Hey, I was curious if anyone has mounted Marker Duke bindings to these sticks?? I'm looking for the downhill performance of an Alpine binding, but I'd like to able access some of slackcountry just beyond the ropes. Also, does backcountry. com mount bindings too? Or, should I leave that up to the local shop?

Do it! I have a similar setup. I have the chopsticks with Dukes. Love em. I spend equal time skiing them in back country and resort. Same settings. And they just rip. They release when i need them too and hold me in every other time. They hold up well too. This is halfway through the second season and i have zero complaints. But one thing. If you are simply ducking the ropes and hiking less than half a mile of boot pack i dont think you need AT bindings. You will spend more time taking on/off skins and what not. Plus dukes are heavy. But if you want an at binding that lets you get up to the top and skis like a DH binding on the way down than you picked the right one. Aaaannnd a little weight will just make you a man :D

I just got that set up this year. Have only skied it once in bounds at Breck so far, but the performance was amazing on hard pack/ packed pow which is supposed to be the weakest link for this combo. Obviously too early to give you a legit review about hucking and deep pow performance, but I am not concerned at all. I felt at one with this setup as though I was along for the ride. Read a lot of other posts on here before buying and could not be happier with my choice. I had REI mount the Dukes on boot center with 178 Got. I bought the skis on e-Bay for the best deal, but the bindings at REI for the warranty since they will replace for free if they break.