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Comparing Alpine Touring (AT) Bindings

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Awards Editors' Choice Award Editors' Choice Award    
Price $700 List
$662.99 at Amazon		$800 List
$519.96 at Evo		$445 List
$351.16 at Backcountry		$500 List
$417.49 at Amazon		$600 List
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Pros Fully featured, smooth downhill, important innovationsLight, solid, adjustable, three heel lifts, good brakesLight, simpleLight, simple, provenLight, adjustable release, three heel levels
Cons New design isn't fully proven, comparatively heavyNo certification, limited release adjustmentLimited release functionality, no brakes, only one heel elevationLimited feature set, sticky heel flapNo length adjustment, no brakes, heel levels are limited in function
Bottom Line Excellent, high-performance bindings that come in at a remarkable weight considering their functionalityThis minimalist binding has exactly what most of you should want, and nothing you don’t needSuperlight bindings for light to medium duty backcountry skiing; choose these for simplicity and their all-metal constructionSturdy skimo race bindings that can readily be pressed into all-around backcountry useLight, compact, simple bindings with adjustable heel release
Rating Categories Black Diamond ATK R... Atomic Backland Tour Plum R170 ATK Trofeo ATK Haute Route 10
Weight (35%)
6.0
7.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
Downhill Performance (25%)
8.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
Touring Performance (20%)
8.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
7.0
Ease of Use (15%)
8.0
8.0
10.0
10.0
6.0
Durability (5%)
7.0
9.0
8.0
9.0
8.0
Specs Black Diamond ATK R... Atomic Backland Tour Plum R170 ATK Trofeo ATK Haute Route 10
Weight (pounds for pair) 1.61 1.26 0.88 0.73 0.86
Weight of one binding and screws. Lightest possible configuration w/o brakes (in grams) 366 286 199 166 196
Weight of 2 bindings Multiple options are noted where we have tested multiple options. (in grams) 732 572. 770 with brakes 398 331 392
Release value range 5 to 12 Men, "Women", "Expert" 8 Fixed 1 to 10 5 to 10
Stack height: average of toe and heel pin height (in mm) 37 37 34 31 31
Toe/heel delta: difference in height between heel pins and toe pins (in mm) 12 10 4 1 3
Brakes? Yes Optional No No No
Brake width options 86, 91, 97, 102, 108, 120 mm 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 mm N/a N/a N/a
ISO/DIN Certified? No No No No No
Ski Crampon compatible? Yes. "Standard" style. Not all crampons will be cross-compatible Yes. "Standard" style. Not all crampons will be cross-compatible With aftermarket part. Best with Plum brand. "Standard" Dynafit/B&D style ski crampons can be lightly filed to work. Yes. "Standard" style. Not all crampons will be cross-compatible Yes. "Standard" style. Not all crampons will be cross-compatible