ATK Launches All-Metal Hybrid Freeride Binding

Freeride skiing’s holy grail has long been a binding that can ski downhill as aggressively as a traditional alpine binding, while giving users the ability to tour uphill with the efficiency of a pin binding. Up until now, there have been three options for skiers, each with their own pros and cons (we’re talking about the Salomon/Atomic SHIFT, the Marker Duke PT, and the CAST Freetour). In the greater binding landscape, these types of bindings are called “hybrid” bindings,