choose your skiing style

By teleboz Ranked #248 - Telemark Bindings January 11, 2010

22 Designs realizes that tele skiers have completely different styles and preferences, and the Hammerhead does the best job of satisfying everyone. On any day skiing at a big mountain, one can go from skiing open bowls of powder to doing a 30 minute traverse leading to steep, tight and crusty chutes. With the hammerhead, you can use setting 2 for that free neutral feeling in the powder to optimize the joy of exploring your stance, switch to 1 for low resistance on the traverse, and then switch to 4 or 5 for the terrain where you need active response from the edges. Switching positions takes no longer than one minute (less with a pointy tool and practice), and it can be done with your skis on. Another reviewer described the hammerhead positions relative to other bindings. It's like skiing with a quiver of bindings.
They're pricier, a bit heavier, a little harder to mount than many other bindings, but their versatility is a huge payoff. You can also experiment with different styles of tele, a nice plus for anyone looking to improve their skiing. My only gripe is that the toe-piece digs in and makes a mark on the top of the duckbill. It's only superficial though, not enough to impact your performance.

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