if you're a chick that doesn't totally rip, salomon skis are ok, but if you're a dude who beats up his skis, you might want to look elsewhere.
as far as my personal experience with the binding, they have released every time i've needed them to, and they are very lightweight. i broke one of the metal trackpieces on the heel disastering a rail, but it was the last day of the season and they warrantied me for them fairly fast
-Strode
Only in my sweetest dreams do my streams lack troubled waters, shallow pools full of shallow fools...