Please see the following downloadable PDF documents to get the most out of your G3 ONYX or RUBY alpine touring bindings - the highest performance tech bindings available.

We tend to get lazy at the end of the ski season. Weather shifts the parameters of our imagination, and our gear gets neglected as the stoke for fresh turns gets replaced with other enthusiasms. Sure, there is still spring skiing, and it’s a total blast. But unless conditions are ripe for the picking, we find ourselves sizing up trail conditions more than corn cycles. Invariably our skis go bye-bye for the summer, and are long forgotten till snow flies again in the fall.

While the shovel, beacon and probe are considered the holy trinity of backcountry essentials, the workhorse partner—along with skis and boots—is the skin. You can curse yourself for forgetting a probe or a sandwich, but if you don’t have skins, you’re simply not going skiing. Unlike safety tools, skins require a little more attention. Care and maintenance go a long way in having a positive backcountry experience.

Backcountry skiers want the best of both worlds. They want a binding that tours and a binding that skis. The Onyx does both. Well. An ideal tool for resort- or trail-based adventure, its special design not only makes it unique from other tech and carriage bindings, but those differences enhance its overall usability, and celebrates both uphill ergonomics and downhill performance.