Howell Venus DIN 3-8

$800.00

PRE-ORDER DEPOSIT: $95 (to reveal deposit option, activate drag-down, above)

EXTRA ACL-INTEGRITY EXPRESSLY FOR WOMEN.

3 - 8 DIN $800

Pre-order deposit: $95

Deposits placed now receive 30% off full price when net amount is due August, 2029: net balance = $465

First shipments — August, 2029

FREE SHIPPING* in North America on $95 deposits placed now.

Pre-order deposits are fully-refundable any time.

Full-price orders placed before June 1, 2026 receive bindings August, 2029 PLUS company stock ownership proportional to the full-price purchase and present-value of the company, Howell Ski Bindings, at US$9,893,921.57 as of May 17, 2026. Other provisions apply. Large risk factors are present. Applies only to Accredited Investors according to U.S. SEC Rule D, Section 504. Please contact Rick Howell for details:

rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

802-793-4849 during normal business hours, EST.

VENUS. Extra ACL-integrity expressly for women.
1st bona fide gender-specific ski binding.

Females have a 3-time higher incidence of alpine skiing ACL-injuries compared with males (7-times higher in womens’ basketball). This gender difference in ACL injuries is believed by top orthopedic researchers to be due to the following 5 biomechanical factors:

1— ‘Steeper, reverse-angle, tibial-plateau increases anterior-drawer loading on the ACL during high-magnitude, downward-weighting;

2— ‘Sharper notch where the ACL resides between the femoral-condyles, which notch can cut the ACL during combined high-magnitude, tibia-torsion / abduction-moment loading;

3— ‘Lower ratio of ACL-strength to skier-weight;

4— ‘Reduced ACL elastic-limit during peak estrogen cycles;

5— ‘Increased ACL-pre-loading due to greater average (normal) valgus posture.

Those five factors — especially when added together — point toward the need for a special alpine ski binding with enhanced ACL-integrity expressly for women.

Howell Venus is the first bona fide gender-specific alpine ski binding — uniquely providing extra ACL integrity for women — with these unique features:

• Additional, lateral-heel release.

The most frequent injury-mechanism in alpine skiing, today, is the Slip-Catch scenario — causing ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, and/or femoral-condyle injury. Additional lateral-heel release mitigates — never completely eliminates — these injuries in alpine skiing involving shaped-skis. Special, scientifically (peer-reviewed and approved) recommended release-settings for the additional mode of lateral-heel release are also provided by Howell Ski Bindings. See chart in photo gallery, above.

• Additional, full-vertical toe release.

Howell Venus uniquely provides full-vertical toe release — with mitigated pre-release and intentionally cross-linked lateral-toe release — to address the adverse effects of high anterior-drawer loading that’s uniquely adverse to females. See point 1 above, regarding steeper reverse tibial-plateau slope.

• Slightly lower lateral-heel release-settings — that do not cause pre-release.

Howell Venus ski bindings provide unique, patented, off-center release-fulcrums to allow slightly lower lateral-heel release-settings for women — without pre-release. See points 2, 3, and 4, above. See special step-4 for ‘gender-correction’ in Recommended Release Setting Chart. (Howell recommended release settings conform to tolerances within ISO 8061.)

• 1-degree valgus canting.

1-degree valgus canting (thick-side inside) is standard with the Howell Venus — to de-pre-load the MCL, ACL, lateral meniscus, lateral tibial-plateau, and lateral femoral-condyle — which valgus pre-loading is otherwise present due to normal female hip anatomy. Long mounting screws are pre-mounted on the thick-side of the cants. Some women with narrower hips may prefer no canting: cants can be removed. Shorter mounting screws are provided, standard, for optional removal of cants. See point 5, above.

Howell Venus ski bindings uniquely provide easy, hands-off, step-in / step-out — even in deep champaign powder — and even with small boot sizes.

Additional details:

Lite-weight.

Double-set, precision-ground springs assure precise release. 100% individually tested and calibrated.

Patented, low, 21.5 mm stand-height reduces cumulative stress on the meniscus, MCL, ACL and tibial plateau.

0°-ramp angle provides balanced athletic stance, independently of boot sole length.

GripWalk or ‘standard alpine sole’ compatible (both options included). We do not recommend GripWalk — to enhance tibial-plateau integrity.

Extra Toe-AFD’s (anti-friction devices) and Low-Friction Heel-Pads / Brake Treadles come standard. ‘Replaceable with simple re-mounting of toe and/or heel.

Anticipated compliance with all DIN/ISO international alpine ski-binding safety standards, including ISO 9462, ISO 9465, ISO 11087 and ISO 8061 — as well as ‘standard industry practice’ for anti-pre-release and durability.

Housings made of super-tough, eco-friendly, plant-based, Nylon-11.

Also included:

5 Year Limited Warranty.

Makers can become Howell-Certified; otherwise, see your favorite ski shop for Howell-Certified service (which certification can be accomplished on-line).

2 brake holders for ski-tuning (included).

2 ski-brake widths: 70-80mm (included), 80-90mm** (optionally ordered).

Precision metal mounting jig; one 4.1mm-Ø x 9.0mm length DIN-standard drill bit; one 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard tap (included).

On-line 24/7 AI-service; direct service at: rick.howell@howellskibindings.com .

To pre-order with a $95 deposit, click button at top of page.

To order or pre-order other Howell Ski Bindings:

Howell Mars DIN 4-12 For strong, smooth recreational skiers. ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia - integrity. Anti-pre-release. Powerful edge-control. Low stand-height. Decisive balance of release and anti-pre-release.

Howell Planet-B DIN 8-22 Caution: only for strong adult racers and extreme adult skiers. High strength aluminum alloy housings. Super-wide 8-point boot-contact for ultra max edge control. Wide off-center release-pivots provide max anti-pre-release. Low 21.5mm standheight allows race-plates conforming to FIS standheight regulations (race plates not included). Floating Mounting System mitigates binding pull-out’s from skis. 1, 2, 3 - degree cant kit, including longer mounting screws for each thickness of cants. Adjustable toe-height for solid boot interface. CAUTION: HOWELL PLANET-B IS ONLY FOR EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS.

Howell Ski Bindings (sm)
PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

__________________________

'ACL-integrity', 'Anti-Pre-Release', 'It was inevitable.', 'Howell Ski Bindings', 'Howell Venus', 'Howell Mars', 'Howell PlanetB’, Howell Planet-B’ — are Service Marks (sm) of the company, Howell Ski Bindings .

__________________

** Howell Ski Bindings company is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 90mm AND (b) all 'pin-bindings' (except Trab TR2 and Shift, though do not fall in the touring mode and neither are ACL-friendly in the alpine-mode) — due to their association with severe, high-energy, tibia-plateau fractures. This type of skiing injury matches the growth of fat-skis and pin-bindings. The high-energy nature of this type of skiing fracture involves multiple-fragments, difficult surgical reconstruction, and 10 to 15-months of aggressive rehabilitation. Fat skis on firm snow are a serious problem for the sustainability of our beautiful sport. ‘And ‘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.