Strange Boot/Binding Attachment???

[NannyMin]

When I was skiing at Okemo a few weeks, Ski Diva pointed out a skier that had an odd attachment to his boots and/or bindings. I'm not even sure how to describe it, but, it was something that stuck up above his boots vertically. We assumed it was to keep him out of the backseat. Ski Diva tried to ask him what it was, but he did not respond.

Anyone heard of anything like this?

 

[Robyn]

Did it then have a cable that went up to his back from each boot?

 

[Jilly]

Did it have a curve that "hooked" around to the front of his shin? And was he on old straight skis??

 

[Robyn]

Was it this?

 

[Jilly]

OMG, that thing is nasty!! Not what I was thinking if that's it. Back in the 80's there was a boot/binding apparatus that had an arm that went up from the back of boot and curved around the leg just below the knee. I think it lasted about 2 years. Can't remember the manufacturer.

 

[Robyn]

There's another kind of thing that doesn't have a pole but just a cable coming up that I've seen but I can't locate that one online.

 

[Jilly]

Oh and that curved thing used a soft boot, like a moon boot.

 

[SnowHot]

Did it have a curve that "hooked" around to the front of his shin? And was he on old straight skis??

What you're talking about are the vintage Nava Bindings/boots.

Philpug posted about those on epic a while back.
https://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=61248

 

[Jilly]

Well his pics aren't coming up, but I was working through things and did come up with neva, so nava should be it. I remember thinking "really weird" and how can that be safe!

 

[ski diva]

Hard to say for sure whether it's the same thing without seeing the pics, but it sounds about right. Really an odd set up, though.

Wasn't that CAD thing though, Robyn. That's crazy!!!

 

[Jilly]

Caught one of Philpug video's when I googled nava. That's the "device" I was thinking of. Can't believe he mounted them on a pair of Volants. "no tip pressure" he says!!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

OMG, that thing is nasty!! Not what I was thinking if that's it. Back in the 80's there was a boot/binding apparatus that had an arm that went up from the back of boot and curved around the leg just below the knee. I think it lasted about 2 years. Can't remember the manufacturer.

NAVA

 

[MaineSkiLady]

^^^^ redundant, sorry

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Last picture in this link, is this what you saw?
https://www.robertsski.com/webpgss/musski.htm

 

[NannyMin]

Last picture in this link, is this what you saw?
https://www.robertsski.com/webpgss/musski.htm

Ha MSL! When I first pulled up the link I thought you were pulling my leg. Then I scrolled down and saw it. I don't think that was it. It was about calf height and went straight up the back of the leg.

 

[Pequenita]

....Use the Force, NannyMin....

 

[NannyMin]

....Use the Force, NannyMin....

 

[Pequenita]

Star Wars!

 

[Jilly]

MSL, thats the guy I was thinking of. Where did you find that link? Museum of skiing!! I actually skied on some of that stuff. OMG I'm getting old!!

 

[Kiragirl]

scary old stuff! I remember the Spademan bindings, I hated those things because my mom slipped and fell with them once.