Originally Posted by
lumpy
See, I can't imagine skiing icy crappy East Coast bumps relying on that pin interface. There's no elasticity in the binding fore and aft to the best of my knowledge so if you flex the ski good and hard the boot has to come out. Also, the binding release isn't as calibrated and reliable as on an alpine binding. Obviously it can be done, I know lots of good skiers who have one rig and use tech bindings at resorts but they don't fall and they are always skiing light on their gear and "centered". If I was just getting back into alpine skiing after a long stretch away from the sport, and I might be falling or sliding sideways down something steep, I'd be a lot happier in an alpine binding.
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