Marker Duke as Alpine binding?

[shuttelhunny]

The Duke is def worth investing in..... I road a friends and they were absoloutly amazing...... I am in the process of hooking up a pair on my Icelantic Scout's...... all the talk is true: get some!

[bobbuilds]

So, I was wondering what it's recomended use was? Does it free heel for up hill cilmbs? Can you down hill tele on the groomers or is that why we can lock it in?
My wife and I are leaning twards tele only up mountain and alpine down.
Not a downhill tele. Right?

bob a loo

ps: got em on head 105s went big on the alpine down hill today. Next week we go out on the ridge line.

[Dave Frank]

They are an AT binding. free the heel to climb only. not for tele turns. supposed to be the at binding that feels most like a true alpine once locked in. I am also pretty happy with the new naxo 21s for the same reason.

[hanz]

has anyone had any experiences riding switch on the dukes? as in switch pow landings and whatnot. do they ever pop out?

[acetomato]

I haven't landed mine switch yet but it's pretty much impossible for the thing to pop open because of the way it's designed (aside from the whole binding just blowing up & they're super bomber).