Terrain Use: Carving, Groomers, All Mountain

Pros: Boot hold, Good construction quality, Comfortable, Well known brand, Easy installation

Cons: Heavy

Other Thoughts: These are great bindings to start off with if you're a beginner. They were so much more comfortable than my old budget Lamar bindings, and they were almost the same price. I don't have any of the boot slippage issues that other people have mentioned (I'm using size 10.5 '08 Burton H.O.D.'s with these bindings in L, for reference). I feel like I might be progressing out of them after a couple of seasons, but they're great bindings at a great price. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good value.

Terrain Use: Carving, Groomers, All Mountain

Pros: Easy to carve, Great value, Soft, Well known brand

Cons: Top sheet scratches

Other Thoughts: I have the 2008 version of the board, and it's been a great board to progress on. It's soft enough so that any beginner can start working on their technique without having to worry about losing control of the board too often It's also stable going at fairly high speeds (although I lost the edgehold a couple of times when I really pushed it). Never tried it in the park, so I can't say much about that. Overall I would recommend this to any beginner or progressing rider who wants a simple board to learn on.