Tech Binder Mount Width vs Ski Width and Other Considerations
Hey all, just wanted to pose these questions to the greater TGR world to see how other folks think about it. I've long been a fan of ultralight binders on my fat pow skis to save a little weight. Right now I'm on a Helio 200/Protest set up. The theory being that when you're in soft snow and mostly pow, the mount width of the binder doesn't necessarily matter because less force is required between the snow interface and the ski to initiate a turn. On the other hand, my daily driver/spring ski has been ~104-112 underfoot ski with a Zed (or formally Ion), the reason being that the wider mount pattern helps edge hold and makes the ski/binding interface more responsive. An added benefit being the elastic travel in the binding is beneficial when skiing in firmer conditions as to not pre-release.
The inverse of this I suppose is to put the "burlier" binding on the fatter ski to make it more responsive and the lighter weight and slightly narrowing mount width binding on the skinnier ski since the 10mm narrower mount pattern will be less noticeable on a skinnier ski.
Anyone have a different way of thinking of this? Any other variables to throw in the mix?