Stockli Skis 2025: First Look
Classic updates.
Swiss-made Stockli skis hardly need an introduction. They’re repeatedly some of our favorites for balancing skiability and performance. We’re hard-pressed to find gear that rides as smooth and stable in all snow conditions, with a wide range of skill levels that can hop on the ski and have a good time (looking at you, Stormrider 95). This year, Stockli updated a few select products to further develop that skiability, without losing the Stockli performance we expect. We dive into the details in our Stockli skis 2025 preview.
What’s New
The big news from Stockli this year is an updated Montero AR and Montero AX. The two skis were released in 21/22, making room in Stockli’s collection for the “all-mountain piste” category. They are more versatile than their carving focused Laser series, but still optimized for the frontside.
This year, both skis get similar updates with new metal windows cut into the tips of the skis. This allows for a little more torsional flex, making the ski more forgiving off-trail and leading to easier turn initiation. The skis keep the same side cuts, with the bulk of the change coming from the metal Turtle Shell construction.
Our first impressions of the skis were that they were just as smooth and stable as before. Insert easier turn initiation, and these felt more intuitive in bumps and off-trail conditions. The other Montero skis return unchanged, with the short-turn Montero AS and women’s specific Montero AW new last year.
Stockli is also releasing a new Montero AX Orea, an identical Monetro AX with a limited edition graphic.
Laser SX, CX, and MX. Those three get an updated Turtle Shell 2.0, which extends the wave cut in the titanal sheet into the tails. Old Turtle Shell was just in the front half of the ski. Overall, should make these skis a little easier to release out of a turn, but still have great support at speed since that unique metal cut allows the metal to interlock for increased torsional rigidity.
Other Highlights
After a few refinements last season, the Stockli Stormrider series returns unchanged. Read Matt’s review of the Stockli Stormrider 95.
The Nela 88 and Nela 96 come back with fresh tropical graphics and an updated mount point. We haven’t measured them ourselves, but we’re looking at around a centimeter more forward. The internals of the skis did not change this year.
Stockli’s touring skis return, with the Edge TR getting even more light.
The WRT Pro uses the same materials but uses a different layup orientation and tweaked sizing. Overall, still the same powerful carving ski you know. We haven’t skied these on snow yet, so we’ll be back to update once we know what those changes mean on snow.
New graphics for Laser WRT (formerly WRT ST).
