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Great story…and marketing material.
ehhhr…not that exceptional, assuming your headed uphill with toe piece locked, that’s what they do…..even if they failed, skis are leashed for glacier travel to allow unclipping skis without dropping them into crevasse and to be able to use foot prussik.
It’s a non story guys, give a TR instead:)
oops just reread story, “heelpiece released” so headed downhill, was toe piece locked?
Lock out those toe pieces kids!!
Some guys just ski all the time with the toe locked. I personally don’t think that’s such a hot idea but each to his own…
Not that exceptional?? If he’d been on most any other binding, what might have happened? Thomas, do you eat nails for breakfast?
On april 2, I got caught in a large avalanche in SW montana on Alex Lowe Peak. I was deep in the debris while it was moving, couldn’t breathe with snow packed down my throat, etc. I should be dead or really hurt, but my dynafit bindings released somewhere along the way and I ended up on top of the debris. I was skiing with the toepiece unlocked. I would have to echo…viva la dynafit!