Howell Mounting Jig (n/c with binding purchase)
Howell Mounting Jig* $199. Free with purchase of bindings.
First shipments — October, 2029.
*Optional. Each Howell Ski Binding comes standard with a Howell Mounting Jig; one 4.1mm-Ø x 9.0mm DIN-standard drill bit; one DIN-standard tap (for DIN-standard alpine binding screws).
Howell Mounting Jig is a precision metal template for mounting Howell SkiBindings to alpine skis:
Howell Venus & Howell Mars hole positions:
4-holes for each toe; 4-holes for each heel.
Howell PlanetB hole positions:
5-holes for each toe; 5-holes for each heel.
Applies to ski widths from 68mm to 93mm**; boot sole lengths from 24cm to 36cm. Howell Mounting Jig is intentionally limited to 93mm ski-width expressly to PREVENT skis wider than 93mm from being mounted with Howell SkiBindings***.
Automatically configures 'mark for mid-sole placement' and ‘tip-of-boot’ placement.
Howell Mounting Jig bushings comply with 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard ski-binding mounting drill-bits.
On-line Certification is available for ski shops & individual skiers.
To pre-order Howell Ski Bindings with an $80 reservation-deposit:
Howell Venus DIN 3-8 For strong, smooth recreational women skiers. Extra ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia - integrity - expressly for women. Easy step-in, even in lite deep powder and with short boot soles. Lite.
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 PlanetB 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.
Howell SkiBindings, Inc.
PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com • www.howellskibindings.com
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* Howell SkiBindings must be mounted, adjusted and tested by a Howell SkiBindings Certified Technician that has this jig (easy, on-line 'Service-Certification' is available for ski shops and for skiers). All Certified Howell SkiBindings retailers will have this jig.
(1) For ordinary 2-mode ski-binding release measurement testing, we recommend the Vermont Release Calibrator through Vermont Safety Research in Underhill, Vermont, USA. Howell SkiBindings, Inc. is not affiliated with Vermont Safety Research. The Vermont Release Calibrator is by far the best test device for measuring the torsional and forward-bending-moment release function of alpine ski-bindings — because it measures pure-torque without estimating the location of a given binding’s pivot-points / without estimating boot-sole-length lever-arms. (The Vermont Release Calibrator cannot measure the special lateral-heel release-function of Howell SkiBindings that uniquely provides ACL-friendly skiing — even with their AT-adapters. To (optionally) measure the lateral-heel release function of Howell Ski-Bindings — a force-measuring instrument is necessary: See Howell Ski Bindings Tech Manual; and, see Howell Recommended Release Settings chart.)
** Howell SkiBindings is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 90mm AND (b) all 'pin-bindings' (except Trab TR2 and Shift) — 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. (‘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.