AlpenFlow 89 Hybrid Binding

Available from Cripple Creek Backcountry when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

The Alpenflow 89 is a touring binding that pairs downhill-ready release with quick, ski-mo style transitions. Its patent-pending LockTurn toe piece rotates with the boot through the full elastic travel while keeping it mechanically locked in, unlocking only once that travel is used up to guard against pre-release. An alpine heel piece controls release in both directions, with lateral and vertical values adjustable from 5 to 13, and provides 40 mm of lateral elastic travel (20 mm each way) and 9