I just picked up a pair of BD megawatt skis for those big days in Utah. What bindings do you guys recommend for them? Im gonna stay away from tele since my knees are not gonna hold up to the constant dropping. What AT binding would you recommend and why?

I have a set of approach skis set up with silverreta 500's on stigmas, but obviously not gonna throw those on em.

Thoughts?

Dynafits for lightest weight/max vert. Don't do tons of bumps and jumps though.

Marker Dukes for huge air, big drops, tons of stress.

Whatever you can find cheapest on craigslist or KSL if you are on a budget. They're all pretty good, but yeah, don't use silvrettas for backcountry skiing.

Thanks for the input.

I was going to go with marker dukes, so its a good thing their names popped up. I plan on doing some drops so thats what I have seen perform the best so far with a max din of 16. Do you know how bomber they are and how they hold up over time?

If you want a thorough discussion of issues with dukes, dynafit, etc. go to TGR. Seriously, you'll find more info than you could have hoped for.

The MFD Plate out of salt lake that you put regular alpine bindings (Salamon) on should be lighter than a pair of Dukes. Seems nice to have a regular alpine binding and the plate is way easier to manipulate in and out of tour mode.

I have Dynafit on my backcountry setup and have ridden them super hard. I would recommend them for just about anything. Super lightweight, durable, low profile, easy to switch from tour to ski. I have FT12 bindings on Kilowatts.

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I prefer Marker Alpine Touring (AT) Binding

Here's a short video:

www.youtube.com/mountainyahoos/#p/u/3/2_nIxiSPKh8

It is made for skis wider than 76 mm and what I like most about it is the concept of transferring the energy from your body down to the edge of the binding making it comfortable for skiing.

Don't mind the width, this binding can do well on moguls.

Hope this helps.