I've been on the 28 Maestrale Since early January... couple quick thoughts:

Note: I'm skiing Dynafit ST bindings on both the BD Justice and Amperage skis

- This thing is LIGHT - not just kinda...

I had a pair of Justice (slightly wider than the zealot) - fantastic ski, extremely light, excellent to tour on. Somehow one ski ended up breaking laterally/horizontally about 4-6 inches in front of...

No idea on the question, just chiming in that I had the EXACT same thing happen to my original Radicals. I didn't realize until I was halfway through a tour, and the binding wouldn't stay in tour...

I agree with this sentiment. I'm not overly experienced in the backcountry, only getting out a few dozen times a year, however I was lucky enough that my very first real multi-day backcountry trip...