per pair anywhere — by magnitude and one independent review's 182cm figure, they read as per ski.
- What is the difference between the Stormrider 102 and the Stormrider 108?
- Width and mission. The 108 is wider (137-108-129) and is the deep-snow ski of the line, developed with Maxime Chabloz for more lift and float. The 102 is the storm-day driver: less float, more firm-snow grip, a calmer ride in chop.
- What changed on the Stormrider 102 for 26/27?
- Nothing — it is a carryover of the same construction. That cuts both ways: there is no update to wait for, and recent independent tests were skied on the same ski you are buying.
