Tech heel switch between walk/ski on fly

[atree]

I haven’t payed attention to new bindings over the past few years. I know tectons can switch modes without coming out of toes. Are there any other tech bindings that offer this functionality?

[fleaches]

Vipecs can also do this.

What's the use case exactly? Rolling terrain on fishscale skis?

[Going Coastal]

Vipecs are 100 times better than Tectons for on the fly walk mode since you can keep the boot flat and push the lever with your pole.

Tectons are doable, but way more awkard since you have to keep your heel elevated while you bend down and switch modes on the dildo by hand.

[atree]

Fleaches- that’s the scenario. Thanks all. Was hoping something else has been released.

[kinkilla]

There's a new binding manufacturer out of Tahoe that has a hybrid binding that does this called the Alpenflow 89:
https://www.alpenflowdesign.com/prod...tdaId=89544743

I got to test them out at Shasta last weekend on their demo fleet (Praxis BCs, woo!). Sounds like they are trying to get release like a pivot, and have the walk/ski mode switch while still locked into the toes. Finicky to get into the toes with their brakes was the bad side. Also didn't get the spacers dialed right for my boot, but I'm not too harsh on them for that in a demo scenario.

[wra]

Don't know about the binding but. I have a pair of the skins they are selling. Limited to cold snow. If temperature gets close to freezing, no sticky.
I used them when the high at Alta(Utah) was forecast at 10 degrees, next day high was forecast at 18 degrees and I used them again. Went with glueD skins when forecast high was 28 degrees (Fahrenheit).
If they fail, razor strapping along the ski edge provides a partial fix, temperature dependent.

[atree]

“Alpenflow”

That’s exciting in general. Hope they achieve lift off. Looks like some new ideas.

Vipecs seem like the way for this application.

[singlesline]

What about just kicking really hard? Rolling terrain with fishscales sounds like you don't need to run a particularly high release value. What if you run your vertical release a little low and then glue a little cup to the tail of the ski so you can push on it hard with a pole while you crank your boot forwards? Something like a chunk of a snowboard stomp pad?


Otherwise, yeah, Vipecs are really smooth like that. Can do the full transition heel and toe with the handle of a pole without bending over or removing the ski. And IMHO they ski well too.

[ASmileyFace]

The Alpenflow looks like a refined Tecton. 750g and prototypes are actually out in the world? Curious to hear more about it!