Howell Venus DIN 3-8

$800.00

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EXTRA ACL-FRIENDLY FOR WOMEN.

3 - 8 DIN $800

Pre-order deposit: $80

Deposits placed now receive 30% off full price when net amount is due August, 2029: net balance = $480

First shipments — August, 2029.

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Extra ACL-friendly for women.
1st gender-specific ski binding.

Females have a 3-time higher incidence of sustaining an ACL-injury in alpine skiing compared with men. This gender difference in ACL injuries is believed to be due to the following biomechanical factors:

(1) ‘Steeper, reverse-angled, tibial-plateau increases anterior-drawer loading on the ACL during downward-weighting;

(2) ‘Sharper notch where the ACL resides in the femoral-condyle, which sharper notch can cut the ACL during combined tibia-torsion / abduction-moment loading;

(3) ‘Lower ACL-strength-to-skier-weight ratio;

(4) ‘Reduced ACL elastic-limit during enhanced estrogen cycles;

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

Those five factors — added together — point toward the need for enhanced ACL-friendly alpine ski-binding function for women.

Howell Venus is the first truly gender-specific alpine ski binding — uniquely providing extra friendly ACL skiing for women, with these unique features:

• 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 unique to females. See point 1 above, regarding steeper reverse tibial-plateau slope.

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

Howell Venus uniquely provides extraordinary anti-pre-release to allow slightly lower lateral-heel release-settings by: (a) functionally-decoupling each of the Howell SkiBindings’ 3 primary modes of release — lateral-toe, forward-heel, lateral-heel — from the other two modes of release so that skiing control-loads, such as edging / carving, do not cause pre-release; (b) providing off-center pivots in each mode of release to block pre-release caused by ski-flex; (c) providing industry-leading ‘elasticity’ to further block pre-release during stray-loading caused by choppy or wet snow conditions. French researchers believe — and we agree — that women are more risk-adverse than men: therefore, women can effectively ski at slightly lower release-settings compared with men, without pre-release. See points 2, 3, and 4, above.

• 2-degree valgus canting — with optionally-included zero-degree and 1-degree canting.

2-degree valgus canting (thick-side inside) is standard with the Howell Venus — to de-pre-load the MCL, ACL, lateral meniscus, and lateral tibial-plateau — which valgus pre-loading is otherwise present due to female hip anatomy. Some women with narrower hips may prefer no canting or 1-degree canting: these options come standard with Howell Venus bindings, too. Long mounting screws are pre-mounted on the thick-side of the 2-degree cants. Shorter mounting screws come standard for optional zero and 1-degree canting. See point 5, above.

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

Details:

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 natural athletic stance, independently of boot sole length.

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

Extra Toe Pads and Heel Pads come standard. ‘Replaceable with simple re-mounting of toe or heel.

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

Housings are made of super-tough, eco-friendly, plant-based, Nylon-11 with 40% long glass fibers;

5 Year Limited Warranty;

2 brake holders for ski-tuning.

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

Precision metal mounting jig; one 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard drill bit; one 4.0mm-Ø DIN-standard tap;

On-line 24/7 AI service.

To order, click above, or

to order other Howell Ski Binding models:

Howell Mars DIN 4–10 For strong, smooth recreational skiers. ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia - integrity. Anti-pre-release. Powerful edge-control. Low stand-height. Decisively balanced release and anti-pre-release.

Howell Planet-B DIN 8–22 Only for strong adult racers and extreme skiers. High strength aluminum alloy housings. Super-wide 8-point boot-contact for max edge control. Wide off-center pivots provide max anti-pre-release. Low stand-height allows addition of race-plates — to meet FIS stand-height 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. Adjustable toe-height for precise boot-interface.
CAUTION: HOWELL PLANET-B IS FOR EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS ONLY.

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PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

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** Howell SkiBindings 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.