IS 9397 : 2024/ISO 8364 : 2017 Alpine Skis and Bindings - Binding Mounting Area - Requirements and Methods of Test
NATIONAL FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Second Revision) which is identical to ISO 8364 : 2017 'Alpine skis and bindings - Binding mounting area - Requirements and test methods' issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Mountaineering Sectional Committee and approval of the Production and General Engineering Division Council.
Alpine bindings are traditional downhill bindings, made for alpine boots and general resort skiing. The different models depend on ski style. There are different categories that include freeride, race, all mountain, sport, and junior. The three main types of bindings used today are traditional alpine bindings, tech bindings for alpine touring, and hybrid bindings.
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixedheel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, tele mark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings.
This standard was first published in 1980. The first revision of this standard was published in 2001. The second revision has been undertaken to align it with ISO 8364 : 2017.
The text of ISO standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain conventions are however not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:
a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appear referring to this standard, they should be read as 'Indian Standard'; and
b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current-practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.