Alpine Touring Bindings

Recent Alpine Touring Binding Reviews

Dynafit TLT Radical ST

Very good bindings. Low price and good quality. Recommended 100%. Full review

Light-ish frame style tour binding for the rest of us. My first tour bindings. I ski 80% in bounds so solid downhill performance is important to me and I also need to watch my weight because I also go on dawn patrol and up mountains on occasion. I had heard that these rattle, but saw none of that. Marker makes several frame-style tour bindings and I was not ready to shell out the coin for bindings that release at 12 and weigh more than the skis they are attached to. Plus I don't need that much… Full review

Marker Baron

The baron is lightweight and easy to use. Responsive feel on the ski when in Alpine mode. I bought these for my wife on some fat K2 skis. This was her first season on them and so far she loves them. In alpine mode the binding responds nicely through turn initiation and feels true to an alpine binding. She had to get used to the mechanism to change from alpine to touring (and back), but now it's simple. She does like the 2two different heel lift settings for climbing. We're in the Adirondack Mtns. Full review

Dynafit TLT Radical ST

With the Dynafit TLTs, my entire ski setup weighs less than my daughter's downhill skis, but I can bomb through crud with ease on a slope. In a word, these bindings are tough. I can climb all day, easier than climbing in snowshoes, and the pivot is perfect, it feels like a natural gait. These bindings are deceptively simple but so well designed that you will LOVE them. I started out Alpine Touring with Silvretta 500 bindings, and I liked them. I was reluctant to upgrade, but after researching Dynafit… Full review

Marker Griffon 13 Binding

I have these binding on my Volkl Mantras and I've also read many reviews that these are excellent! Will write more later, but I needed to put up something. Don't take my word, do research: these are some of the BEST out there! For a guy 165 lbs the max din is not an issue. If you're a bigger person buy a higher din binding, don't put this one down! Full review

Marker Griffon 13 Binding

Pretty horrible option for the price. Not durable, low elasticity, very high stack. Plastic. A beginner would like this binding. I am not really sure why you would ever consider buying this binding. 1st, for a 12 din binding the elasticity of the spring is very low, which means they pre-release way too often. 2nd, the binding is mostly of plastic construction, which means that it will not hold up very well over the course of its somewhat shortened lifetime. 3rd it is a bulky binding that raises… Full review

Atomic Tracker 16

I truly forget I am on an AT binding when I am skiing these inbounds. Out of bounds, they are awesome. Easier to use than the Duke. Don't get jammed up as easily. Can switch in a breeze. I used to use the Marker Duke, but I like these much better. Of course, these are FAR from a lightweight touring binding. These FEEL lower on the ski than the Duke, and seem to feel lighter. They also don't get sloppy after 3 months of using them. I truly forget I am on an AT binding when I am skiing these… Full review

Salomon Guardian WTR 16

Dynafit TLT Radical ST

They work. Light weight. Secure holding when locked down. Enjoyed using these bindings this last winter. A few challenges learning how to get locked in and managing the steps but after the second trip, things were good. You can, with a pole tip, turn the heal piece all the way around to switch from walk to ski or back. Took some practice. Though I am a lightweight, have no problems carving the hard pack on the way back to the lodge. These are much better than the clunky first pair of bindings… Full review