backcountry ski binding maintenance

Ski touring binding ice buildup and release failure

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Ski touring binding ice buildup and release failure

Ski Touring Binding Ice Buildup and Release Failure: What You Need to Know Before It Kills a Run — or Worse You’re 600 meters into a descent on a 35-degree slope, the temperature has dropped 8°C since your skin track, and your binding won’t release. You stomp, you twist, nothing. The toe piece is locked … Read more

Clearing ice from tech bindings without damaging springs

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Clearing ice from tech bindings without damaging springs

Slug: clear-ice-tech-bindings Clearing Ice from Tech Bindings Without Damaging Springs: What Most Skiers Get Completely Wrong Everyone says just knock your boot against the binding and stomp a few times. They’re missing the point entirely. That approach — the casual boot-stomp ritual we’ve all watched skiers perform at the top of a couloir — is … Read more