Touring binding needed?

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cjbk

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Hi guys

I'm off to japan in january for my first big freeride trip. I'm normally more of a park rat, but I'm pretty excited to hit the bottomless powder there.

I decided to get the Atomic Bent Chetler for that trip, as this ski suits my riding style the most.

I think you can never skip a bit of hiking when you want to hit the best lines. I came across the idea that a touring binding could be smart, but I don't like the extra weight and I prefer to be close to the ski.

What would you guys recommend me? What's your powder set-up?
 
topic:cjbk said:
Hi guys

I'm off to japan in january for my first big freeride trip. I'm normally more of a park rat, but I'm pretty excited to hit the bottomless powder there.

I decided to get the Atomic Bent Chetler for that trip, as this ski suits my riding style the most.

I think you can never skip a bit of hiking when you want to hit the best lines. I came across the idea that a touring binding could be smart, but I don't like the extra weight and I prefer to be close to the ski.

What would you guys recommend me? What's your powder set-up?
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Assuming you have tech binding compatible boots, go for the Beast 16.
 
Don't bother with a touring binding.

There is endless pow in range of a short hike. Shit there's endless pow inbounds if you know where to look.

If you don't know what you're doing touring (and if you're asking this question you probably don't) then going out wide in Japan is a good way to end up dead under 15ft of avvy debris.

If you're not heading out there with a crew to go skin up random peaks, get an alpine binding.
 
13504679:rozboon said:
Don't bother with a touring binding.

There is endless pow in range of a short hike. Shit there's endless pow inbounds if you know where to look.

If you don't know what you're doing touring (and if you're asking this question you probably don't) then going out wide in Japan is a good way to end up dead under 15ft of avvy debris.

If you're not heading out there with a crew to go skin up random peaks, get an alpine binding.
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This is actually probably the smartest option
 
Why not just go for somthing like a gaurdian? They don't weigh that much more then say an sth and they ski pretty much the same. Anything you can do on an sth you can do o a gaurdian. Going that way it gives you the option to skin if you ever have too. If every one else is skinning and your boot packing you will wish you had gone for somthing like a gaurdian.
 
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