This post sponsored by our publishing partner Cripple Creek Backcountry.
I’ve been playing around with the latest Fritschi Tecton and Evo binding versions. More coming, today a Friday briefing. As you may recall, a few folks broke the ski brake on their 2017-2018 Tecton-Evo. While there might have been an “in line” change to help with this, I’m not certain. But I carefully examined the 2018-2019 brake for changes that might cure the problem. It appears the brake assembly is mostly the same, with what appears to be one key change.
The brakes in question.
Original Tecton-Evo brake above, 2018-19 version below. The area indicated by arrow measures to be slightly thicker, unless I’m imagining things. It’s also possible that Fritschi had a problem with plastic strength, one would assume they would have taken care of that as well.
While playing around with these items, I was reminded that removing or installing the brakes can be confusing. If you are humbled by Fritschi’s simple complexity, seee our exposition here.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
