Comments on: Backcountry Skiing Binding Alpine Mode Flex Tests — updated Late November 2010

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:18:06 +0000

Pierre, you’re right, and Bode Miller has experienced that as well…

By: Pierre G

Pierre G — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:35 +0000

Lou,
If i understand well, binding can hold on prettty tight. But in some case, like a rapid chatter or vibration (for example : skiing in a race course or over an icy patch) could lead to dynafit type of binding to pre release. That condition would be “the achille heel’s” of the systems.

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:56:07 +0000

Just a chunk of HDP from whatever…. only seen it once or twice. Really not a big deal.

By: Dimi

Dimi — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:23:34 +0000

Lou, are people using any specific type of blocks/method to support their heel? or is it just a find what works system?

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:19:03 +0000

Another thing being done by agro skiers using tech bindings is they add a support block under their heel (assuming they’re not using brakes) that basically holds their heel at the level it would “float” otherwise. The idea being that this provides more solid support as opposed to your boot riding on those two tiny pins which in turn exert huge leverage on the heel unit. More, there is a rare but real type of inadvertent heel release with tech bindings where the boot heel actually drops down _below_ the pins. Having a block under the heel prevents that as well. Downside is blocking up the heel adds friction to lateral release, and you can’t use brakes.