TTS updates? Field tests, advice...

Yeah, my NTNs came off easy as pie in the slide -- thankfully. I think the TTS would release even with the toe-lock up (as in tour mode), but subjective testing in my garage makes me think it would be A) more force required than NTN and less reliable. Better than nothing, certainly.

If I was having custom skis made up, I wouldn't have the fabricator install inserts. It's much easier to move your binding location, if you feel your skis handle poorly, if the bindings are only screwed into the ski. Inserts put a much bigger hole in the ski. The chances of getting the mount position correct on a "one of a kind" custom ski is questionable, where as on a production ski, it's a position based on prototype testing. (and even then that location can vary from skier to skier....)

If you screw your bindings on the ski now, and end up liking how they handle, you can always remove the binding and put inserts in the place where the screws were located with no complications because the insert holes are bigger than the screw holes.

As far as any release goes, TTS, or NTN: 

It's the same as a bear attack scenario, you don't have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster than the other people you are with.... 

(meaning if the force it takes to release the binding is greater than the force that it takes to break your leg, your skis may come off in an avalanche, but you will probably have a broken leg too....)

Like I said above in this thread, this is the year when both bindings will get a lot more use and the qualites of both bindings will be a know fact by mid season (probably) If you buy in now, you're part of the experiment.

Dan, I'll be @ Crystal tomorrow. Probly the only guy on tele's w orange pants. Holler.
I'm also considering TTS vs. Freedom. Not jumping to purchase yet, but currently leaning towards Freedom/txPro,on something 110-115 underfoot as a one ski quiver.
Yes, yes, yes! I would definitely be in on a do it yourself demo day. Whether I'm able to try others gear or not, I'm sure I'd get some good info from seeing them in action.

As far as any release goes, TTS, or NTN: 

It's the same as a bear attack scenario, you don't have to be faster than the bear, you just have to be faster than the other people you are with.... 

(meaning if the force it takes to release the binding is greater than the force that it takes to break your leg, your skis may come off in an avalanche, but you will probably have a broken leg too....)

I guess that's what I'm getting at with the TTS -- I don't think the force to release is broken leg force, but it felt like it could easily be "soft tissue" force. Obviously a ton of other variables at play here, though.

If you buy in now, you're part of the experiment.

Heck, that's half the fun.

I guess that's what I'm getting at with the TTS -- I don't think the force to release is broken leg force, but it felt like it could easily be "soft tissue" force.  Obviously a ton of other variables at play here, though.

Heck, that's half the fun.

Well Marcus, My only true release on the NTN freeride gave me a sprained ankle that bothered me for an entire year... so as you say there are always variables. My release definately saved me a broken bone. I am certain of that, but I did have a sprain that didn't go away for a very long time....

Skied the TTS yesterday for the first time at Mt. Baker inbounds.

Background:
30 + year telemarker, aggressive skier, 205lbs.

Feedback:

Marcus, you are spot-on. I didn't realize I had such latent musical talent, but by the end of the day I had become a professional fiddler! (Still more to learn I am afraid...)

The heel throws are a twit, plain and simple. Not a show-stopper, but still a pain to deal with on transitions. The power of the binding is undeniable. Turns through the mank were dependable and STRONG. The flex of my F3's took some getting used to, and I kept bottoming out my boots during low turns. I adapted to a higher stance, quicker transitions, and it seems to help.

After waiting for me to adjust and fiddle at the bottom of each run, My friend and former tele skier said, " You've found the perfect binding to replace the Rainey Superloop: All of the hassles and none of the dependability" I understood his frustration, but disagree with his analysis.

Synopsis:The jury is still out long-term, but by the end of the day yesterday the initial frustration was gone, and I was beginning to tap into the potential of the binding. I have no alpine background to speak of, as I just tried Randonee skiing for the first time last year. Having said that, with the little alpine experience I have the TTS let me make alpine turns like my heels were locked down, which I have NEVER been able to do before. I will stay in touch with feedback and expect that as time passes I will have adjusted to the binding and find more to be pleased with than to slander.