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the glide is about the same, and the grip more reliable with
traditional skins. However, G3 may see the real value as a
plastic, patterned leading edged to a traditional plush, as it
does with its new Scala climbing skin.
FutureTech
Is there anything really new coming down the pike that
could change the landscape in a few years? As I hinted ear-
lier, it may come from those diminutive 2-pin bindings being
adapted to the Nordic world.
In the near term the idea of
using a Dynafit tech toe as
the front half of a cable
powered telemark bind-
ing was first put forth
by Mark Lengel with
his patented Telemark
Tech System.
Initial response
to TTS invoked
classic Dynafit
skepticism but as
brave telemark
guinea pigs tried
it out they learned
it really works,
meaning it didn’t
explode, it did de-
liver Dynafit caliber
touring efficiency,
and it did provide
plenty of power for
tele turns.
Since being in-
troduced four years
ago, there are now three more telemark bindings using a
2-pin tech toe as the front half of the binding, all from Eu-
Dalbello takes their acclaimed Krypton
boot and optimizes it for the backcountry
with a polyamide lower shell, a carbon cuff
with dramatically improved cuff range of
motion and tech inserts.
Photo courtesy Bergans of Norway; Osterrike
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