Binding Adjustments
Your bindings are an important piece of your equipment. They are the link between your boot, the ski and the snow. Your bindings retain the boot to the ski during controlled skiing. They also are designed to release the boot when you lose control and fall. Ski bindings will not release under all injury-producing loads. Skiing, like all sports, involves a certain degree of risk for injury which must be recognized and accepted.
Your boot/binding system should be cleaned, inspected for wear, adjusted and tested at the beginning of each season and every 30 skiing days thereafter. Cliff House has technicians who are trained and certified by the binding manufactures each year. We are always available to perform binding adjustments and testing services. We only inspect and test boot and binding systems that comply with current ISO Standards and are listed on the current year Indemnified Bindings lists that we receive from the binding manufactures.
A number of factors can influence the function of the binding. Bindings wear out from road, snow dirt and skier use. Your bindings pick up road grit, grime, dust and salt when traveling unprotected on top of your vehicle. If you’re carrying your skis outside your vehicle, it’s recommended that you use a binding cover, a ski bag or a cargo box to protect them. Snow, dirt and foreign matter also will accumulate in the binding while skiing and should be cleaned out. You should wipe the water off your skis and store them in a warm and dry area after skiing. The snow and ice should melt off the binding rather than becoming refrozen in the working mechanism. The age of the binding, road wear, number of days you ski each season, any weight changes, past or new injuries and change in ski ability or skiing style can affect the DIN settings your bindings are set at from one season to the next.
Bottom line, have the certified technicians at Cliff House inspect and test your boot/binding system every ski season to make sure that they are working properly. We care about your skiing experience.
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