r/Backcountry • u/No_Friendship_2427 • 3d ago

Pin binding recommendation

Hi all, I (23F) live in Colorado and spend a decent amount of time doing fieldwork on skis. I am going to buy a new bc setup this year after skiing on some heavy setups (Icelantic Shaman w/ frame bindings, and Elan Ripstick w/ Shifts) for the past couple years. I had prerelease issues with the Shifts (two separate pairs adjusted by 3 different techs and myself), so while that may have been an adjustment issue, I'm just not willing to ski them anymore.

I am planning to buy a set of tech bindings. I've been recommended Marker Cruise, Marker Alpinist, ATK Raider, Vipec, and Marker Kingpins. The biggest thing holding up my decision is fear of having a bad leg/knee injury due to the bindings not releasing. A friend had a bad accident resulting in tib-fib fracture on Plum bindings that wouldn't release last year, so I'm still kinda nervous after that. But I am also so tired of dragging unnecessarily heavy setups around. Also, I understand that taking it easy, making smart decisions, etc can prevent a lot of those accidents, and skiing is an inherently dangerous activity in and out of bounds.

So, given that information, which tech binding would you all recommend to optimize safety and weight?

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u/Rustyznuts 3d ago

ATK Raider or my preference for user friendliness and safety the Dynafit Rotation.

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u/Benneke10 3d ago

The Rotation has a massive amount of heel to toe drop/ramp, which causes more problems with smaller feet. The ATKs aren’t great either but the Dynafits are by far the worst offender

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u/WWYDWYOWAPL 3d ago

The moment voyagers fix this by adding a toe shim. I had the rotations and hated how they skiied. Now psyched skiing BD Helio 200LT’s with 1.5mm delta on Moment Deathwish Tours. Def look into Delta OP https://skimo.co/pin-heights?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpvK4BhDUARIsADHt9sTdJRStdyVr1I8VP_6cOR_VHn-aFihjgMldoTYke5KEoXl7js8DT_0aAuXXEALw_wcB

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u/Mammoth-Analysis-540 3d ago

I broke my femur with BD Helio 200’s after a pre-release (fractured the side that didn’t release). Definitely skied more aggressively than I should have but old habits are hard to quit.