Which bindings fit your ski boots?
Look at two things on the boot: the standard stamped on the sole, and whether the toe has metal tech inserts. Those tell you which binding families can take it.
Where to find the standard
It's usually printed or molded on the sole, near the toe and heel, along with the boot's sole length. If it isn't there, look at the maker's spec sheet for the exact boot model. Glisshop warns that look-alike soles are easy to confuse.
Tech inserts are two small metal fittings in the front of the boot, one on each side. They are separate from the sole standard. Glisshop says any boot with inserts works with tech bindings, whatever the sole.
Binding families in plain words
- Alpine. The standard resort binding. Switchback Travel says it works with traditional alpine boots unless it's marked for GripWalk or WTR, or is multi-norm.
- Multi-norm (MNC). The widest fit. Switchback says it takes almost all boots, including alpine, touring, GripWalk and WTR soles. Atomic's Shift 2 listing at Backcountry names the same four and says the boot needs toe and heel lugs.
- Tech (pin). Only boots with tech inserts. Switchback also says some non-standard race boots work with most tech bindings but not with hybrid or multi-norm ones.
- Hybrid. A tech toe and an alpine-style heel. Switchback says it works with alpine, touring and GripWalk boots.
Where the checking stopped
This page doesn't list individual bindings yet. Backcountry lists several dozen, but no single model's boot compatibility could be confirmed in a second place, and some of the weights are marked without saying whether they're per binding or per pair. They'll go up once each has a maker sheet checked.
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Sources
Every page below was read on Nov 4, 2026.