/ / Page 1 of 1 Switchback Bindings Featured Best Selling Alphabetically: A-Z Alphabetically: Z-A Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Date: New to Old Date: Old to New Switchback bindings are the smart binding setup. Made up of four components (base, padding, straps and highback), you can build your binding to suit your style, then modify or upgrade to match changes in conditions, style or performance - anytime, in seconds...or you can buy their complete binding kits just like any other binding out there. News & Updates Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more … At first glance, the Switchback Session looks like just another snowboard binding. They’re not flashy, though the ghost graphic on the footpad, transparent highback, and other subtle locations adds a cool design vibe. What makes the Session—and all Switchback bindings—unique is that the parts are all interchangeable. Riders can mix and match baseplates, footpads, straps, and highbacks from Switchback’s stock to their exact preference.

You can have multiple kits for different snow conditions and terrain. The Switchback system approach also makes it easy to switch out binding parts as they wear out over time, so you can theoretically have the same bindings forever. We tested the freeride-focused Sessions with the Eames Straps and FL Highbacks. Testers found the highbacks fairly stiff and highly responsive, and the cupped shape provided a nice wrap around riders’ boots. The only thing they didn’t like about the highback was the lack of a forward-lean latch or other fixable system versus relying on the angle of the highback to set forward lean. The Eames Straps are the more responsive of Switchback’s two offerings, and strap length/fit is adjustable without the use of tools. The toe strap is burly with a cupping strap that does a nice job of wrapping the boot toe and staying put. Underfoot, the footpads are adjustable heel-to-toe to accommodate different boot soles, and a small amount of canting helps to accommodate riders with wide, ducked-out stances.

For others, the canting adds leverage and relieves pressure on the knees and ankles. RAD: Interchangeable parts provide long-term rideability and durability. BAD: No fixed system for forward-lean adjustments. Bang For Your Buck Best snowboard gear of 2016-2017? Going into winter, we want to know what gear can be trusted when put through the wringer. But testing over 500 boots, bindings, goggles, gloves, helmets, splitboards and powder boards, and other backcountry gear and accessories in every snowy corner of the country was a massive undertaking that the TransWorld staff couldn't handle alone. So we sent the latest developments in snowboarding goods to our team of testers spread across the country. With so many unique features in the lineup and different opinions from each tester—both compliments and complaints—there was plenty worth discussing. Other pieces spoke volumes to functionality and durability. So here you have it: the most inclusive, all-encompassing gear test in snowboarding.

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Mike’s been writing about snowboarding for a decade-plus, and he tends to get crusty when reviewing gear that’s not quite up to snuff. A New Hampshire transplant, Devin’s Ice Coast roots provide superior edge awareness, and with Breckenridge's Park Lane in her backyard, she practically falls from bed to her board. She put freestyle bindings on trial in and out of bounds—from frozen mornings to spring slush, backyard rail jams to sidecountry booter sessions. Billy Brown covered new tech for this year’s guide. The California native grew up riding the terrain parks in South Lake Tahoe, but for the past few years his career as a freelance editor has allowed him to snowboard around the world—from heliboarding in Whistler to riding post-storm powder in Valle Nevado, Chile. A freelance writer based in Vermont, Alex took his powder hunt on the road last winter. He schlepped freeride boots, backcountry boots—and enough shells, puffies, and base layers to open a small gear store—around the globe in search of snow in locales like Vermont, Wyoming, Colorado, and Iceland.

Reared in the San Juans of Southwest Colorado, as soon as Morgan could walk her dad strapped her in, and Telluride Ski Resort became her babysitter. Over the past 13 years, snowboarding has taken her through Wolf Creek’s whimsical powder days, USASA Slopestyle Nationals, and the cliff-riddled backcountry of Colorado and Wyoming. From the jagged peaks of Jackson Hole and the Canadian Rockies to the overt opulence of Aspen, the steeps of Alaska, and the striking faces of the La Sals, our contributing editor spent the season traveling to summits near and far. Heather toted along a bin full of boots and tested them all along the way. From loitering shop kid to 22-year industry insider, Chris has spent most of his life in the snow and skate industries in Utah, even experiencing firsthand the rise and fall (and second rise and fall) of Forum. He tested freestyle boots and bindings in the man-made and natural parks at Brighton, Snowbird, and Jackson Hole.Up to 30% Off the Top 100 Products from the Semiannual SaleSwitchbackSnowboardFiltersFeaturedHighest RatedNew ArrivalsFeaturedHighest RatedNew ArrivalsLowest PriceHighest PricePercent OffFilters Categories Colors Customer Review Prices Sizes Material Flex Features Gender