Fritschi Bindings Family Skitour / Fritschi Xenic 7

Ski touring with the family - more and more popular

As ski touring has evolved, so has the need to experience ski touring with the kids. But what is there to consider? What is important so that the children still enjoy ski touring lat-er on and learn to enjoy the mountain experience of ski touring?
Tips from the experts

When a child is ready to perceive the whole ski tour as a great experience, i.e. also to grasp the ascent, initially perceived as arduous, as a beautiful part of it, is very individual and depends on the child's developmental stage. This can happen early on, at the age of 8 to 10. For the majority of children, this is the case at the age of 11 to 12.

Being good on skis on the slopes is the basic prerequisite for venturing off-piste. The children then get along very quickly off-piste. Well-developed coordination skills for perception and control of the body facilitate the start of ski touring. Experience on mountain hikes with depth and exposure helps to handle similar situations on ski tours with a certain amount of self-confidence.
"Less is more" is Klara Kneringer's motto on ski tours with children. In practice, this means short ascents and the longest possible descents. To keep the fun going, the kids need room for other things with appropriate breaks. Of course, the pick-nick must not be missing. For Willi Kneringer, getting to the top quickly is not the right motivation in the long term. It's important to anchor the experience, because the value of a day is only revealed at a distance, and in the best case, good memories last for years to come.

The choice of binding depends on age and individual needs. For small children, a ski touring adapter for the alpine binding is recommended. For older children, pin bindings with a reliable release come into question. If the ski is also used on the slopes, frame bindings with the option of using alpine ski boots offer a good alternative. It is important that the release values can also be adjusted for light weights. With the ski boot, it is important to ensure that it is not too stiff and the ski should have a flex appropriate to the body weight, so that it can flex well on the descent.

New: Extended DIN setting ranges for Fritschi pin-models
To optimally cover the needs regarding safety, Fritschi has adapted the DIN setting ranges accordingly for all pin models.

Xenic from DIN 3

With a DIN setting range of 3–7, the Xenic 7 offers optimal safe-ty even for very light touring skiers.

Vipec Evo from DIN 4

Large DIN adjustment range from 4 - 12, now also for light-weight skiers, providing perfect safety for the vast majority of ski tourers.
Vipec Evo from DIN 4.
Scout from DIN 3

The Scout works like an alpine binding and is an ideal binding for the piste when combined with an Alpine boot.
Compatibility boots - binding

When choosing a binding, it is important to remember that the boot, binding and ski form a system that only functions optimally when all components are compatible with each other. The interaction between boot and binding is particularly relevant to safety.

Touring ski boots in small children's sizes do not exist and alpine ski boots with children's standard are only partially compatible with touring bindings. Models for juniors are already quite close to the smallest adult sizes. However, children and teenagers tend to need boots of the smallest adult sizes at a relatively early age.

Fritschi recommends checking the compatibility of the boot with the binding at a specialist dealer.

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