2027 Stockli Laser GS FIS Skis W/ WRT D20 Plate and WRT 16I Bindings

The 2027 Stöckli Laser GS FIS is a true, FIS-legal giant slalom race ski, handcrafted in Switzerland for serious GS racers. It's built around a relatively long turn radius and a narrow, race-spec waist. This is a ski made to go through GS gates at speed, with nothing extra added and nothing important left out.

Why we like it:

Stöckli's race skis are hand-built in Switzerland, and you can feel the craftsmanship on snow. There's a quality and solidity to this ski that elevates it into a class above mass-produced race skis.

Who it's for:

Serious GS racers and former racers who want a genuine FIS-legal race ski for competitions, training, or the occasional masters event. It's built for the very top end of the carving spectrum, and it rewards skiers who have the technique and fitness to match.

Highlights:

The Race Core is the heart of this ski, combining beech wood for stability and torsional stiffness with poplar for the right balance of weight and responsiveness. It's the same core material used in Stöckli's World Cup race platform, and it gives the ski that characteristically quiet, damp, authoritative feel at speed. Size Optimized Construction means the build is tuned to each individual length, so a 176 skis like a 176 and a 193 skis like a 193, rather than one build scaled up and down. The Race Base with Full Edge Contact keeps the ski gripping edge to edge, and Stockli's factory tune comes set race-ready at 3.0 side edge and 0.5 base edge, which is exactly where you want a GS ski to start.

Things to consider:

This is a dedicated FIS race ski, and that comes with the usual tradeoffs. The long turn radius and stiff, fully cambered build mean you need to ski it fast and hard to get anything out of it. This is not an all-mountain ski or a forgiving daily driver, so this is not the ski for you if that's what you're after.

Fit & sizing considerations:

Race-ski sizing, which means lengths are longer than "civilian" carvers. Men's GS racers typically run 188 or 193; smaller or lighter racers can drop to 184. The 176 is there for masters racers or those in age classes where shorter lengths are allowed.