I agree. If you have a light touch, you are way less likely to bend a metal ski me thinks. ;)

WTF? DCNB has forgotten more about skiing than you will ever learn. Your lame comment does nothing to help the original poster with his Barons.
If you have nothing to contribute then STFU!!

FKNA!! That's big air!

You are they guy that makes most techs cringe! Bringing in special tools and trying to educate a pro on how to actually do his job is just downright douchey!
The tech was right, most skis are made...

Those skinny skis look like they were trying to probe deep into the lower snowpack on every turn!

I feel that the new Marker toe piece design does have a noticeable increase in edging power. They feel more solid compared to skimpier models. Again, it's not the screw spacing, it's the platform...

I don't think it matters where on earth she was skiing. A little fall on a beginner run is not out of the ordinary. She dusted herself off and finished the lesson. I'm sure that thousands of skiers...

A few mornings ago, while riding up the gondola, a dorky looking rich teenager says to his friend "The powder today isn't messing you up too much I hope." I chuckled until I realized that he was...

No park? Don't mess with it then!

Snowboarders are readily available and of limitless supply. If you don't dig a pit or bomb an avalanche path while in the bc, you should at least send in a couple snowboarder kids (without gear)....

FUCK VAIL!!!

FUCK VAIL!!!!

SAVE VAIL? Is this a frickin' joke?!
Vail was instrumental in the "lamifacation" of the entire sport of skiing. Vail helped drive up the price of the sport so that middle class families could no...

What happens when someone takes my picture? I cash the huge check, let potential sponsors start a bidding war over me, and start tagging all the hotties lined up to do me!

It's so hard to keep up with all the new talent coming out of the woodwork every season. It seems that the "shelf-life" of modern skilebrities is about one and a half seasons now!
Try real hard,...

Who is James Heim?!

Sounds like bad quality control to me. Gaps on the base/edge??!!!

K2 recommends mounting the Obseths at +3. I agree with them.

All I'm asking is why not just start from scratch if you set out to design a burly new AT binding. It seems that using an existing stripped down design was purely a function of the original patent...

If you were going to re-design and "burlify" any particular existing AT binding, why would you choose the most stripped-down/lightweight version out there and then make it all clunky? I think that G3...

Put down the epoxy... and step away from the mounting bench!

You are right. I have torque tested many different AT/AT and AT/Alpine combos. All I have to say is that AT boots crammed into alpine bindings will release, but always WAY off the chart! A setting of...

That reminds me of a woman who thought that an avalanche probe was for assembling by the buried victim... so that they could stick it up out of the snow to be found!

Yeah, try to support local "bro-brah" ski companies but don't diss K2's factory line! Sure they are made in China but they are made for abuse. They use thicker bases, edges, and are really quite...

Dude I ski on Dukes. I cant even switch from locked down to touring without removing both skis... and both gloves!
^^^Squatch was spot-on with his stereotype description of most guys I've seen do...

You would think that highly certified ski instructors would know a lot about gear wouldn't you? In my experience they are surprisingly under-informed on hard-goods. :rolleyes: They tend to fixate on...

There are plenty of places to go skiing where there is no internet commentary censorship being conducted by the corporation! :the_finge
BOYCOTT BOYNE RESORTS!!!!

"Oh, Snap!" :tongue:

Double post. DELETE please!

DUKES SUCK!!! Always have... The worst binding design since the NAVA system. I honestly don't trust any "skiers" that swear by them!

What's worse than skiing in 23 year old ski boots? Asking where to find replacement liners for them! Have the plastic shells rotted/crumbled yet?

Yeah, All you really need to mount bindings is some lock-tite and a torque wrench!

Hey Summit. You seem to have quite a beef with DCNB. What did he do? Poach your stash, drink your beer, and then sleep with your girlfriend?

Take your skis (BOTH of them) to a certified binding tech. Don't forget your boots (the ones for skiing). It will save you heartache and/or hospitalization.

I'd ski them immediately after mounting... in the rain!
The reason you found nothing searching this topic is because it's a non-issue.

Dukes: expensive, heavy, suck for touring, chew up boots, and attract wanna-bes like moths to a porch light!
GET SOME ALPINE BINDINGS!!... unless you actually use them for touring of course!

As K2 suggests... +3cm.

If you remove the manual toe height adjustment from the Duke/Baron, you have a Jester/Griffon! The SHAPE of the toe and heel pieces were redesigned to work with two different boot sole norms (alpine...

People actually TOUR on those Duke bindings?? I thought that they were just for folks who wanted to look "core" while standing in the lift line (kinda like 12yr. old tourist kids with BC packs) Well...

How to ski Vail? Dress in overpriced, untechnical, shiny-metallic-highlighted "outfits." Wear sunglasses, no hat, and mouse in your hair. Constantly fiddle with some electronic gadget(s), talk loudly...

"Does the Gondola close down when it's snowing?"
"This is bogus! Where is all the powder skiing here?"(10 days after last storm)

Go for the 89's. Remember, the Hellbent is NOT a big cliff hucking ski! They are great for inbounds/sidecountry powder days though.

It's flat and crowded so wax well and wear your iPod so you can tune out everyone. ;)

Why would anyone that is comp material have to ask this question?

THAT IS AWESOME!!!
It's gaper week at all destination resorts... so bring your cameras!!

I am 34 and have gained (and are still gaining) wisdom. There is nothing dumber than a 20 yr old "ski bum" job that just moved to a ski resort three months ago!

Don't grind your boots! It's a heel design issue with those new Markers.

Remember... that toe piece AND heel piece are both designed to be compatible with both Alpine and AT boot soles (ala Duke without the manual toe height adjuster). If you only ski your alpine boots...

He'll be OK. This is Colorado after all!! :rolleyes2
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/12/extreme-skier-tanner-hall-cited-possession-boulder/?partner=RSS

My home mountain is Round Top and I like skiing thin, low angle, man-made snowpack, in the rain.