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Old ski bindings
Alpine binding 1980s
Alpine ski binding

Ski bindings keep ski boots connected to skis. The first ski bindings were ropes connect to the ski. People put their boot under the rope.

There are different ski bindings for alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Alpine ski bindings connect the bottom of the ski boot to the ski. Nordic ski bindings connect the toe of the ski boot to the ski.

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  • Alpine ski bindings 01

    Alpine step-in ski bindings

  • Huitfeldt-bindingen

    A late model Huitfeldt-style binding. The toe clip runs through the core of the ski to bend up on either side. This model uses a metal heel strap with a lever buckle instead of an all-leather design.

  • Trulte-Heide-Steen-OB.RD0001e

    Cable binding

  • Salomon bindings 1980s 2011

    Alpine ski bindings, featuring integrated ski brakes and step-in-step-out heels (ca. 1980s, behind, 2010s, in front).

  • TouringBinding1

    Alpine touring ski boot, binding, and ski crampon

  • NN-type Rottefella binding

    Nordic Norm cross-country binding with three pins that correspond to holes in toe of the ski boot and a bail with a latch to clamp down the toe of the boot.

  • SNS Pilot-Binding

    SNS Pilot binding with one central ridge and two stabilizing bars on the boot

  • NNN-Binding

    NNN binding with two ridges, matching corresponding channels in the boot

  • NTN Telemark Bindings

    New Telemark Norm (NTN) Binding

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