Clear standards are a great thing for the industry and for users. Getting a good standard is hard. Jeez Darrell, read the post, !!! Did I write something confusing? See, you are a genius, you should work for ISO.
My mistake, they actually do the impact test by hitting the ski. Good stuff for us tech nerds. Oh, and in my own experience, I really second the notion that some testing of tour-mode durability for tech binding heel pieces is crucial; I have broken two or three Dynafit Vertical heel housings while touring, and I am not a huge, heavy, overly-hard-on-gear ski tourer.
How can I post a question to Lou and the readers of Wild Snow? I have the month of April and would like to find an international destination for spring skiing. Criteria: Not looking for extreme skimo objectives or expeditionary skiing. My wife is joining me so moderate angled deep snow would be ideal. I just want day after day of beautiful backcountry skiing with enough diversity to keep it interesting.
Europe, Japan, Northern India, Canada, anywhere. Or is backcountry skiing in Japan the ticket? Maybe to the skimo mecca of Chamonix or some deep snow trove in Switzerland?
Thanks Lou for your investigation and brief insights! Coming from Dynafit Radical I followed any Vipec posts since its release and jumped im right now after its first upgrade. Been on my new Vipec 2. The front part is unmatched by any competitor. By the way: bought Scarpa Maestrale RS with smart new walk mechanism. Sold my last season acquired and fitted alpine boots immediately.
Jurgen, How was the skiing after all the snow last weekend? Frame snow falls were great from m up — but as you know first snow gets absorbed partly by warm grounds and this October was one of the warmest in history! As the cold front hit the alps with quite a storm, exposed areas remained almost naked. But of course past 10 days were great fun if you know where to go.
Greg, yeah, the standards are much more the same then they are different. Both are pretty lame, really, with no advancement in knee protection, just the same old My Mz release check… yawn. Especially the temperature one. Thank you for this. There are pros and cons. And the type of fall could have a major impact on release.
See October 29, - am Oh yeah, tech bindings now being marketed to switch riding types. Tuck October 29, - am Agreed. Lou Dawson 2 October 29, - am See, yes, skiing switch or doing falling leaf sideslip and striking ski tail on rock or ice chunk.
Charlie Hagedorn October 29, - pm Great post, Lou. Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat. International Standard under systematic review. This may also interest you. News 14 January In many ways, flex index can be thought of along the same lines as the DIN setting on your bindings. When it comes to boot-to-binding compatibility, flex index is important mainly because of implication, or what can be assumed. Replaceable toe and heel pieces ensure that normal wear-and-tear caused by walking does not prematurely end the life-cycle of your ski boots.
This machine will allow a trained technician to accurately asses whether your boots are engaging with bindings properly — i. Some ski boots, such as ones designed specifically for racing, forgo replaceable toe and heels pieces in the name of the maximum energy-transfer efficiency of solid lugs. If your ski boots are equipped with solid lugs, closely monitoring their wear is of the utmost importance.
Improper contact between boot and binding caused by worn lugs can result in premature release — both laterally and vertically. With solid lugs you should forego the eyeball test and rely solely on machine testing. With the information provided above you should be able to understand what to look for, and what questions to ask, in order to determine if your ski boots are compatible with a specific binding. If you have specific questions regarding boot-to-binding compatibility, please feel free to reach out to our Experts directly at cs jans.
Check out the evo. Marker introduced GripWalk a few years ago, but have since moved to a standard that accepts Walk-to-Ride boots as well: Sole. They release when expected, but hold on tight when the going gets rough.
Best suited for younger or lighter weight skiers, the 11 DIN Squire is a lightweight, high performance binding for the aspiring or female ripper.
You can often find these for a much lower price than the MSRP. Buy now: evo. The Marker Griffon has been a mainstay of the Marker binding lineup for years, and for good reason. For anyone that needs a DIN of 13 or less, you will be well served by. The Marker Jester is the bigger, badder brother to the Griffon.
With a top release value of 16, it keeps the clamps on everyone but the biggest and fastest skiers on the mountain. Generally the Warden can be found for a slightly lower price, but the Attack 13 is a very comparable binding if you can find it on sale. There is also a 14 DIN version out there as well if you can still find it….
This is straightforward: any boots that have tech fittings in the heel and toe are compatible with tech bindings. Pretty much…Dynafit has a binding called the Beast which has been discontinued that requires a special bracket to be installed on the heel of your boot.
Most boots are compatible, but not all. Verify this before buying bindings if you have a speed nose toe. Almost all frame touring bindings are compatible with touring boots. Also of note is that the first generation of the Salomon Guardian frame bindings were NOT compatible with all rockered soles. If you know of any other alpine bindings for touring boots, let us know in the comments below. The Beasts have been discontinued, so hard to say.
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