Heel detail in touring mode, with
heel lift in raised position. You switch to downhill
ski mode by dropping the end of the plate down in front
of the large red lever, which you press on to move a
small steel tongue that fits in a slot in the crosspiece
at the end of the plate. Video makes this clear. The
obvious red lever on the boot heel clamp releases the
boot with light finger pressure, presumably for use if
you're hanging by one ski in a crevasse or something
like that.
Upward (vertical) release is provided by the alpine-like
heel clamp as shown in the photos. Side release is less
obvious, provided by the whole heel assembly sliding
to the side. What's interesting is when the assembly
moves to the side it releases the boot heel clamp using
the same mechanism the red lever is attached to, thus
causing a quick and complete release of boot from binding. |