“As soon as you pick these up you’ll be looking around the floor for a missing base plate and screws. They feel impossibly lightweight for a binding that delivers on stiff flex and solid performance.

They look light, too. The highbacks and straps have all have a significant amount of material cut out from them. I have to say, it does give the binding a feeling of being a little ‘tinny’ and doesn’t look like it’s going to offer a whole lot of comfort when you’re riding, but I was surprised at how cushioned they felt when out on the hill. Not the best, but a lot better than you’d think.

“I didn’t have a chance to flip the strap into its lower, more flexible setting, but I really enjoyed the response from the Capo in the more aggressive setting. Charging around on bumpy snow, I still felt really connected to the entire binding”

I didn’t have a chance to flip the strap into its lower, more flexible setting, but I really enjoyed the response from the Capo in the more aggressive setting. Charging around on bumpy snow, I still felt really connected to the entire binding – asides from maybe the toe strap, which had worked a little loose by the end of the run. Then again, this was a grab and go from the test tent before last lifts. I’m sure if I took a little more time to dial in the fit the problem would have been reduced.

There’s definitely more comfortable highbacks and heel straps out there, but few that deliver such sharp control through the turns. If you’re prioritising a binding that delivers response between the edges more than laterally, between the nose and tail, this is a great option. I think with the lower strap setting you’ll no doubt get a lot more flexibility, but if you ride with a looser, surfy style and like like to contort yourself in all kinds of weird positions, the Revolt’s a better bet.”

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