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Best binding for pow skis

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Eli.braun98
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I'm going to be getting a pair of powder-specific skis and originally I was thinking pivots but from what iv read they seem difficult to clip into if you eject in pow. I currently have marker squires but I'm not really a huge fan of them

I'm also only 120 pounds so I don't need 15 dins (I currently have mine set at 9 on my other pair of skis)
May 28 2022 4:43PM
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powpatrol
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If there’s enough snow to jam up the pivot system there’s enough to jam any other. Get attacks if your wary of the pivots.
May 28 2022 4:49PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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STHs are very easy to clip into and have not let me down yet, they are a bit heavier than attacks though so if you have them on heavy pow skis it will be a heavy setup, but I find them far more secure than attacks.
May 28 2022 5:13PM
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Schoess
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Any binding filled with snow is hard to clip into. Powder doesn't stick like heavier snow so it's usually easier to clear out. Buy the binding that you're most confident in riding. Stepping back into it can be managed regardless of the situation as long as it isn't broken. If that's pivots, then get them.
May 28 2022 5:34PM
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Icant_kfed
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Pivots clog up but as long as you clean out the circular piece before it turns to ice your fine, if it freezes, good luck
May 29 2022 12:58PM
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tri_photo
Posts: 1530 - Karma: 7,195
Get bindings that you trust, plain and simple. I know it’s a stereotypical thing to simp for Pivots, but I have first hand felt the difference it makes having the 360 swivel. My knees have been saved by those bindings when I’ve crashed on park skis and my pow skis. But that’s just my opinion. If you like a different binding and it has good construction to it, then get that!
May 29 2022 2:42PM
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lil.Boye
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these bad boys
May 30 2022 5:10AM
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DomRichard
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i had attacks on my pow skis and they were perfect, they also have a lower stand height than pivots
May 30 2022 8:22PM
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dkels
Posts: 137 - Karma: 648
I have been a die-hard STH fan for many years but I put some Attack 16s on my latest powder setup and really like them. They don't seem as beefy as the STHs but the stack height and lower weight is quite noticeable and appreciated on my powder skis.
May 31 2022 10:18AM
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Session
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SchoessAny binding filled with snow is hard to clip into. Powder doesn't stick like heavier snow so it's usually easier to clear out.


Laughs in PNW.
May 31 2022 2:33PM
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Session
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tri_photoMy knees have been saved by those bindings when I’ve crashed on park skis and my pow skis.

No they haven't.
May 31 2022 2:35PM
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ChocoTaco345
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It doesn't really matter. Pick the bindings you feel most secure in or are on sale. If you want to overanalyze, you can make the case for STHs because of the large toe is easier to clear out snow. Markers are harder to step into, pivots heel can swing around and be slightly annoying. So favorites/on sale > STHs > Attacks > Pivots > Markers
May 31 2022 2:51PM
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Schoess
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SessionLaughs in PNW.


"usually"
May 31 2022 4:26PM
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tri_photo
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SessionNo they haven't.


I think they have, given that it was my idiot self who crashed. But thanks for your unsolicited input, Copernicus
May 31 2022 7:04PM
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Gyro_Nights
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tri_photoI think they have, given that it was my idiot self who crashed. But thanks for your unsolicited input, Copernicus


People don’t understand the pivot. It has the longest elastic travel meaning you can set a lower din and they won’t pre-release as easily. The rotating heal does not do as much as people think and will unfortunately not save you from tearing your acl. I think you can feel this long travel release on some ejects or near ejects. This may just be placebo for me tho
May 31 2022 8:40PM
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Eli.braun98
Posts: 253 - Karma: 1,640
SessionLaughs in PNW.


yeah and I live in Oregon so half the time the fresh snow is too wet and heavy to ski anyways
Jun 1 2022 11:40AM
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