Snowboard bindings
How to pick the right snowboard binding?
If you want an in-depth look at a binding, read our buyer's guide and you'll understand everything about these pieces of tech. If you want a shorter answer, here's how we'd sum it all up. There are two main categories of snowboard bindings. The rear-entry and the strap-ins. There are no better or worse, it really depends on your tastes. The rear-entry system is very convenient and allows you to strap in faster than skiers. The brand Flow was first to release this system. The strap-in is slightly more customisable. If you can’t make your mind, go for both with a hybrid system! View our selection of men snowboard bindings , women snowboard bindings and kids snowboard bindings.
2022 Winter
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44)
- L (43 et +)
French Days
The Charger Black is a Nitro snowboard binding for adolescents that's designed to be forgiving and comfy, which makes it ideal for newbies and riders who want to improve their skills.
- M (38.5-43.5)
2022 Winter
The Cinch TC Black is the entry-level snowboard binding for men at K2 Snowboards. It is easy to ride, evolutive and very practical to use due to its double entry system.
- M (36.5-42)
- L (40.5-44.5)
- XL (44.5-50)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Fifty Black from Drake Snowboards is a freestyle style binding whose versatility, comfort and playability will allow you to have fun on any terrain. Â
- M (41 et -)
- L (41-43.5)
- XL (43.5 et +)
French Days
The Fifty Light Grey from Drake Snowboards is a freestyle snowboard binding offering good support and responsiveness while maintaining lots of comfort and playability.
- M (41 et -)
- L (41-43.5)
- XL (43.5 et +)
2022 Winter
The Force Asadachi is a snow fix developed by Union that you can ride all over the resort, setting the pace for the descents, while maintaining the flex for the tricks.
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5+)
French Days
The Drake GT Black is a cheap snowboard binding that offers forgiveness, ease and comfort to the beginner and occasional riders.
- M (41 et -)
- L (41-43.5)
- XL (43.5 et +)
French Days
The Drake King Black snowboard binding is an entry-level model that offers lots of riding comfort and forgiveness allowing you to ride at your own pace throughout the resort.
- M (41 et -)
- L (41-43.5)
- XL (43.5 et +)
2022 Winter
The Mach Black is a very affordable men snowboard binding developed by K2. The ideal model to start your practice and/or keep on improving.
- M (36.5-42)
- L (40.5-44.5)
- XL (44.5-50)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Mission Black model is a snowboard binding that is easy to ride but offers enough responsiveness to set the pace throughout the resort and take it to the next level.
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44)
- L (43 et +)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Smalls Black kids snowboard binding by Burton is an accessible and comfortable model offering a great progression margin to young guns.
- L (34-38)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Rambler Ultra Black is a versatile Nitro snowboard binding, robust and pleasant to ride thanks to its quality construction and accessible flex offering tolerance.Â
- M (38.5-43.5)
- L (44-48)
French Days
2022 Winter
Le modèle Rhythm Black est une fixation snowboard Salomon typée freestyle/all-mountain, offrant du maintien, de la jouabilité et du confort pour se faire plaisir dans toute la station.
- M (40-43)
- L (43.5 et +)
French Days
The Nitro RYTHM Black Bronze women’s snowboard binding is a weapon of choice to get into riding. It is cheap and remarkably forgiving. It’s time to wake up new possibilities!
- S (33.5-38)
- M (38.5-43.5)
French Days
The Nitro STAXX Pepper snowboard binding is the ultimate option to learn the basics and quickly push your riding to new levels. It is not too pricy yet extremely comfy and reassuring.
- M (38.5-43.5)
- L (44-48)
French Days
The Nitro STAXX Salt snowboard binding is reassuring and ultra snug. This good value for money will help any aspiring rider confidently start snowboarding to quickly aim higher.
- M (38.5-43.5)
- L (44-48)
2022 Winter
The Vandal Black from K2 is a children's snowboard binding offering all the playability, comfort and support necessary to enable children to begin and progress in snowboarding.
- M (36.5-42)
French Days
The Fenix Petrol Red is an accessible and upgradeable Flow snowboard binding, allowing you to progress throughout the resort while maintaining a high level of riding comfort and ease of use.
- L (41-44.5)
- XL (44.5 et +)
French Days
The Freestyle Black snowboard binding by Burton is perfect to help you start your practice smoothly and learn the basics of freestyle with its great freedom of movement.
- M (41-44)
- L (43 et +)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Fuse Black is a Flow snowboard binding that combines the convenience of the rear entry system with a nice balance between performance, Comfort and playability.Â
- M (36-41)
- L (41-44.5)
- XL (44.5 et +)
French Days
The Salomon Goodtime kids snowboard binding is a flexible and forgiving model destined to beginners. Very easy to ride, it is perfect to make progress and have fun on the slopes.
- XS (31-35)
French Days
2022 Winter
The Grom Black is an inexpensive Burton kids binding that's going to help mini shredders progress. Flexible and forgiving construction makes the binder comfy and fun to use.
- Youth (32-34)
2022 Winter
Similar to an adult model but designed to be more accessible to facilitate learning and progression, the Ride K-1 child snowboard binding is perfect for young riders!
- S (34-36.5)
- M (36.5-42)
French Days
The Spell White is a women's snowboard binding very pleasant to ride thanks to its tolerant flex and its Comfort, allowing you to ride all day long at your own pace and have fun.
- M (40-43)
French Days
The Transfer Black snowboard binding by Bent Metal is a light and comfortable model offering a great balance between reactivity and playability for a versatile freestyle use.
- M (40.5-44.5)
- L (44.5-48)
French Days
2022 Winter
Offering a good compromise between tolerance, Comfort and support, the Cosmic Ultra Black Nitro women's snowboard binding allows you to enjoy the whole resort at your own pace and according to your daily needs.
- S-M (37-43)
French Days
The Diva model from Rossignol is a high-performance women's snowboard binding, which offers support and reactivity on all terrains while providing cushioning and comfort.
- S-M (40 et -)
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We often underestimate the importance of a snowboard binding. Yet, the binding is the only thing standing between the rider and the board. It is the thing that helps you steer, turn and stop when needed. Do not neglect it! If bindingsdo look a lot alike, they all have real differences. A good binding should deliver three essentials: comfort, precision and functionality. The higher in the range, the more the bindings will use superior materials offering performance, lightweight, durability and comfort. From the strap thickness to the responsive carbon chassis, focus on your priorities. Your style will also help you find out these priorities. Freestylers want something flexy and comfortable when freeriders want a stiff and responsive equipment. If comfort and performance generally come with a high pricetag, functionality doesn’t. By functionality we mean the ease of use, the straps and ratchets and more importantly the entry system. Once you have selected your binding, you will need to mount them on your strong>snowboard.
I) How to set your snowboard bindings ?
Unlike ski bindings, snowboard bindings do not release : if you fall or anything, your feet stay locked in. In order to avoid serious injuries (especially at the knees), you need to adjust them carefully. This goes through several steps :
1) Know your forward foot: Goofy or Regular ?
If you have never ridden on a snowboard before, there's a very simple test that helps you find out which foot has to be in the front for riding as naturally as possible: Ask somebody to puch you in the back. The foot that you will move first to keep balanced is your leading foot. You are 'Goofy' if it is the right foot and 'Regular' if it is your left foot.
2) Choose your stance according to your style :
There are three 'standards' in snowboarding:
a) The position "/ /"
Both feet are parallel, toes point downhill. This is a position used by riders who like speed and precision.
b) The position "| /"
The leading foot is angled with the toes pointing downhill (generally about 15° angled) while the rear foot is perpendicular with the board, with a 0° angle. We recommend this stance to beginners or to those who don't ride aggressive. It's also a good option for all-mountain riding.
c) The position "\ /"
Also called duck stance. Recommended to beginners as it makes balancing easier, it's also freestyler's favorite stance as it provides more balance through spins, jumps and switch riding.
3) Settings :
- your height (cm) x 0,32 = X for a man (+/- 2 cm)
- your height (cm) x 0,3 = X for a woman (+/- 2 cm)
- Freestyle/park : front foot from 15° to 18° / rear foot from -9° to -15° / bindings centered on the board
- Freeride/powder : front foot from 18° to 30° / rear foot from 5° à 15° / bindings setback on the board
- All-mountain/versatile : front foot from 15° to 21° / rear foot from -5° to 5° / bindings centered on inserts
- 0 to 1 cm setback for freestyle
- 1 to 4 cm setback for freeride
- 0 to 2 cm setback for alpine riding
a) Stance width (length between bindings)
It is essential as it is what improves the control you have over the board. To find out what your stance width needs to be like:
If the board matches you in terms of size, the ideal stance width is when mountiang the bindings in the central position of the inserts. But this is a general statement and doesn't apply to everyone.
b) Bindings angle
The rear foot angle is always lower than the front one (about half less). The higher the angle is, the faster the energy transmissions will be. However, it is very difficult to give an ideal position. Every rider adjusts his settings according to his feel and expercience. If you begin at snowboarding, you should go for a front foot angle between 15° and 21° and a rear foot angle at 0°. But according to your riding style, this may vary :
c) Position on the board :
Bindings are not necessarily symmetrical on the board. A setback will optimise powder control and floatation while a centered position will make freestyle moves easier. Here is how it goes :
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- All these settings are to help you improve performance and skills. They depend on your feel and they will change with your skills and style.
- Be careful with extreme positions, they're uncomfortable most of the time and could be dangerous for your body.
- If you have any questions, please contact our staff, we'll be happy to help and find our wide selection of Burton, Bent Metal, Drake, Flow, Gnu, Head, Jones, K2, Nidecker, Nitro, Now, Plum, Ride, Rome, Rossignol, Roxy, Salomon, Switchback, Union snowboard bindings at the best price !