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.