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Howell  Mars   DIN 4-12

Howell Mars DIN 4-12

$800.00

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

 

ACL FRIENDLY.  ANTI-PRE-RELEASE.  POWERFUL EDGE CONTROL.

4-12 DIN     $800

Pre-order deposit:   $80 

Deposits placed now receive 30% off full-price when net amount is due October, 2024:  net balance  =  $480

First shipments — October, 2024.  

FREE SHIPPING* on $80 deposits placed now.

Or — full-price pre-orders ($800) placed now receive free mounting, free testing and free shipping of your skis, boots & bindings — both ways.  Applies only to orders placed within USA and Canada.  This is a limited-time offer.


     Howell Mars 4 - 12 DIN — for performance-skiers weighing over 130 pounds.

•  Same technology as Howell racing bindings — but with lower settings;  slightly narrower off-center toe pivots;  housings made of engineering-grade resins.

•  Off-center pivots in all 3 modes of release block adverse pre-release.

•  Industry-leading elasticity further blocks adverse pre-release.

•  Extra-wide 4-point lateral boot contact toe & heel — top & bottom — for powerful carve control.

•  Lite.  Strong.  Pure alpine.  No pins.

•  ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia friendly.  Proven biomechanically.

 

Details: 

    Toe and heel housings of super-tough engineering-grade, non-hydroscopic, Nylon-12 with 45% long glass fiber.  

    Top surfaces of toe-pads and heel-pads are thick, virgin, DuPont Teflon.  

    Non-corroding, 303 stainless-steel inner workings provide durable, reliable, long-term function. 

    Utility-patented, low 22mm stand-height reduces cumulative, long-term, stress on ACL, MCL, meniscus and tibial plateau.  Low standheight allows most race-plates (not included) while meeting FIS racing-rules.

    0°-ramp angle provides natural athletic stance with all boot sole lengths (depending on internal boot ramp-angle).  

    Adjustable toe-cup height to fine-tune boot-fit after extensive use, or for proper-fit with boot-canting.

    Floating Mounting System mitigates mounting-screw pull-outs & provides natural ski flex.

    GripWalk sole or ‘standard alpine sole’ compatible.  Both options included.  We recommend non-GripWalk boots — to provide tibia-plateau integrity.

    Extra toe-pads and heel-pads with Teflon tops — attachable with simple re-mounting of toe or heel — to replace worn Teflon;

    Deep retracting brake-arms provide maximum edge-angle without booting-out;

    Anticipated compliance with all DIN/ISO safety standards (specifically, DIN/ISO 9462, 9465 and 11087);

    Individually tested and calibrated;

    Lifetime Limited Warranty;

    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;

     Cant Kit (0°-standard;  1°;  2°) including longer mounting screws;

      Detailed, simple, mounting instructions;  mounting certification;  and 24/7 on-line AI service.

   

 

To order click buttons at top of page.  

To order other Howell SkiBindings models:

Howell Venus   DIN 2.5–8   Extra ACL friendly for females.

Howell PlanetB   DIN 8–22   Titanium housings.  F1 valve springs.  CAUTION:  FOR EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS ONLY. 

 

 


Howell SkiBindings, Inc.

PO Box 1274    •   Stowe, Vermont 05672  USA

1.802.793.4849  •  rick.howell@howellskibindings.com 

 

 


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** Howell SkiBindings is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 90mm AND against (b) all 'pin-bindings' (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 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 fracture involves 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.