r/skiing • u/Affectionate-Lion582 • 3d ago

Buy skis with bindings or separate?

I’ll be looking for all-mountain skis in a few months. Not sure if it’s better to get skis that already come with bindings mounted, or buy skis alone and pair them with bindings (like Marker). I have Salomon S/Pro 120 boots. What’s the smarter move?

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u/DeputySean Tahoe 3d ago

Doesn't matter much. Skinnier skis are more likely to have system bindings, while fatter skis tend to be sold flat, but there are definitely exceptions to that. Figure out which ski or right for you first, then figure out the bindings right after that. 

Avoid Marker. 

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u/Affectionate-Lion582 3d ago

Thank you!

What’s up with Marker? Is it bad?

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u/ktbroderick 2d ago

Marker has a history of bindings that were very sensitive to forward pressure adjustment being perfect, or they'd tend to pre release. Some of them also seem to be capable of adjusting on their own, so they need to be checked frequently. I'm not sure if the post you were replying to was referring to that or another issue.

I don't think it's actually an endemic issue across all Marker bindings, and IMO any alpine binding you buy today is likely to be fine for most use, assuming it's an appropriate model (and the binding included with system skis would be fine for the ski used as designed).