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  • DIY Binding Mount with an ATK Template

    by Jason Albert September 22, 2022
    by Jason Albert September 22, 2022

    The DIY ATK tech binding mount process can be done. Take a breath, read up, and practice several times on a 2″ X 4″. Here’s a many-steps process to help guide you along. Ok, easy peasy, mount those bindings.

  • Grand Traverse Worthy: The ATK Revolution World Cup Double Take

    by Graham Zimmerman June 2, 2022
    by Graham Zimmerman June 2, 2022

    After a season of use, the ATK Revolution World Cup gets put through the wringer at the Grand Traverse and all the ups and downs while training.

  • ATK Kuluar 12 LT: A First Look

    by Gavin Hess April 22, 2022
    by Gavin Hess April 22, 2022

    Continuing on the recent run of ATK reviews on WildSnow, the Kuluar 12 LT is another gorgeous Italian binding weighing 218g per binding.

  • A First and Second Look: The ATK Revolution World Cup in all its emerald glory

    by Graham Zimmerman March 25, 2022
    by Graham Zimmerman March 25, 2022

    This is a first and maybe even a second look-just because it’s so hard to look only once at the ATK Revolution World Cup 2021: 106g of pure lightness.

  • ATK to DIN/ISO: “Go Fly a Kite” — FR14 Tech Review

    by Lou Dawson March 1, 2022
    by Lou Dawson March 1, 2022

    Technical take on the ATK FR-14 Freeraider ski touring binding, considering ISO 13992, ski brakes, and stomp blocks.

  • Settling in With ATK

    by Jason Albert February 24, 2022
    by Jason Albert February 24, 2022

    Over the years, ATK bindings have become synonymous with lightweight and durable ski bindings. WildSnow will be reviewing three bindings from the ATK menu.

  • Black Diamond Helio 76 – First Look Ski Review; BD ATK – Binding Peek

    by Dr Alex Lee January 18, 2018
    by Dr Alex Lee January 18, 2018

    Black Diamond Helio 76, a lightweight ski for backcountry touring and racing, also BD will re-brand ATK bindings for North America distribution.

  • ATK Raider 12 2.0 Ski Touring Binding — Review

    by Lou Dawson April 18, 2017
    by Lou Dawson April 18, 2017

    Review of ATK Raider 2.0 ski touring binding for backcountry and mountaineering, lightweight fully featured is wonderful.

  • ISPO 2017 — The Jewelry Of ATK Ski Touring

    by Lou Dawson February 14, 2017
    by Lou Dawson February 14, 2017

    Visiting the ATK booth stand at ISPO 20`7, always fun to see what is new in these ski touring bindings.

  • Mountain Equipment Kamchatka Salopette & Kalanka Shell Jacket – Review

    by Louie Dawson April 8, 2013
    by Louie Dawson April 8, 2013

    Mountain Equipment Kamchatka Salopette bib pants and shell for ski mountaineering – review.

  • ATK RT Tech Binding Official North American Importer Announced

    by Lou Dawson November 22, 2010
    by Lou Dawson November 22, 2010

    ATK RT backcountry skiing bindings to be imported to North America from Europe.

  • DPS Carbon Pagoda Tour CFL Skis’ Secret Formula

    by Bergen Tjossem May 30, 2024
    by Bergen Tjossem May 30, 2024

    The new lineup adds flax, cuts weight, and ski really, really well With a start-to-finish factory in Salt Lake City and Wasatch testing ground a mere 33 minutes apart sans traffic, it’s no surprise that DPS is able to pump…

  • A Mellow Tours All-Rounder: ZAG’s UBAC 95 Skis

    by Bergen Tjossem March 28, 2024
    by Bergen Tjossem March 28, 2024

    It didn’t take long to feel comfortable on ZAG’s updated 2024/25 UBAC 95s, but I eased in anyway. I felt like I knew them quickly through soft snow, trees, soft chop, and powder. They just felt easy right off the…

  • Click in and Go with the Kreuzspitze GT 2.0 Binding

    by Jason Albert February 14, 2023
    by Jason Albert February 14, 2023

    The Kreuzspitze GT 2.0 binding comes in a weight-wise package (sub 200g for the basic unit) and adjustable release values. Click in and go.

  • Ripping with Elan’s Ripstick Tour 94

    by Dr Alex Lee January 31, 2023
    by Dr Alex Lee January 31, 2023

    At 94 underfoot, and a weight punching into the 1500g space, Elan’s Ripstick Tour 94 is a stable all-around ski putting a smile on our tester’s face in a potpourri of Alaskan conditions.

  • Transition Efficiencies 101 with Tech Binding Heel Units

    by Jason Albert January 6, 2023
    by Jason Albert January 6, 2023

    Riser options — the debate rages on. Let’s agree that personal preferences are ok when it comes to riser heights. But to build efficiencies at transitions, sometimes it makes sense to skin with riser flipped over a tech binding’s pins. Learning about tech bindings 101.

  • The Looking-to-Spend Between $100-$200 Gift Guide

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow December 2, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow December 2, 2022

    Gift guide number two: Hopefully, these guides prompt us all to think of others and what they might like to receive as a gift. Also, it’s OK by us to show some self-gratitude and buy something for yourself. We have included replacement binding heel or toe units.

  • Binding Choice: Sometimes Light and Even Lighter Can be Right

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 9, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 9, 2022

    Sometimes it makes sense to go light, and even lighter with a ski binding. And this too can apply when pushing the width of the ski beyond the 95mm underfoot realm. Light, under some circumstances, can still be right.

  • The Moment Wildcat Tour 108 and Voyager XII Binding: Reviewing A Perfect Combo

    by Aaron Mattix November 8, 2022
    by Aaron Mattix November 8, 2022

    Moment is located in Reno, Nevada, at the foothills of the Sierra on Bible Way. Which, when you consider the biblical devotion of some Moment evangelists, is an apt street for the ski maker. We’ll genuflect towards a specific ski-binding pairing in this review, the Wildcat Tour 108 and the Voyager X II binding.

  • Dynastar Vertical 88: A Ski Review

    by Rob Coppolillo October 13, 2022
    by Rob Coppolillo October 13, 2022

    Set your sites and the scales on a svelte number, 88mm and 1150g to be precise: The Dynastar Vertical 88 delivers a lightweight ski with notable dampness. IFMGA guide Rob Coppolillo reviews the Vertical 88 and helps us discern where and when it’s best suited.

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