# Ski Bindings Opinions Wanted

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 4, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488 "2007-03-04T01:12:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488/1 "2007-03-04T01:12:25Z")

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I just bought a pair of [Salomon Teneighty Gun](http://www.getboards.com/snow/twintips/salomon06/gun.html) skis from an REI scratch and dent sale, and now I need bindings. I haven’t been on real skis for a very long time, as I normally ride 98cm Skiboards from Line. (Skiboards use non-releasing bindings.)  
Note: the new skis are twin tips that need a binding with a wide brake.  
What would you suggest I look for?  
What difference does it make?

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**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488/2 "2007-03-04T01:29:37Z")

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Pretty much any binding should have brakes wide enough now. In my years of racing, I found Salomon bindings to be far and away the most durable.

Make sure you get some sort of lift plates, too.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488/3 "2007-03-05T06:23:18Z")

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OK, thanks. Durability is good.  
The skis are 90mm wide at the waist; does this mean I need a brake listed at 90mm or 100mm? (I see that brakes are swappable, I just want to know how wide I need them.)  
What do lift plates give me, exactly?

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**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ski-bindings-opinions-wanted/394488/4 "2007-03-05T15:12:27Z")

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You should be good with the 90mm brakes, but I’d double check.

With the newer shaped skis, you can carve much more aggressively. This means you’ve got a greater edge angle than you did with traditional skis. Without the lift plate, you’ll boot out a lot. Booting out is when the inside of your boot comes into contact with the snow. This causes you to lose your edge and (usually) fall.