Howell Venus DIN 2.5-8

$800.00

EXTRA FEMALE-FRIENDLY.

DEPOSIT PRICE: $80 (to reveal $80 deposit price, activate drag-down, above)

2.5-8 DIN $800

Extra ACL-Friendly for Women

Deposit: $80 (balance invoiced at time of shipment, Oct. 2023).

Deposits are fully-refundable at any time.

Deposits placed now receive a 30% discount off full price when net amount is due Oct 2023: net invoiced balance = $480 in Oct 2023.

First shipments — October, 2023.

FREE SHIPPING* for Deposits of $80 placed now.

Or — orders placed now at full-price receive personalized mounting, testing, tuning and shipping by Howell SkiBindings. This is a limited-time offer.

Extra ACL-friendly.

Epidemiologically, females have 3-times the incidence of ACL-ruptures in skiing compared with men. This large difference is due, primarily, to a naturally-steeper female tibial-plateau — causing a reversed inclined-plane effect that drives the femoral condyles aftward and the top of the tibia forward (anterior-drawer movement) during large vertical ground reaction forces. This scenario pre-loads the ACL. If an additional, large, abduction (lateral) load enters the scenario — as during slip-catch events — the ACL can rupture —> unless the heel of the boot is free to release laterally (not rotationally — turntable bindings block lateral-heel movement). In this scenario, Howell SkiBindings’ lateral-heel release mechanism — together with specially-developed lateral-heel release-settings for women — provide ACL-friendly skiing.

Further ACL-friendliness especially for women is provided with pure-vertical as well as multi-directional toe release in the Howell Venus model ski-binding.

Each of these added-modes of release come with unique ‘functional-decoupling’ technology to block unwanted pre-release.

47-years have been invested in the development and tuning of this unique bio-technology. Only Howell SkiBindings truely mitigate ACL-friendly skiing.

’And Howell SkiBindings provide easy, hands-off, step-in / step-out — even in deep powder, even with small boots.

Details: Double-set, precision-ground springs assure precise release. Patented, low, 17mm stand-height reduces cumulative stress on meniscus, MCL and ACL. 0°-ramp angle provides natural athletic stance. 2° valgus canting (thick side, inside) comes standard with Howell Venus ski-bindings. Optional 1° and 0° canting included.

For more info re ‘ACL-friendly’, see: Menu —> Tech Info —> Release —> scroll to ‘Part-2’.

Also included:

Grip-Sole, or ‘standard alpine sole’ compatible;

Extra-pair of insert-molded pure Teflon AFD’s attachable with simple re-mounting of toe;

Anticipated DIN Certification in Germany;

Housings are made of super-tough, eco-friendly, plant-based Nylon-11 with 50% long glass fiber;

Individually tested and calibrated;

Lifetime Limited Durability Warranty;

2 ski-brake widths included: 70-80mm; 80-90mm** ;

Precision metal mounting jig; 4.1mm-Ø DIN-standard drill bit; 4.0mm-Ø DIN-standard tap; and precision metal tap-handle;

Cant Kit: 0° and 1° optionally-included. Howell Venus model uniquely comes standard with 2° valgus-cants for women.

On-line 24/7 service.

Anti-pre-release. ACL-friendly.
FLAT-OUT SKIING CONFIDENCE.

Howell SkiBindings
It was inevitable.

To pre-order other or additional Howell SkiBindings with an $80 reservation-deposit:

Howell Mars DIN 5-16 ACL-friendy. Anti-pre-release. Powerful edge-control.

Howell PlanetB DIN 8-22 Titanium. CAUTION: 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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* US$20 is automatically charged on Reservation Deposits for international orders.

** Howell SkiBindings company is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 90mm AND (b) all 'pin-binding's' (except Trab TR2 and Shift) — due to their association with a new type of skiing-injury: severe, high-energy tibia-plateau and tibial-tuberosity fractures. Both new types of skiing injuries are the fastest-growing categories of injuries in skiing — matching the growth of fat-skis and pin-bindings. The high-energy nature of the new types of skiing fractures involve 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.

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**US$20 is charged at the time of Reservation Deposit for international orders.