The biggest change is in the highback of the binding, which is called the AutoBack in the FASE system. While it can still fold all the way forward for travel and low-hanging chairlifts, when it’s open it leans much farther back than your standard highback. On the bottom of the highback, on the inside, is a sturdy plastic lever.
When you step into the binding, your boot presses down on that lever. That shunts the highback up into its full, upright position, pressing it into the back of your calf like…
