The Vertical Freeride is ready to take on the steeps and the final few ..... who still ask- "can that binding really hold me in?" A glass carbon plate connects the Vertical heel and toe pieces, giving more torsional stiffness (already top of it's class) and underfoot stiffness to the ski, while allowing the ski to flex naturally throughout it's full length. If the technical performance gain isn't enough to click your skiing up a notch or two...the comments on the boot pack or lift line will certainly stoke your ego. Features: Carbon/glass base plate flexes vertically for a smooth, round ski flex, but locks down for torsional rigidity. Integrated Alpine like ski brakes Fully DIN releasable (5-10…yes, a true DIN10) or as Lou Dawson, in Couloir Magazine says, "As an enlightened mountain person, you probably pride yourself on not falling for advertising hype- so don't base binding choice on max DIN, unless you're big, fast, and possibly crazy." Beefed up toe piece and burly heel piece can take a beating at the resort all day like your buddies, clanking plastic binders. And yes, they're still light.