Howell 888 Max

$1,200.00

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

ACL-FRIENDLY WITHOUT PRE-RELEASE.

CAUTION: EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS ONLY.
DIN 8—20* $1200

Deposit: $80 (balance invoiced immediately-before shipment, Oct 2020).

Deposits are fully-refundable at any time.

Deposits placed now receive a 30% discount off full price when net amount is due in 2020: net invoiced balance = $840 in Oct 2020.

First shipments — October, 2020.

FREE SHIPPING** for Deposits placed now.

The Howell 888 Max is an extreme prototype — in the same conceptual-way as the Porsche 917 prototype sports racing car.

The 888 Max is both lite and super-strong through the use of titanium ti6Al4v housings. This extreme function comes at a price: the individually-crafted Howell 888 Max is by far the world’s most expensive ski-binding.

Unique Functional Decoupling System (sm) provides maximum anti-pre-release. Super wide boot contact delivers maximum edge-control. No vertical toe release. No multi-directional toe-release. Pincer toes provide maximum directional control in all snow and terrain conditions.

Patented, super-low 17mm stand-height allows the addition of just about any lifter while still complying with FIS regulations — and reduces cumulative knee strain. 1° reverse ramp-angle for firm tip pressure. Variable ramp-angle shims are included. Sculpted side-walls for anti boot-out tipping. Solid stainless steel internal-components maximize durability. Floating Mounting System plus additional mounting screws provide maximum long-term anti pull-out strength. Additional 3rd-mode of lateral heel release — without pre-release — provides ACL-friendly skiing*.

Grip-Sole compatible (optional) with extra AFD’s (included).

Maximum tipping-angle.

Anticipated DIN Certification in Germany.

Individually tested and calibrated.

Mounting jig; 4.1mm-Ø drill bit; 4.0mm-Ø screw-tap; and Optional Cant Kit (1°, 2°) included with purchase.

3 ski-brake widths included with each purchase: 70-80mm; 80-90mm; 90-100mm***

On-line service plus 24/7 hotline (1.802.793.4849).

CAUTION: EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS ONLY.

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

Howell SkiBindings
It was inevitable.

To Pre-Order other Howell SkiBindings with an $80 Deposit:

Howell 800 Venus — Loaded with ACL-Friendly features for lite & strong women. DIN 2.5—9

Howell 880 Pro — ACL friendly. Without pre-release. DIN 5—15

See prices—including $80 Deposit—in on-line catalog.

PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com • www.howellskibindings.com

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U.S. Patent 9,463,370 and other patents pending.
'ACL-Friendly', 'It was inevitable.', 'Howell SkiBindings', '800 Venus', '880 Pro' and 'Howell 888 Max' are (sm) Service Marks.

Content subject to change without notice.

* WARNING: ELEVATED SETTINGS CAN BLOCK NECESSARY RELEASE.

** US$20 is automatically charged on Reservation Deposits for international orders.

*** Howell SkiBindings is against (a) ski waist widths greater than 100mm AND (b) all 'pin-binding's' (except Trab TR2) — 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. 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.