Skiing Merit Badge
What is the international din standard for skiing and or snowboarding (I don't know which)?
Hey dude(t)s I am doing this snowsports merit badge in boyscouts and one of the questions in this packet is "Explain the international DIN standardand what it means to skiers" I've looked on the web a few times and I can't find it plzzzzzz help!
I just answered another question about this. It applies to ski bindings, snowboard bindings don't release.
The DIN Range is the range of adjustment that any particular binding has. Some examples are; Marker M51 and Salomon S912 both have a din range from 4 to12, Rossignol Axle Scratch has a DIN of 4-14, and a Marker Duke's DIN is 6-16.
The highest DIN to be had is a 24 that racers use.
DIN is an abbreviation for Deutsches Institut für Normung, it's a German organization which resembles ANSI here in the U.S. It was adopted as the standard for binding ratings so that there is consistency from one binding to another, i.e, if your old bindings are on 9 and you replace them with a different brand of new ones they would (in theory) also be set at 9.
The DIN is adjusted based on the skier's weight, height, boot length and type, and skill level to allow for release at a predetermined pressure level, so as to keep from ripping ligaments or breaking stuff.
So to answer "what this means to skiers" look at the "release settings" section of the link below.
Hope it helps, my son just made Star Scout last week.
Me Skiing
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