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When to check I- ?

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Levels I, II, III on the binding release questionnaire are fairly familiar, even III+ has a niche.


When would you advise someone to check the I- box? Assume the person IS a beginner and hasn't the knowledge to decide for themselves.

Overweight and unathletic to compound nonexistent ski skills?
Existing medical concerns (and, if so, where is the ski/don't ski line?)
Doctor's recommendation (and how many are even likely to offer an opinion)?
Specialised gear (release bindings on miniskis say)?
As a placebo to stave off release fears in the skier?


What do you think?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
comprex, this a uniquely US questionI believe? What are the level descriptions? I've not done these enough to recall, cheers.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
David Murdoch, they were referred to here

TYPE 1 Cautious skiing
at LOWER visual indicator
settings
TYPE 2 Moderate skiing
at AVERAGE visual indicator
settings
TYPE 3 Aggressive skiing
at HIGHER visual indicator
settings

- Prefer slow to moderate
speeds.
- Prefer gentle to moderate
terrain.
- Receive lower than average
visual indicator settings.
This may increase the risk of
inadvertent binding release
in order to increase the
likelihood of release in a fall.
- Type 1 settings apply to
entry-level skiers uncertain
of their classification.


- Prefer a variety of speeds.
- Prefer varied terrain.
- Type 2 skiers are skiers who
do not meet all the descriptions
of Type 1 or Type 3 skier
types.


- Prefer fast speeds.
- Prefer steep terrain.
- Receive higher than average
visual indicator settings.
This may reduce the likelihood
of release in a fall in order
to decrease the risk of
inadvertent binding release.


If from experience, you have been dissatisfied with visual indicator settings resulting from your selected skier type classification, you may wish
to consider: (a) changing your skier type classification; (b) selecting different skier type classifications for toe and heel components; (c) electing skier Types -1 ("for skiers who desire visual indicator settings lower than settings for a Type 1 skier") or 3+ ("for skiers who desire
visual indicator settings higher than settings for a Type 3 skier").



So, it would seem that type 1- is to be selected by the user after some experience (hopefully not with harmful consequences) only?
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Hmmm, I think any beginner? isn't criteria of overweight etc. handled by manufacturer's settings guide? I will admit to either waivering shops responsibilities or adjusting bindings myself when renting in the US.
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David Murdoch, precisely my point, so why does the 1- setting even exist?
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David Murdoch wrote:
comprex, this a uniquely US questionI believe? What are the level descriptions? I've not done these enough to recall, cheers.


Nope, these are the standard ones in Europe as well.
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Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Wear The Fox Hat, are they, I can't believe I've been so unobservant. No shop I've hired from in Europe has adhered to them the way that US shops do. There you go, I must pay more attention in future!
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