Howell Mars DIN 4-13

$800.00

PRE-ORDER: $80 (to reveal pre-order deposit option, activate drag-down, above)

ACL / MCL FRIENDLY. ANTI-PRE-RELEASE. MAX EDGE CONTROL.

5-16 DIN $800

Pre-order: $80

Pre-Order Deposits are fully-refundable at any time.

Deposits placed now receive 30% off full price when net amount is due Oct 2023: net invoiced balance = $480, Oct 2023.

First shipments — October, 2023.

FREE SHIPPING* on $80 pre-orders placed now.

( Full-price pre-orders placed now receive free mounting, free testing and free shipping of your skis, boots & bindings — both ways. This is a limited-time offer. )

You want good edge-control to carve. Howell Mars bindings uniquely provide a shortened lever-arm between the forward-release pivot (the leading edge of the AFD) and the heel. A shortened lever-arm requires a higher hold-down force at the heel to maintain the DIN-standardized forward-release moment. Higher hold-down force at the heel provides greater edge control compared with other bindings. High hold-down force — together with super-wide cantilevered heel-pads and AFD’s; and maximal width toe cups and heel cups — cause Howell SkiBindings to provide 17% more edge control than any other binding. The absence of chatter can be felt even when carving on blue-ice. ‘A shortened forward lever-arm also provides tibia-plateau-friendly skiing during necessary forward-release events.

All pure-alpine Howell SkiBindings uniquely come with non-pre-releasing, lateral-heel-release and proper biomechanically-based lateral-heel release-settings for ACL / MCL-friendly skiing.

Details: Super-tough engineering-grade-resins (non-hydroscopic Nylon-12 with 50% long glass fibers) & aluminum housings. Pure, thick, Teflon under-boot contact points. Pincer-toes provide solid lateral-control even on choppy ice and during minor technique-mistakes. 303 stainless steel inner workings enhance durable, reliable, long-term function. Unique, Functional Decoupling (sm) blocks pre-release in each mode of release, even at chart settings. Utility patented, low 17mm stand-height reduces cumulative stress on the MCL, ACL and meniscus — providing the efficient use of an AT-frame — or the addition of just about any under-binding racing plate while still being FIS-legal. 0°-ramp angle provides natural athletic stance. Adjustable toe height with integral covering cap. Floating Mounting System minimizes mounting-screw pull-outs.

For more info on ACL/MCL-friendly biomechanics and related ski-binding function, see: Menu —> Tech Info —> ‘Release’ (or ‘Retention’, or ‘Edge Control’).

Also included:

Grip-Sole, OR ‘standard alpine sole’ compatible (both options included);

Extra-pair of insert-molded pure, thick, Teflon AFD’s attachable with simple re-mounting of toe (to replace worn Teflon-AFD’s);

Maximum tipping angle provided by extreme brake-retraction: averts boot-outs;

Anticipated DIN Certification in Germany;

Individually tested and calibrated;

Lifetime Limited Durability Warranty;

8 brake retainers for edge/base-prep;

2 sets of ski-brake widths: 70-80mm; 80-90mm**;

Precision metal mounting jig; 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard drill-bit; 4.0mm-Ø DIN-standard tap; precision metal tap-handle (included);

Cant Kit (0°, 1°, 2°);

Detailed instructions, 24/7 on-line service.

Anti-pre-release. ACL/MCL-friendly.

FLAT-OUT SKIING CONFIDENCE.

Howell SkiBindings
It was inevitable.

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Howell SkiBindings, Inc.

PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA

1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

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* US$20 is automatically charged for international orders.

** Howell SkiBindings is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 90mm AND against (b) all 'pin-binding's' (except Trab TR2; and Shift, though do not fall with Shift bindings while in the touring-mode and Shift bindings are not ACL friendly) — due to their association with a new type of skiing-injury: severe, high-energy tibia-plateau and tibial-tuberosity fractures. Both new types of skiing injuries are the fastest-growing categories of injuries in skiing — matching the growth of fat-skis and pin-bindings. The high-energy nature of the new types of skiing fractures involve multiple-fragments, difficult surgical reconstruction, and 10 to 15-months of aggressive rehabilitation. Fat skis and/or pin-bindings on firm snow are a serious problem for the sustainability of our beautiful sport. ‘Pin-bindings’ are hardly “tech”.

References: (1) Dominik Heim, MD; SITEMSH-Japan, 2016. (2) Zorko; Nemec; Matjacic; Olensek; Alpine Skiing Simulations Prove Ski Waist-Width Influences Knee Joint Kinematics; ISSS-Innsbruck, Austria, 2017. (3) Stenroos; Pakarinen; Jalkanen; Mälkiä; Handolin; Tibial Fractures in Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding in Finland: A Retrospective Study on Fracture Types and Injury Mechanisms in 363 patients; Scand J Surg Off Organ Finn Surg Soc Scand Surg Soc., Sept 2015, doi:10.1177/1457496915607410. (4) Improved Short Term Outcomes in Tibial Plateau Fractures of Snow Sports Injuries Treated with Immediate Open Reduction Internal Fixation; Janes, MD; Leonard, MSPH; Phillips, PA-C; Salottolo, MPH; Abbott, MD, Bar-Or, MD; ISSS-Innsbruck, Austria, 2017.

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US$20 is charged at the time of Reservation Deposit for international shipments.