The 2016 version of the Stormrider 107 is just new enough to qualify for this modifier, but not too new. A few strips of carbon and polyamide at tip and tail probably do contribute to dampening, weight reduction and torsional reinforcement, but the best news is this...
The Stormrider 100 has served for several seasons as Stöckli’s shot at a mountaineering ski;. For 2016, they’ve re-decorated its Titanal top sheet, slapped the Motion moniker on it and voilà, instant lightweight women’s ski with a 100 waist. Stöckli isn’t the only...
There are two distinct phases in every expert skier’s life: before skiing a Stöckli and after. Once you pass into phase two, you’re changed for life. You’ve had a taste of absolute power and there’s no forgetting it. Note we said expert skier. It’s not just that...
Stöckli’s main focus was, is and shall remain performance on hard snow, so even the relatively soft Motion with its lighter core and rockered baseline – all against-the-grain concessions for the race-obsessed Swiss – holds with such precision that it earned...
Like prescription medicines, Stöcklis should come with a warning label, something along the lines of, “Requires skill, effort and commitment.” In lieu of this development, their price tag will have to serve as sufficient deterrent to prevent posers from accidentally...
