Tech Binding Ski Boots

As a result special tech compatible alpine touring boots are required when using tech bindings.

Tech binding ski boots.

These ultralight bindings replace the traditional alpine toe piece with two pins that lock into tech compatible ski boots. In order to reduce variables we made sure to make at least a few direct comparisons using the exact same skis and bindings. But the new gripwalk sole and binding system turns a conventional ski boot into a real performance miracle. The simpler tlt super light speed turn and atomic backland bindings keep your foot closer to the ski.

The kingpin tecton plum summit and g3 ion lt all have stack heights over 39mm. The more sophisticated tech bindings have a greater stack height. This means you won t have to replace your boots. However testing realities dictate that we can t use every boot with the same exact ski and binding set up.

This is particularly achieved by the excellent grip rounded high profile soles and the gripwalk binding components perfectly tailored to them. Tech bindings originally released by dynafit in 1986 are quite different from their framed counterparts. If you have a hard soled boot we throw on custom rubber tread lifters for better grip and protection. Instead of fins on the binding that hold the boot in place tech bindings use metal pins that connect directly to steel inserts in the boot.

Cast boot conversion allows you to keep rocking the alpine boots you know and love while adding tech compatibility for super efficient touring. Tech inserts are metal reinforced indentations in the toe and heel that make a ski boot compatible with tech bindings for ski touring. Walking in ski boots can be a rather slippery affair on some surfaces. Hence the popularity of what is referred to as a tech binding.

For the uninitiated ski bindings are the piece of tech that holds your boot to the ski. They are also sometimes called dynafit inserts and require bindings designed for tech inserts iso 13992 certified. That might not sound like the most interesting piece ofequipment but getting the right one can make a huge difference to your skiing game. Tech bindings were originally designed for ski touring and ski mountaineering using narrow skis and soft ski mountaineering boots of the 1980s.

Repurposing the design as a freeride binding is problematic. For beginner skiers it s really just about connecting your boot to the ski and making sure it comes off in a crash. If you have replaceable soles we will modify those soles and your boots for tech compatibility.