Randonee Bindings

[Sassy]

I'm kind of interested in Randonee skis/bindings but not for any kind of serious multi-day touring. I mainly want some kind of system that's more versatile. One of the places I was staying at is about a 1-mile from the lodge to the slopes. You can get to the mountain along a system of groomed trails used by snowshoers and XC skiers. It has some low-grade rolling hills, but you really have to walk your Alpine skis over. I may be a bit of a wuss but lugging those things 1-mile each way was not fun. I've been looking into getting Randonee bindings in order to ski over to do my downhill. I would also probably like to start venturing a bit out-of-bounds, too, when the trails starting getting crowded.

At one of the ski shops the guy there told me that it would be fine to mount the randonee binding on my all-mountain ski and use the boots I've got. Any thoughts on this?

Again, I'm not looking to do any serious multi-day touring. Just want a little bit of versatility.

 

[Shannon D]

The Duke binding by Marker is an Alpine Touring binding that is intended to be used 80% resort and 20% back/side country. That may be a good option for you.

 

[PowDiva85]

you can also look into fritcshi or naxos both are a bit lighter than the duke

 

[Lori_K]

The Duke binding by Marker is an Alpine Touring binding that is intended to be used 80% resort and 20% back/side country. That may be a good option for you.

There's also the Marker Baron binding, the little brother to the Duke. Duke's have a max DIN of 16, while the Baron has a max DIN of 12.

The Baron is also a bit lighter in weight, and less expensive. If you don't need the high DIN of the Duke, go with the Baron. I just picked up a pair of Barons from REI.com for a great price.

 

[SwissMiss]

I really like my Fritschis...very light and easy to use. It's also nice to know that if you do decide to get into touring, they will work great for that too!