I find this chat interesting from the standpoint of my path in skiing. Diehard duckbill tele skier who switched years ago to AT pin tech skis for summer volcanos but I remain a punter on locked down gear technique wise. I got a pair of Kingpins last year and have seen my AT skiing (still < 15% of my precious ski days) advance on them - maybe thanks to them? I've gone to skiing resorts on them, including moguls. Never had any issues, but I feel way under qualified to determine the final verdict for Kingpins vs. pin techs. Since I'm 52 and have had 5 knee operations and plenty of arthritis, I delude myself (perhaps) that they are more releasable/knee torque allowable than my Dynafits, Switchbacks, Axls, or BD01's. A friend of mine who fully switched from tele to AT (I know. I don't understand why good tele skiers give-up teleing in powder) has stuck with Dynafits despite tearing both of his ACLs within a year or two of switching to AT from tele with Dynafits. A very experienced lifelong skier and race coach and boot fitter many of us know and respect feels very strongly that the foot and ankle angle of Dynafits is disadvantageous in terms of preventing knee injuries.
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