The most trusted binding in snowboarding is back for its 17th season running. The Force is Union's go-to binding for anything and everything you can throw at it - cliffs, powder, side hits, double blacks... This all-mountain destroyer can handle it all. New for 21/22 we've hooked the Force up with the durability and response of the popular Exoframe 4.0 ankle straps. May the Force be with you.

Binding Flex (Overall Flex): 7/10

Binding Performance

• Freestyle: 7/10
• All-Mountain: 10/10
• Freeride: 7/10

Key Features:

Baseplate: Stage 4 Duraflex ST

Quick edge-to-edge power and a locked in ride feel. The Stage 4 Duraflex ST baseplate is Union's go-to for anything and everything you can throw at it - cliffs, powder, side hits, double blacks... This all-mountain destroyer can handle it all.

• Baseplate Flex: 8/10

Highback: Force Duraflex ST 

The Force Duraflex ST highback is supportive and responsive in all the right places. Made for hard carves and high speed all mountain ripping, this asymmetrical highback is quickly becoming a new team favorite.

• Highback Flex: 7/10

Ankle Strap: Exoframe 4.0 

• Anklestrap Flex: 7/10

Additional Features:

• Bushing: Multi-Density Thermoformed EVA - A responsive, waterproof, and vibration canceling layer between the baseplate and your snowboard.
• Heelcup: Extruded 3D Aluminum - Designed for optimum heel hold and minimization of drag. Lifetime warranty.
• Toe Strap: TS 2.0 Rhombus - Multi-Positional options, thermoplastic anti-slip material and fit to any boot.
• Ratchet: Magnesium - Fast in, fast out - Union magnesium ratchets are four times the strength of Magnesium with only half the weight.
• FLAD: Classic- Quickly adjust your forward lean angle to suit the terrain in front of you.
• Hardware: Grade 8.8 Steel - The strongest steel available on the market.
• Strap Adjustment: Tool-Less Screws
• Canting: Yes
• Disk Type and Compatibility (Camber Disk): 4x4, 4x2, Channel

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