If you ski hard and don’t want to “lock out” your toepiece on the descent, it’s time to click into the Duke PT at the top of your line. It’s a fully certified alpine binding, and the only touring binding in this roundup with an actual DIN release value. It takes a tad more finagling than a purist setup, but delivers that extra peace of mind you’ve come to expect from your everyday alpine binders. You don’t need to be Ian McIntosh to ride the Duke PT 16 but, if you ski like him, this binding is worth your attention.

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