The Stockli Montero AR Skis is well suited for the entire mountain. Excelling both on and off piste, at the ski area or out in the side country, the Montero AR is a new breed of ski. The chatter free smoothness of the Laser GS ski paired with the playful, versatile feel of the Montero AX is what really distinguishes this athletic all-mountain ski from other mid-80's width skis in its category. With a waist width of 84- millimeters under the boot, it has enough platform to float in fluffy powder, rip groomers and ski the bumps. A full wood core along with two sheets of metal really give this ski a smooth and powerful feel. While the metal certainly adds a great deal of stiffness to the ski overall, there are slits cut in the metal out in the tip and tail which allow for more torsional flex in those portions of the ski to provide a tremendously smooth entry and exit to the turn along with a bit of forgiveness as well. This is called Flex Torsion Control technology. A generous side cut attributed to a larger shovel gives you a true tip to tail carve which results in amazing edge hold on firm snow due to maximization of the ski's effective edge. Where this ski starts to diverge from a true carving ski is the fact that it uses tip and tail rocker. This helps keep the ski planning smoothly through choppy or inconsistent snow and makes the ski easier to handle in ungroomed terrain. The Stockli Montero AR is ready to tackle wherever you want to ski, whenever you want to do it.