ski touring bindings

5 Years of Prototypes: AlpenFlow Ski Bindings Origins & Overview

October 17, 2025 by Luke Koppa

In the first of our videos from Blister Summit 2025, we sit down with AlpenFlow Designs to get the whole story on how and why they decided to make a ski-touring binding; how their prototypes of the AlpenFlow 89 have evolved over the first 5 years of development; what they believe sets it apart from the rest of the market; how it actually works; and more.

Win Touring Bindings and Climbing Skins from G3

October 10, 2025 by Dylan Wood

The winner of our Gear Giveaway this week will get any pair of ski touring bindings and any pair of climbing skins from G3!

Blister reviews the Tyrolia Attack Hybrid 14 MN/PT.

Tyrolia Attack Hybrid 14 MN/PT Ski-Touring Binding

February 20, 2025February 19, 2025 by Luke Koppa

Tyrolia has entered the “hybrid” category of touring bindings by expanding their well-known Attack series with the all-new Hybrid 14 MN/PT. Check out our First Look for our measured specs and all the details on this new system.

Blister discusses the details of the ATK Hy Free ski touring binding

ATK launches new hybrid ski-touring binding, the ‘Hy’

December 19, 2024December 16, 2024 by Luke Koppa

There’s a new competitor in the class of hybrid ski-touring bindings. Here are the details on ATK’s Hy binding.

Blister reviews the CAST Touring Freetour 2.0 Pivot ski-touring binding system

CAST Freetour 2.0 Pivot Ski-Touring Binding

November 20, 2024 by Luke Koppa

CAST was the first to make a touring binding that got you alpine-binding performance on the way down and a tech toe for the way up, and the Freetour 2.0 is the latest iteration of their system. Check out our First Look for all the details.

At our Blister Summit 2023, we brought together Hoji (Dynafit), Lars Chickering-Ayers (CAST Touring), and Giray Dadali (Daymaker Touring) for an extremely interesting and important discussion on the past, present, and future of ski bindings. We get their thoughts on “acceptable use” for certain bindings; the “Age of Confusion” surrounding different binding designs; being “handcuffed by standards” and thinking about the binding / boot / ski interface as a whole; what we should (or should hope to) expect from bindings in the future, and much, much more. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel, or listen to the conversation on our GEAR:30 podcast.

Ski Binding Design with Hoji, Lars Chickering-Ayers, & Giray Dadali (Ep.246)

May 19, 2023 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Hoji (Dynafit), Lars Chickering-Ayers (CAST Touring), and Giray Dadali (Daymaker Touring) discuss the past, present, and future of ski bindings; “acceptable use”; the “Age of Confusion” surrounding different binding designs; being “handcuffed by standards”; and more.

At Blister Summit 2023, we brought together Eric ‘Hoji’ Hjorleifson (Dynafit), Lars Chickering-Ayers (CAST Touring), and Giray Dadali (Daymaker Touring) for an extremely interesting and wide-ranging discussion on the past, present, and future of ski bindings. We get their thoughts on “acceptable use” for certain bindings & how that varies between individuals; the “Age of Confusion” surrounding different binding designs; being “handcuffed by standards” and thinking about the binding / boot / ski interface as a whole; what we should (or hope to) expect from bindings in the future, and much, much more.

Ski Binding Design: Past, Present, & Future | Blister Summit 2023 Video

April 25, 2023April 19, 2023 by Jonathan Ellsworth

At Blister Summit 2023, we brought together Eric ‘Hoji’ Hjorleifson (Dynafit), Lars Chickering-Ayers (CAST Touring), and Giray Dadali (Daymaker Touring) for an extremely interesting and wide-ranging discussion on the past, present, and future of ski bindings.

Touring bindings and the G3 Zed Binding on blister's Gear:30 Podcast

Touring Bindings & the New G3 Zed (Ep.16)

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth

G3 is introducing a new touring binding — the Zed — that they’re calling the lightest fully-featured AT binding on the market. So we talk to G3’s engineers about their design philosophy and development process, current trends in AT bindings, and the compromises inherent in any AT binding.