Howell Planet-B 8-22

$2,000.00

PRE-ORDER DEPOSIT: $95 (to reveal pre-order deposit option, activate drag-down, above)

DIN 8—22* CAUTION: ONLY FOR ADULT EXTREME SKIERS & ADULT RACERS. SEE OTHER MODELS FOR LOWER DIN’S.

Pre-Order Deposit: $95 (balance invoiced at shipment, August, 2029).

Deposits placed now receive 30% off full price when net amount due Oct 2029: net balance = $1305

First shipments — August, 2029

FREE SHIPPING** in North America on $95 pre-order deposit placed now.

Pre-order deposit is fully-refundable at any time.

Full-price orders placed before June 1, 2026 receive bindings August, 2029 PLUS company stock ownership proportional to the full-price purchase and present-value of the company, Howell Ski Bindings, at US$9,893,921.57 as of May 17, 2026. Other provisions apply. Large risk factors are present. Applies only to Accredited Investors according to U.S. SEC Rule D, Section-504. Please contact Rick Howell for details:

rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

802-793-4849 during normal business hours, EST.

Howell Planet-B. DIN 8–22 Only for strong, adult, extreme skiers and racers.

Additional, lateral-heel release. The most frequent injury-mechanism in alpine skiing, today, is the Slip-Catch scenario — causing ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, and/or femoral-condyle injury. Additional lateral-heel release mitigates — never completely eliminates — these injuries in alpine skiing involving shaped-skis. Special, scientifically (peer-reviewed and approved) recommended release-settings for the additional mode of lateral-heel release are also provided by Howell Ski Bindings — even for racers and extreme skiers. See chart in photo gallery, above.

Limited production.

Light, high-strength aluminum housings provide unmatched-durability and edge-control. This durable material comes at a price: Howell Planet-B bindings are the most expensive ski-bindings in the world: $2,000.

Maximum edge-control. Maximum anti-pre-release.

Developed at MIT’s Charles Stark Draper Labs — Howell Planet-B bindings uniquely provide a shortened lever-arm between the forward-release pivot (the leading edge of the anti-friction-device (AFD) and heel-cup. A shortened lever-arm requires a higher hold-down force at the heel to maintain a given forward-release-moment. Higher hold-down force at the heel provides greater edge control, setting-for-setting. This higher hold-down force — together with super-wide, cantilevered, toe-AFD’s and heel-pads, toe cups and heel cups — cause Howell SkiBindings to provide 18% more edge control than any other binding, setting-for-setting. This unique, powerful, edge-control mitigates chatter — with a smoothness that can be felt even when carving on water-injected ice race-conditions.

CAUTION: DIN 8-22 Howell Planet-B is the real deal. Only for adult racers and extreme skiers.

Details:

Unique Functional Decoupling (sm) provides maximum anti-pre-release. No vertical-toe release; no multi-directional toe-release — to decisively mitigate pre-release.

Blocking. Lateral-heel release can be user-blocked at the top ‘BLOCK’ (lock-out) setting. See Recommended Release Setting chart in photo gallery.

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

For more info about how Howell Planet-B DIN 8–22 bindings deliver maximum retention, see: Menu —> Tech Info —> Retention.

Patented, low, 21.5mm standheight allows any race plate while still complying with FIS standheight regulations. Race plates not included.

0°-ramp-angle (internal boot ramp-angle affects net stance).

Deep-retracting brakes prevent boot-out.

Floating Mounting System plus additional 5th mounting screw for toes and additional 5th mounting screw for heels minimizes pull-outs on skis / race-plates.

Super durable.
Super anti-pre-release.

Howell Planet-B.

Also included:

Individually tested and calibrated.

Makers can become Howell-Certified; otherwise, see your favorite ski shop for Howell-Certified service (which certification can be accomplished on-line).

Precision metal mounting jig; one 4.1mm-Ø x 9.0mm DIN-standard drill bit; one 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard tap — included.

Cant Kit (0°, 1°, 2°) including a range of longer mounting screws for each cant size — included.

8 brake retainers for base prep — included.

2 sets of ski-brakes: 70-80mm (included); 80-90mm (optionally ordered) *** .

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

CAUTION: ONLY FOR EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS.

To pre-order with an $95 deposit, click button at top of page.

To order or pre-order other Howell SkiBindings:

Howell Venus DIN 3-8 Expressly for women. Extra ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, femoral-condyle - integrity. 4-modes of release. Additional lateral-heel release; additional vertical-toe release. Excellent edge control. Easy step-in even in deep champaign powder with short boot soles. Lite.

Howell Mars DIN 4-12 For strong, smooth recreational skiers. ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, femoral-condyle - integrity. Anti-pre-release. Powerful edge-control. Low stand-height. Decisive balance of musculoskeletal integrity and anti-pre-release.

Howell Ski Bindings (sm)
PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com

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Footnotes:

* WARNING: ELEVATED SETTINGS BLOCK NECESSARY RELEASE.

** DIN 22 is literally off-the chart.

*** Howell Ski Bindings 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 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.