Just impulse bought new skis

[Moonrocket]

Sierra trading post has Rustler 10s - so I decided to give them a try can’t wait for them to show up (gotta love 25% off coupons!). I have 8 or 9 year old S7s that have over 200 days on them. Hopefully these are as fun. Any suggestion on bindings?

 

[nopoleskier]

I love my Pivot Looks on my Renouns, I HATE my Griffons on my old Black pearls I have to jump down on them to get them to lock in!

Congrats on the new skis.. they should be plenty fun!

 

[HikenSki]

I have the Tyrolia Attack 12 (only available on white). Attack 13s get good recs too. They are nice to step into and are fairly light too.

 

[marzNC]

I opted for Look bindings over Marker when I bought the demo Stormrider 85 skis in Taos. Didn't want to keep the heavier demo bindings. They are Look Dual WTR 12.

 

[slyfox4]

I have to jump down on them to get them to lock in!

RIGHT?! I feel like such a noob when I click into these. I've found that in my second season on them (they are on my Black Crows Vertis) with being more consistent about resistance training on my legs, I can click into them much, much easier. That said that's only if it's a groomer hard pack day. Forget it if it's soft!

Any suggestion on bindings?

I LOVE my Salomon Wardens. I also have the Guardians as my AT set up binding. They feel sturdy and strong. I also have Marker Griffons - they are stiff binding and can be hard to get into. I did NOT like the Marker Squire, I felt like I was going to ski right out of them! I've heard good things about the Attacks, and Pivots!

 

[Tennessee]

I like my Attack 13’s. Low profile so I am close to the ski and snow, and light.

 

[Bookworm]

RIGHT?! I feel like such a noob when I click into these. I've found that in my second season on them (they are on my Black Crows Vertis) with being more consistent about resistance training on my legs, I can click into them much, much easier. That said that's only if it's a groomer hard pack day. Forget it if it's soft!


I LOVE my Salomon Wardens. I also have the Guardians as my AT set up binding. They feel sturdy and strong. I also have Marker Griffons - they are stiff binding and can be hard to get into. I did NOT like the Marker Squire, I felt like I was going to ski right out of them! I've heard good things about the Attacks, and Pivots!

One of my frustrating falls at Deer Valley, I fell into some kind of well so when I stood up, I was in waist deep snow. I could not get my boot back into the ski with those dammed bindings. Thanks to an extremely helpful, patient young man, I finally got them in. They are so tough to click on!

 

[arbusch]

Me too! The black crows daemon on stp.

 

[Moonrocket]

Me too! The black crows daemon on stp.

Congrats!!!

 

[Moonrocket]

I LOVE my Salomon Wardens.

This is what I ended up getting- thank you for the recommendation!

 

[lisamamot]

Sierra trading post has Rustler 10s - so I decided to give them a try can’t wait for them to show up (gotta love 25% off coupons!). I have 8 or 9 year old S7s that have over 200 days on them. Hopefully these are as fun. Any suggestion on bindings?

I have been very tempted! I have the Sheeva 9 and could happily own the Rustler 10 (I demoed the Sheeva 10 for a day at Big Sky, same ski). My kind of ski. Hope you love them too!!

 

[slyfox4]

This is what I ended up getting- thank you for the recommendation!

Woohoo! Hope you'll like them as much as I do!

 

[angelaskis]

I HATE my Griffons on my old Black pearls I have to jump down on them to get them to lock in!

RIGHT?! I feel like such a noob when I click into these. I've found that in my second season on them (they are on my Black Crows Vertis) with being more consistent about resistance training on my legs, I can click into them much, much easier. That said that's only if it's a groomer hard pack day. Forget it if it's soft!

I laughed aloud (mostly with relief) at these comments — echoes my experience with the Griffons perfectly. They are super annoying and I thought maybe they were adjusted wrong the first time. My right one is always trickier and requires hard stomping.

 

[slyfox4]

I laughed aloud (mostly with relief) at these comments — echoes my experience with the Griffons perfectly. They are super annoying and I thought maybe they were adjusted wrong the first time. My right one is always trickier and requires hard stomping.

I didn't even get a chance to demo them either, had I demoed them I probably would have gotten Wardens again! That said I feel super secure in them which makes me happy. Even though they're an absolute bear to use!

 

[tinymoose]

I laughed aloud (mostly with relief) at these comments — echoes my experience with the Griffons perfectly. They are super annoying and I thought maybe they were adjusted wrong the first time. My right one is always trickier and requires hard stomping.

Is this the I hated my Griffons support group?


I will say, I did feel like they broke in a bit after the first year or so and it got a little easier to click into them, BUT the mechanism (clicking in or on release) was never smooth like on my other bindings.

To the OP, @Moonrocket , I've been happy with both Look and Tyrolia bindings. I've got Looks on my Yumis, and I believe my race bindings are made by Tyrolia for Head. I definitely had Tyrolia bindings on my old Kastles and liked them.

ETA: Actually, ignore me... I had Squires (it's been a couple years). But they were also awful. In Marker's defense, I had a set of Marker junior bindings on my Line twin tips many years ago and they were fine.

 

[angelaskis]

Is this the I hated my Griffons support group?
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I will say, I did feel like they broke in a bit after the first year or so and it got a little easier to click into them, BUT the mechanism (clicking in or on release) was never smooth like on my other bindings.

That gif!!!

 

[Moonrocket]

Just following up to say first day was weird (felt like my left leg kept getting left a few inches behind...) but three days in I am loving these skis!!!!

The bindings are soo easy to step into (I looked like total goober the first few times forcing my toe out the front by stepping too hard) but I had no issues with them releasing skiing really steep stuff.

Thank you for the advice ladies!!!