good kick and glide 75mm binding?

[MikeK]

Heavy. Considered one for myself for certain things. Never read a bad thing about it except that maybe it doesn't clamp down fully on some boots?

Svartisen might not give you full advantage of that binding though... might want something a little stiffer in the sole. What, I don't know?

Any waxless skis will work. The big ones will really work that boot though.

[connyro]

The Spike 3-pins, IMO, are great for fatter scaled skis. My ski buddy is on Voile V6 BCs with Spike 3-pins and Excursion boots. For steeps and more challenging conditions, stiffer plastic boots are used. MikeK is right when he says the Svartisen boots may not give full advantage of that binding. For turns, I think the trick for these bindings is: 1. You are not an overly aggressive skier and you have good technique or ski very balanced for/aft, and 2. You use a plastic boot that offers some resistance when bending the toe/lifting the heel. In other words, if you don't need super-strong resistance lifting your boot heel or can ski balanced without 'driving the cuff' real hard, they might be a great setup for xcD or even XCD. For pure touring, I would suggest a regular 3-pin like the Voile Mountaineer or 3-pin cable with the cable stored in your pack for backup in case of boot/pin/bale failure.

Compared to other 3-pin bindings, they are heavyish. When compared to 'lite' telemark cable bindings (3-pin HWs, SBs) etc) they are actually pretty light. They are also mounted pretty high above the ski (bit higher than Voile 3-pins mounted on risers), so you gain some leverage. The hand-made construction, design and function on them is really beautiful. The lack of fiddling with cables or switches is real nice too. Ski to the top, turn around and descend without any fussing.