Burnt Mountain Designs, Telemark Bulldog Telemark Skiing Binding

Dandurand felt that too much emphasis on new binding developments were being placed on spring compression and heel parts. Despite various spring and heel piece designs, the problems with telemark bindings remain the effectively the same: cumbersome entry and need for safety straps to prevent runaway ski. He, instead, focused on the development of a new toe box that solves some of these problems. By pivoting the toe box against a fixed position base, Dandurand was able to develop a simple step-in toe piece that adds unique functionality to telemark ski bindings.

	INTRODUCTION
	THE TELEBULLDOG BINDING

	Burnt Mountain Designs has been setting a new direction in telemark bindings since the introduction of the Telebulldog binding in 2002. This new, simple, effective design has been another dimension to telemark binding technology. By creating a hinging the toe box, Louis Dandurand, inventor of the binding, was able to incorporate some important features into telemark ski bindings.	original 'dogs
	Dandurand felt that too much emphasis on new binding developments were being placed on spring compression and heel parts. Despite various spring and heel piece designs, the problems with telemark bindings remain the effectively the same: cumbersome entry and need for safety straps to prevent runaway ski. He, instead, focused on the development of a new toe box that solves some of these problems. By pivoting the toe box against a fixed position base, Dandurand was able to develop a simple step-in toe piece that adds unique functionality to telemark ski bindings.
	TELEBULLDOG features: The toe piece opens wide to receive the toe of the boot and provides for ease of entry when stepping into the binding. The pivoting action of the toe box against the base when stepping into the binding creates a mechanical advantage the clamps the boot tightly into the binding. This creates a tight bond between the boot and the ski and augments performance when skiing. *The pivoting toe box also allows for the deployment of a ski brake when stepping out of the binding. This prevents a runaway ski and holds the ski in place when stepping into the binding.
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*Patented design