Tecton Trouble 1/25/18 Silver Fir

Hey SGertz I'm digging into this one:
www.wildsnow.com/21232/skialper-binding-intro-translation/
It reports wide range of results from the Winterstiger for touring bindings except ones claiming TUV certified to DIN/ISO.  Tecton and Vipec do this as well as Dynafit radical 2.0, beast and Marker Kingpin.  However, they did not test the Vipec due to legal issues in Italy.  Humm.  But that is understandable as they state in some Europen countries the Winterstiger results are taken very seriously.  I mean Fritschi has made a big deal of advertising in the USA that Tecton is certified to be as safe as an alpine binding.  But the user manual has embedded a disclaimer that this can't be verified for all skiers in all snow conditions.  Makes sense.  This cool url was included in your post and it claims I'm setting my DIN properly.
www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/equipmen.../din-calculator.html

Anyway when I can walk around again I'm taking Tecton to REI to have them function and stress tested And I'll post results.  And I'll purchase the english version of the SkiAlper report.  Lou Dawson claims its a winter's worth of reading and I've nothing else to do.  I retired (again) mid January ,so.  Thanks for the feedback. 

Hey I want to give a shout out to RustyKnees who helped me crawl out of the ski area and the snow moblie driver who gave a final ferry to my car.  "Thank You"

Hey!  I'm glad you posted.   I wondered what happened.   You are one tough goat,  crawling all the way down,  then driving yourself to the hospital.   Glad to have been able to keep you company.

I just had my own season ending injury.   We can rehab together!
Don

Da'Gum Don. Sorry to hear that. I must be contagious. What happened?

I finally had the bindings function tested at REI and they failed. One binding required > 2x force to release. So mystery solved. No weird boot placement nor tricky snow as I was guessing in the initial post. Just simply defective gear. BTW, I did not buy these at REI. But -- a moral to this story -- if you are riding the new Fritschi TUV toe it may be a good idea to get them function tested. REI will do it for $25 and if they fail you get your $25 back

I would not necessarily trust the REI testing results. My girlfriend had some alpine bindings mounted there recently and when we picked them up, they told us that they didn't pass the release test. I didn't believe them, so I took the skis to Sturdevant's in Bellevue and they said that the bindings did pass the test. Sturdevant's said it was because REI doesn't have an automated testing machine. I suppose the traditional testing equipment probably introduces a lot of error.

Every time I've taken gear to Sturdevant's, I've been very impressed. They know their stuff.

I finally had the bindings function tested at REI and they failed.  One binding required > 2x force to release.  So mystery solved.  No weird boot placement nor tricky snow as I was guessing in the initial post.  Just simply defective gear.  BTW, I did not buy these at REI.  But -- a moral to this story -- if you are riding the new Fritschi TUV toe it may be a good idea to get them function tested.  REI will do it for $25 and if they fail you get your $25 back

Now that is interesting. But I can understand such a difference if the binding is not ISO certified like the new gear. That leaves a wide range of results and opinions start to become a factor. I have plenty of time so I'll get another shop to test. Several shops do not have the sofisticated Winterstiger type equipment. I took them to REI Bellevue but don't know if Seattle would be different. The tech did claim he's done a few Techton's this year and never seen this behavior. Yea, I veered away from REI several years ago because they seemed to not understand tech pin backcountry bindings but now I find the reps and techs seem up to speed with our gear. The manufactures are making life easier too with all the new ISO certified gear. That is easily quantifed me thinks.