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Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings

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Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings

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This light, low-profile Rottefella NNN BC Auto binding system is great for skiers who like to mix up backcountry touring and a bit of track skiing.

The heel area is flat, which adds to stability when used outside groomed trails, in deep snow and with a heavy pack
Features a step-in design that closes with an audible click and releases with ski-pole pressure
Integrated steering plates deliver maximum control

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Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings Customer Reviews

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Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings

2.6

(based on 7 reviews)

43%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Cons

Best Uses

Groomed trails (5)
Backcountry touring (4)

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Dec

2012

4.0

Weird, horrible experience w/ Manual BC

By Pyromantic

from West Glacier, MT

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Poor Power Transfer

Best Uses

Backcountry Touring
Groomed Trails

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

Weird, I have had way more trouble with manuals icing up, but that was with older models. I have been skiing NNN/BC Autos since they came out; 10-12 years ago? Skiing in western Montana with its wide variety of conditions, I have never been frozen in or out with these. With the older NNN/BC Manuals I have been forced to remove my boot with the ski still attached, due to being iced/locked into the binding just to drive home! Stamping my ski repeatedly, flicking the lever over and over, and cursing did not get it open. I have five pairs of Rotte BC Auto's on various skis and I have never iced up.

If your getting iced in or having hints of it with any NNN binding; one trick is to warm and dry out the binding indoors. Use a Que Tip or whatever and work water resistant silicone grease (any auto parts store) into the sliding portion of the binding as best you can.

I agree, these bindings are not for cranking out turns or for advanced terrain or nasty snow conditions. I use 75 mm three pins and/or cables for difficult conditions.

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Oct

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good Bindings-Ice up is user error

By Ibikehikeski

from Medford, OR

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy onoff
Good Power Transfer

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Touring

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

I've used NNN-BC bindings for almost 20 years. I've never had them ice up. If you clean the snow out of the grooves on your boot behind the toe bar before you step into the bindings you won't have a problem. The key is to keep snow out of the binding (note: this applies to any binding).

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Jan

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Well-Designed Light Touring Binding

By Mountaineer Ordinaire

from Bellevue, WA

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Groomed Trails
Ungroomed Logging Roads

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

I've owned and used these bindings for 3 years on two sets of cross country metal edge skis: Rossignol BC70s and Fischer E99 Crowns. For beginning and intermidiate cross country skiers, the bindings function very well on both flat and hilly groomed and ungroomed terrain.

While advanced cross country skiers may successfully link turns while off-trail in deep powder, intermediate skiers will frustrate themselves trying to push these bindings' capabilities beyond hilly ungroomed logging roads.

To be more specific, I use these bindings when I ski Amabilis Mountain in Western Washington state. Its route is a logging road 10 miles (round-trip) in length with an elevation gain of 2,000 feet. The lower half is groomed (Nordic tracks) and the upper half is ungroomed. Its steepest section is angled 16 degrees. In all but the iciest conditions, as an advanced intermediate cross country skier, I am able to control my descent speed without difficulties.

On (other) ungroomed logging road routes in icy or powder conditions with terrain exceeding 20+ degrees, it is quite difficult to control my descent speed on metal edge cross country skis equipped with NNN BC bindings and NNN BC boots. Reason why, for backcountry skiing not on logging roads, I use my Alpine Touring (Randonee) gear.

Other reviewers have rated these bindings low per their tendency to "ice up." During the past three years, I've never experienced this problem despite using the bindings in a variety of conditions and terrain.

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Jan

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Ices up easily

By palmerdave

from Palmer, AK

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Cons

Ices up

Best Uses

Backcountry Touring
Groomed Trails

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

On really cold days these bindings ice up as soon as you get out of the car. On other days, these will ice up after some use and taking them on and off. Be careful going out into the backcountry with these on long day or multi-day tours. They will ice up on you and you will have a really hard time getting into the binding if at all. The ice is very frustrating.

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Dec

2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Auto bindings ice up

By outsider09

from Vancouver, WA

About Me Intermediate

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Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

As a longtime Nordic instructor, I do not recommend auto step-in bindings to students. These bindings have a significant problem with icing up and can be extremely difficult to deal with. Manual bindings are far superior.

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Oct

2010

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Ices up in the bc

By Iamrongon

from New York

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy to use

Cons

Ices up too easily

Best Uses

Groomed Trails

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

I lead backcountry nordic skiing trips, so I see a lot of different types of gear. I've noticed people with Auto step-in bindings often have trouble with their bindings getting clogged with ice buildup. This means you may have trouble getting back into these bindings after taking off the skis for climbing, getting across open streams, etc. I recommend *manual* bindings for trips deep into the backcountry. Much more reliable. The Auto version is only good for the nordic center, where you can take your skis into a warming hut to melt the ice out of them.

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Feb

2009

(6 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Too wide, Too plastic

By Pete of Colorado

from Fort Collins, CO, USA

About Me Advanced Skier

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Pros

Cons

Not sturdy
Too wide

Best Uses

Backcountry Touring
Groomed Trails

Comments about Rottefella NNN Auto Backcountry Bindings:

The NNN Auto Backcountry measures about 55mm wide. Though far less wide than other backcountry bindings on the market this width limits what skis or roller skis can be mounted to this binding. In no way did I find that the width added to stability. The plastic is thin and having the heel pad slide out of the binding base only adds to the flimsiness. Many argue that “auto” bindings have less play than manual bindings. Owning some of both I agree. I chose these bindings because even though I find them overly bulky and plastic they were less bulky and plastic than most manual NNN BC bindings. The NNN backcountries of yesteryears were simpler, slimmer, stronger and were compatible with most any ski.

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