So far so good

By eze2445687 Ranked #1083 - Telemark Skiing October 13, 2009

This is my first tele setup, but coming from kilowatts with marker barons, I have almost zero complaints.

My first outing on the 01's was a tour up to snowbird glacier, 2 days touring and skiing in the AK high country. The free pivot of the binding was amazing, I felt like I was simply hiking uphill with no resistance. Breaking trail in a foot of fresh snow was NO PROBLEM! With the 55 degrees of pivot it was easy to stay on top of the snow...the weight was fine, especially when compared to a AT setup.

I would highly suggest using the 01's with a fat ski and rockered tip. The power transfer to the edges was great and the feel of the cartridges engaging was really smooth. A+ for black diamond.

I had a blast on these and my only complain would be that they iced a little on the locking mechanism (but just barely...it was 30 and dumping wet snow)

View Details: Black Diamond O1 Telemark Ski Binding

Helpful Votes: 0 Yes | 0 No