Contributions by Davey (1)

I picked up a pair of these bindings in early April. I've put in 5 days touring with them and find them to be top quality tele bindings. My x-race bindings are stiff and powerful enough for my needs, and perform flawlessly on descent (no big surprise!). The switch to ascent mode is pretty easy with a ski pole and the difference in climbing ease with the pivot under-foot is HUGE. My feet don't get nearly as sore climbing as with other tele bindings (I have T2X boots) and the ski tips don't dig into the snow on steep ascents. The only drawback is that when ascending in new wet snow, the plate under the binding gets crammed with snow, sometimes making it impossible to switch back to "descent" mode without first removing the ski and cleaning the snow out from under the binding.