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Bred for the backcountry.

Although the Marker Tour F12 AT binding has left its resort-loving brothers and sisters in favor of untracked backcountry lines, it still bears the crest and bloodline of the Marker Royal Family. With its titanium climbing aid, stiffer base plate, and Teflon-reinforced components, the F12 is bred to get you to the lines you want to ski while offering the performance you need to ski them.

  • The 4-12 DIN range on the Marker F12 gives you the performance you need to slay those massive backcountry bowls
  • The new stiffer and stronger Touring Base Plate improves handling in icy winter conditions
  • Triple Pivot Light Toe utilizes Teflon shoes to improve durability and power transmission
  • The titanium Climbing Aid provides flat, 7-degree, and 13-degree climbing positions which can be adjusted with a ski pole to make those long touring days more efficient
  • When the lever is switched to touring mode, the entire binding shifts back 40mm for a more balanced and comfortable walking position
  • The improved BCC Lever allows a gloved hand to easily make the switch between skiing and hiking mode
  • Brake width comes in 90mm and 110mm

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Chris Whitaker

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This binding honestly gives you what you would expect from it. I expected a binding that skis well enough that it's a non-issue, that is a little bit lighter than a few of the burly touring bindings out there. This is what you get. It skis good, not great but I would say the performance is satisfactory. If you aren't out in the backcountry skiing overly aggressive and hitting big cliffs, this is a great option.

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Luke

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Close view :)

jagp456225

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Looks like you are on Rossi's what are they underfoot?

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Carver Shaw

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The Tour series from Marker are excellent touring bindings and at this sale price of $250 you would be a fool not to buy them! Solid all day bindings for touring and for the resort.

What is the difference between this and...

Enzee21

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What is the difference between this and the duke?

Enzee21

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I am 5'11" at 140 lbs. agressive skier. use it on some norwalks and mostly inbounds but some BackCountry.

Angus Bohanon

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The Duke is a bigger, heavier, stiffer binding. Given your usage, I'd say go with the Duke, as that's what it's intended for ? it's a little big for true touring stuff ? but you're also not very heavy, so you're not likely to need the higher DIN. If you think backcountry and touring will be a substantial part of what you do, stick with the Tour F12.

Max

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I would suggest the marker barron. The duke/barron is more suited for inbounds than tour f12. I doubt you would need the 16 DIN so i would go with the barron. Its got the same burly construction, just dialed back a little bit. Its a little lighter, and its got an awesome sale right now

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TBEERS

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  • Familiarity: I've used it several times

I bought a pair of F12's for my Bluehouse Tight Shoots and skied on them for all of eight days before the whole heal piece snapped off while on my way into the glades. I hit some ice at the entrance and my uphill ski slipped into the downhill ski breaking the heal piece off (I didn't fall that hard, not that much force applied). I am 6' and 165 lbs. It was pretty cold out -10, but the plastic shouldn't break this easy. Not so sure I would trust them out in the backcountry.

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Ingrid Backstrom

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  • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

Decently light yet bomber enough for feeling stable and secure for fast, "line"-type backcountry skiing (chutes, spines, variable snow, airs, etc.--as opposed to just mellow pow). I have hit ten-foot airs on it in a really remote spot and was not worried at all about my bindings--once I get better I will try for some bigger airs and I trust these bindings completely. If I don't stomp it will definitely be my own fault, can't blame the equipment. :) The line on looker's right of this photo, shot near Kulusuk, Greenland, was skied on Tours.

My choice for backcountry "line" skiing

I read on REI that the pivit is prone to...

Tom Grant

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I read on REI that the pivit is prone to breaking....is this really an issue?

Mark Parrett

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It was an issue last year. The rumor is that this iteration of the tour binding has resolved some of the issues seen with the previous year's model. If it is any solace, Backcountry does offer a lifetime guarantee on all products - if it breaks, send it back and get a new one.

Tom Grant

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How do you think this compares to the Duke. I am 6'4" 200lbs.

I plan to use it for 70-80% inbound at Squaw, and 20% backcountry.

Do you have a lifetime on my knees? ;-)

Pardon the potentially numb question, but...

Drew McLean

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Pardon the potentially numb question, but will the Will the 110m Will 110mm width version work on a ski with an underfoot of 125mm (BS Carbon Megawatts)?

Mark Parrett

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Hi Dave - you'll need to bend that brake out, but this is pretty standard procedure for anyone mounting this binding and shouldn't be an issue.

What kind of ski boot would you have to...

dtully

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What kind of ski boot would you have to use with this binding. Could you use a normal alpine boot or would you have to buy ski touring boots. Pardon my ignorance I am just getting into to sport.

knanier

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You can use alpine boots. But touring boots (which can also be used) would be more comfortable for hiking.

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Wally Phillips

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It feels like yesterday that the Marker Duke was released and turned Backcountry Skiing on its head. The Marker Tour F12 AT Binding is the spawn of its success, concentrating on having a bit of a lighter weight while maintaining that bomber downhill performance. Does it live up? Kinda.

The downhill performance is, thankfully, intact as the F12 still brought a ton of power and stability without feeling too light or tippy laterally.

The weight is definitely decreased and I CAN tell that the pivot mechanism that switches from tour to alpine is slightly forward. This gives the F12 a better stride than the Duke or Baron.

It still retains some of the Duke's problems though. Taking off one's ski to switch modes is an annoyance as well as the hold on the switch being cloth which made icing up a problem and wasn't easy to switch over sometimes. And, the stride is still a bit hinky and this will be the bane of this line until something is done with the pivot point.

Overall, a good choice if you tour a mix of hills/flat and don't want to sacrifice downhill security.

kaip143267

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Have you had any issues of touring piece breaking? Or feel like they are not as well constructed as the barons or dukes? I'm looking to get a pair but don't want them to break on me. Thanks!

Wally Phillips

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Hey kaip143267,

I have not had any issues with the touring piece breaking or showing any instability with the time I have spent on them. Also, I wouldn't say that the Tour F12 is not as well constructed, but I would say it has more of a minimalist construction to save weight.

The F12 in my view is slightly more of an alpine touring binding (slightly) than an alpine binding with a touring function. While it'll certainly give you a great amount of downhill control with a decent uphill weight and stride, it doesn't have a bombproof construction so you can't get as gnarly on your descent as you can with the Duke or Baron.

nosp242003

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Got my bindings last week. Just had 2 days out with these bindings. One day on the hill, and another full day touring.

So glad I went with these guys over the dukes or barons because they are way lighter, and my body thanked me for that on the tour. I'm not heavy (160lbs + pack), but these bindings feel super solid in alpine mode (I don't do 20 footers, but the odd 5-10 foot is always fun). It looks like Marker fixed a lot of the problems they had with last years F12 in this years model, so the problems with the binding breaking seems to be resolved.

If I manage to break these, be sure you'll see the comment posted up here :)

powderturn1090494

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previous iterations would break if you take a "knee-fall". basically, if you fall forward while in touring mode, you will break the front pivot. seems like most people are able to put it into ski mode and delicately ski out, but obviously it's problematic. I understand these have been beefed up, but I can't confirm.
anyway, I think if you're aware, the carelessness that results in knee-falls (e.g. skiing short downhill distances with skins on in touring mode) can be avoided (e.g. step out and lock the heel down, or ride the tails hard for any downhill stretches)