Raymond H

great binding. I have them on my Orb Freebird skis. Ski brake pad has a sliding release plate too. Only caveat is , going from skinning , to rip skins and ski down it is possible to stomp down on the heel pins, but forget to release the ski brake. Then in the event of a fall and release, the ski brake would not extend. Ask me how I know. However it is easy to reach down, with ski on, and press the red tab, to release the brake before dropping boot onto heel pins.

Like Patrick W wrote, a great, technical ski. I have these same Superguide 95s in a 178 length. Salomon Pure binding. Bought these for Euro trips for a mix of resort skiing and touring, thought since Covid haven't been back to France. Light setup for airline travel too, with one pair of skis. These are great carving skis, more stable, and damp than my stiff, earlier Superguide 105s. While I haven't skied mine in Eastern backcountry, glade powder (I have the 175 length SG 105s for that), for cruising th...

Forgot to add, I was skiing this setup with my Maestrale RS boots, backcountry and the resort. A great setup, light on the skin track.

Bought these as I missed my old, carbon Lifelink AC-BC poles, ; one lost in a crash off piste in France. BD Helio Poles are very light, my 120s are 142 grams each. I did wrap some Petzl ice tool tape on the choke grip section. Straps are easy to adjust size. Baskets work in powder, don't "lift" snow up, so I will break the habit of clicking baskets together to shed snow. Baskets are stiff enough to lift, flip heel risers too. I usually push down on toe lever, with grip end of my poles, to switch to ski mode...

G3 crampon, on this Zed does not allow boot to be flat on ski for skinning. Only with first riser, below boot heel can you use the ski crampon. See picture My boots are Maestrale RS and F-1 (BSL 314) . Lower toe pins on Zed make boot sole sit on orange tab at front of ski crampon.