Bindings angles: +12/-9

Stance Width: 530mm (20.9″)

Board demoed with: Burton Expertise Scout

Baseplate Size: 22cm (8.7”) – that’s measured on the highest of the footbed. 21cm (8.3″) on the underside of the baseplate. 

Highback Peak: 18cm (7”)

Weight: 760 grams (1lb, 11oz)

* for one binding, together with screws and disc. The typical weight of a small pattern dimension of girls’s bindings that we have weighed (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 fashions) is 825 grams (1lb 13oz). The Escapade EST are lighter than common, however felt regular weight on snow.

Tester: Meira

Rider Peak:  5’4 (163cm)

Rider Weight: 130lbs (58kg)

Rider Boot Dimension: US Ladies’s 8 (Burton Limelite)

Responsiveness

A very good steadiness between being good for turns at slower speeds and for carves at larger speeds. Does each rather well. 

Board Really feel/Butterability

You’ll be able to really feel the board flex undefoot rather well. The best way the EST has you so near the board and the best way it strikes with the board is nice for these searching for good board really feel. 

Pop/Ollie Energy

I discovered that the ollie energy was about the identical as my management bindings. Felt regular total. 

Adjustability

Heel Cup: No

Stance Width: Since you’re mounting to the channel (which you must do with these as they’re EST bindings), the stance width changes are about as micro as you will get! You’ll be able to have just about any stance width you need, all the way down to the mm, inside the scope of the max and min stance widths of the channel’s size.  

Highback Lean: Sure and toolless.

Ankle Strap Place: Sure – and three totally different positions.

Toe Strap Place: Sure – 2 totally different positions.

Ankle and toe strap size: Instrument-less changes

Fuel pedal/toe ramp extension: Sure

Highback Rotation: Sure – round 2cm of motion potential on all sides 

Appropriate with: Channel Solely

Shock Absorption

While the footbed is not very thick, as is the case on EST bindings, the shock absorption was nonetheless fairly good.

While it is not thick, there’s some good plush, spingy feeling padding there. There’s padding on high of and beneath numerous sections of the footbed. Padding is targeted across the toes, forefoot and heel sections.

Consolation

General very comfy bindings. 

Ankle Strap: Molded actually properly to my boots and no strain factors. 

Toe Strap: Ditto ankle strap. 

Canted Footbed: Sure

Padded Footbed: See shock absorption part 

Highback: The Escapade EST has their Hammock again highback. So there’s slightly hammock proper in entrance of the highback, the place your boot sits towards. This was very comfy and no calf chew, which is the principle factor.  

Ankle Assist

I discovered they supported my ankles rather well. And with the three ankle strap place choices, when you needed extra ankle help you would get it by shifting the place larger up the ankle. 

Entry/Exit

Very nice easy ratchets on each ankle and toe straps. And tremendous straightforward to launch, whereas on the similar time feeling very safe when strapped in.