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Gear question: Fritschi freeride plus or eagles?

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14 years 10 months ago #199128 by Samuraijr
Howdy, long time lurker, first time poster. I think you'll like the Eagles. Bought mine last year, put them on a pair of Coombacks, and have found them very respectable in a variety of conditions and locations. I demo'd multiple days on FR+ before deciding on the Eagles, and noticed the difference between the Eagles relative to the FR+ in touring mode.

As for the Dynafiddle comments, my skinny skis are Dynafit mounted, and I must admit that while I respect the Dynafits for their light weight, superior tour pivot, and street cred, I grab the Coombacks if I have any doubts about the difficulty of the skin track. I'm a newbie, btw, in my second real season of BC touring, so I'm sure I'll fully submit to the superiority of the Dynafits over time. I just need to remember not to lower my pack onto my skis during breaks (unlocking touring mode on the Dynafits -- quite embarrassing).

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14 years 10 months ago #199135 by kevino

I used to defend Fritschi's as a winter touring binding on this very site BUT eventually I learnt from experience that for touring there is only one type of binding.... the dynafit, tech style( other options exist now other than dynafit.. see  PLUM binding)
Unless you are hucking big cliffs... dynafits or plums are they way to go.
I have sold my Dukes, sold my Fritschis and now my entire quiver is dynafit for both inbounds and touring rigs.
I have become a Dynadevotee.
You should consider a different binding for 80% touring. Fritschi's= heavy, wobbly etc.


Whats your biggest ski you are driving with the dynafits? Do you use one boot for everything or have a bigger dynafit boot to drive your larger skis? And second touring boot?

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14 years 10 months ago #199141 by Pete A
Scotty probably has something even wider, but I've been touring on Armada JJ's with dynafit classics (115mm waist) this winter and they've been working great.

I suppose an argument could be made that the low stack height of the dynafits is a negative on really really fat skis, but for skiing soft snow i don't think stack height matters much.

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14 years 10 months ago #199144 by Scotsman

Whats your biggest ski you are driving with the dynafits?  Do you use one boot for everything or have a bigger dynafit boot to drive your larger skis? And second touring boot?


Voile Drifters 125 mm, powder touring mounted with Verticals
Dps Wailers 105mm, spring, hardpack, long tours mounted with Ft12's
DPS Wailer 112 RP's. daily driver, resort and sidecountry mounted with FT12's
One boot to drive them all.... Dabello Virus.

However, I have lust for new TLT5's dynafit carbon boots that I will be purchasing as soon as I get it past the wife without detection. I intend to buy these for next season for spring touring season.

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14 years 10 months ago #199158 by khyak
Fritschi bindings are great for the person thinking of ski touring, but not sure if he will fully commit. The ability to use both your randonee and downhill boots is a big plus. Marker dukes have taken over a large portion of this market. I am amazed at the amount of people who buy duke bindings, but never invest in skins to make the bindings actually useable for uphill. I still prefer fritschi over dukes, if you are actually using them for touring. If you are mainly skiing lifts then the Duke wins. Duke = more solid, fritschi=better transition to touring. Of course, if you have an endless bankroll, go fully dynafit and have a seperate inbound quiver. However for dipping your toe in the water, Fritschi makes sense.

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14 years 10 months ago #199220 by spencer_ke

How much do you weigh? What skis are they going on? How aggressive is your skiing style? Do you huck off stuff? Is there some reason these are the only two bindings you're considering?


Sorry for the late reply. I weigh about 170. I'm a total newbie to BC skiing (though I've been skiing my whole life). Since I'm replacing much older equipment, I want to have something I can use for both in-bounds and (for the most part) out of bounds use. I have a pair of BD Kilowatts. For one, all-purpose set-up, I figured the Fritschis are more versatile for what I want to do. But even if I were to go 80/20% or 60/40 BC/in-bounds, would the Dynafits makes sense?

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