Poster: A snowHead
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I'm just in the process of buying a new set of skis for my other half and was looking for a bit of advice re. bindings.
She hates heavy skis, so I'm looking at something as lightweight as possible to keep the weight down. They don't need to be anything too fancy/high-end - she's happy cruising around the Blues/Reds.
My first idea was a pair of Marker Squires - I ride on a pair of these and from memory they were amongst the lighter bindings available when I bought them a couple of years back. But are there any other better/lighter options?
Looking to keep the purchase sub £100 (there are some good deals on Squires at the moment, which means they fit into this budget).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Squires have had some bad press on American ski forums. Especially getting locked in seems to be a problem for light women (have a look at this topic from The Ski Diva: http://www.theskidiva.com/forums/index.php?threads/has-anyone-had-a-problem-with-the-squire-bindings-locking-in.14155/page-5#post-280337)
But more importantly: what type of skiing does she do (on-piste? off-piste? both?) and on what ski will the bindings be mounted on (goes to available break width)? And what DIN-range are you looking for?
I have had three allmountain bindings in the past few years: Salomon STH2 WTR 13, Marker Griffon and Tyrolia Attack 13 (all in the 4-13 DIN range). The ligthest is the Tyrolia, which I like best (for other reasons than weight, by the way). But as I said, these are all in 4-13 DIN range, quite average for male skiers, but if your other half is very light weight, these migth be an overkill. There's also a Tyrolia Attack 12, which might be more appropriate. And all these bindings are quite wide, for ski of 80 mm width underfot and up.
Here's a list of weights for a lot of bindings:
http://www.evo.com/ski-binding-weight-chart-for-alpine-backcountry-bindings.aspx
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Marker Squire? What is that, a cockney binding?
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@Cheizz, she is 58kg and around 5'6". She's not that interested in off-piste, so tends to cruise around the blues/reds - so certainly doesn't need a high din.
From memory her skis are around 83mm underfoot (we tend to do a bit of spring skiing, so I went a little wider on the skis for the slush!).
Have to say that I've never had any issues with my Squires - and they don't seem any hardier/easier to get in and out of than any other binding I've used. That said, my partner is a lot lighter than me, so maybe best to look elsewhere, just to be on the safe side.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@abj, My daughter had some issues with getting out of the squires on her K2's, and she has really small boots (268mm boot sole), eventually it became too much of a pain, so we took them off and put some other bindings on (atomics rebadged salomons, that seem fine) The squires seem to have huge forward pressure that did not work very well with her small boots. Gave them away to a much larger relative and they have been working fine, so think its a small boot problem with them.
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I've got some very similar to these
Only 3Kg
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@Zorrac, thanks for the info. Think I'm better steering clear of the Squires. My other half only has size 5 feet - so on the smaller side.
@Cheizz, some good deals there - I'll shall take a further look!
@Mosha Marc, look like a good pair of bindings - but on the heavy side at 3kg a pair. Think my Squires are only about 1.6kg the pair - so prob looking at something lighter weight, if poss.
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I have a pair of Marker Squires which I have no problems with but then I am neither small, light or have small feet. From memory Salomon Z10 or similar is popular on the Ski Diva site with women looking for light bindings.
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@abj, Marker Z10, my wife skis these all day long, 55kg, awesome bindings.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Markymark29, Err, surely you mean Salomon Z10.....
Great binding, easy to step in/out, I used a pair for years no issues at all
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Yup, they're the ones. (Although I think there might be some re-badged 'Atomic' versions out there(?) .... FFGs look awfully similar).
Either way, had a quick Google and the women's versions look like they're just a bit lighter - so decision made!
Thanks everyone for the input - much appreciated. Lightweight bindings sorted!
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You know it makes sense.
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@abj, Sorry I meant Marker F10
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I'm not sure how much of an effect binding weight will really have - they're right in the middle of the ski. Swing weight is probably more important?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@clarky999, very true. Although if it means that she carries her own skis around the airport/resort for once, rather than yours-truly, it's got to be a bonus!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@abj, if you find a solution for that one let me know too!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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True: Salomon Z10 = Atomic FFG 10
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clarky999 wrote: |
I'm not sure how much of an effect binding weight will really have |
It makes the difference between you carrying them and her carrying them..............
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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