Classify Yourself for Skier Type

Determining your skier type is YOUR responsibility!

Your skier type, height, weight, age, and ski boot sole length are used by the shop to determine the release/retention settings of your ski bindings. Be sure to provide accurate information; any error may increase your risk of injury. Consult these descriptions to select your classification.

Type -I

Type I is for skiers who desire lower release/retention settings than Type I and will further increase the risk of inadvertent binding release in order to gain increased releaseability in a fall.

"Cautious Skiing at Lighter Release/Retention Settings”

Type I Skiers:

• Ski Conservatively
• Prefer Slower Speeds
• Prefer easy, moderate slopes
• Favor lower than average release/retention settings
• This corresponds to an increased risk of inadvertent binding release in order to gain increased releasability in a fall.
• Type I settings apply to “entry-level skiers uncertain of their classification.”

Type II

“Moderate Skiing at Average Release/Retention Settings”

Type II Skiers:

• Type II Skiers:
• Ski Moderately
• Prefer a variety of Speeds
• Ski on varied terrain, including most difficult trails
• Are all skiers who do not meet all the descriptions of either Type I or III

Type III

“Aggressive Skiing at Higher Release/Retention Settings”

Type III Skiers:

• Ski Aggressively
• Normally ski at high speeds
• Prefer steeper and more challenging terrain
• Favor higher than average release/retention settings.
• This corresponds to decreased releasability in a fall in order to gain a decreased risk of inadvertent binding release.

Type III+

Type III + is for skiers who desire higher release/retention settings than Type III and will further decrease releaseability in a fall in order to gain decreased risk of inadvertent binding release.