If you’ve been waiting for TTS to grow up a bit, it has. The chubby cable posts and ill fitting heel posts are more slender, functional, and adaptable. Equally importantly the heel lever got the nose job it needed to snap onto the heel step of any compatible boot. Weight matters. Power matters. Why carry more than you need to?
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Review: Telemark Tech System (ver. 2.0)
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Posted in Dostie, Craig, Telemark Bindings, Wasatch Ski Dist 
Tags: dynafit, Tech system, tele-lite, TTS 
12 Comments »TTS Demo Day
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Many of you may be intrigued by the Telemark Tech System binding but you want to see it and touch it and even ski it before you believe it. So for those who lack faith, and want to give ‘er a test whirl, I have a spare pair that I’d love to get your feedback [...]
Voile ceases production of CRB
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Although sales of the CRB are small, that doesn’t mean Voile is turning a blind eye to interest in a releasable binding. Grissom went on to add that, “I do think a Switchback release binding would sell very well.”
First Look: Salomon Guardian/Atomic Tracker
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The key difference between the Guardian and it’s main competitor is the ability to switch it into touring mode without exiting the binding. Some will argue that this is a minor improvement…
Preview: 22 Designs Vice (& ski crampon)
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…the decision to retire the Hammerhead is purely economic since it has been one of the most influential designs in recent telemark history and carries significant sentimental appeal based on a large customer base that is adamantly vocal about the binding’s superior power and control.
Preview: Elan Adrenaline AT Binding
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…it will come as no surprise that the Adrenaline takes direct aim at the fast growing and energetic “big mountain” free-ride and sidecountry community — expect tourability with an emphasis on downhill performance, a wide stance for driving today’s wide-ride skis, true step-in ease of entry, and, high maximum DIN settings. Weight-wise, the Adrenalines will be competitive with the Duke and Guardian/Tracker.
First Look: Rottefella’s NTN Freedom
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To get the total weight under 3½ pounds and keep Rottefella’s touring mechanism — the one first seen on the Cobra Free, now on the NTN Freeride — required to serious rethinking. So Rottefella went back to the drawing board, so to speak.
Posted in Dostie, Craig, Rottefella, Telemark Bindings Tags: free pivot, telemark touring 21 Comments »Preview: G3 Enzo
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Enzo appears to be a synthesis of numerous bindings already on the market. … it looks like the G3′s Enzo has a lot to like about it. Easy mode switching, adjustable power and lots of it, plus leagues of theoretical improvement over the Targa Icent for immunity to icing up.
Preview: Marker Duke upgrade for 12/13
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…the Duke’s new Extended Power Frame Chassis is a stunning 28% wider. Refinements to the heel and toe dimensions not only make the binding sleeker, but lighter too.
Review: A closer look at Hammerhead (beta)
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The Hammerhead increases control for 21st century plastic boots to the same degree that the SuperLoop or Voile 3-pin cable did for leather boots back in the day. Which means the Hammerhead must be doing something dramatically different than other bindings. It is.
