Voile Light Speed Men Splitboard Binding

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The history of Voile bindings began with the Light-Rail in winter 16/17. The bindings have proven themselves since then by their simplicity and reliability.

The Mechnismus was reliable and the handling usual simple. The Light-Rail was replaced by the Speed-Rail. The reason for this was probably that too many customers found the cotter pin annoying / fiddly.
The binding in its material mix, however, remained largely intact. Especially the baseplate proved to be very robust and we know of no case of a broken baseplate.

In winter 20/21, the Speed-Rail gets an update with the version Light-Speed. It is the identical binding, but the Touring Braket as an axle is replaced by a locking mechanism.

The Voile bindings and especially the Light-Speed binding had, I think unjustly, all the years had little attention.
Currently in the version Light-Speed it is a cheap and full alternative to a Spark binding. With the new locking mechanism is even the handling 1:1.

The most stable splitboard binding on the market. The baseplate of the Light Speed is extremely robust thanks to its special construction. We are not aware of a single case of a broken Voile Light Speed baseplate in over 10 years. The construction has been tried and tested since the introduction of the Light Rail binding. Simon (mr.splitboards) has gone on over 250 tours in 2 years with the current model of the Light Speed binding in an endurance test! This corresponds to approx. 15 years for an average touring skier with 15 touring days per season. All parts of the binding (climbing aid, locking mechanism etc. have survived the 250 tours). Only one ankle buckle (after approx. 160 tours) was replaced and one rail (after approx. 200 tours).

Since 1980 Voile equipment has been made in Utah from day one. We started making telemark bindings right here in Salt Lake City, in a small warehouse addition in a grain district with the Wasatch Mountains as a backdrop and R&D playground. In a highly globalized manufacturing world, many companies outsource outsourcing to foreign countries to take advantage of cheap labor. Not us... 98% of Voile products are made in the Salt Lake Valley, including splitboards, skis, tele bindings, and the world-famous Voile straps.

Production Keeping production local allows us to maintain complete control over the manufacturing processes of our products. This ensures quality of workmanship and performance. It also allows us the flexibility to make changes on the fly and test prototypes of new designs right outside our front door. We are gear geeks and tool lovers, passionate about innovating and improving to create an “even better” product. Backcountry gear, made in Utah by skiers for skiers (or splitboarders, if that's your thing).

Our facilities are bustling with activity. Our team is busy curating award-winning ski designs. Meanwhile, massive dies are punching wide sheets into shovels and Telemark front ends. Steel edges are sawn and carefully bent into shape, while a wood core and our proprietary carbon fiber are placed in cassettes and loaded onto the press. The production team is relatively small, 31 dedicated employees, who you might well come across on the slopes.

Because our backcountry gear is handcrafted by skilled technicians, we can't make a million skis and splitboards every day. While that means you might have to wait for products to come back into stock, we promise you'll be glad you did.

Environmental footprint Keeping production at home helps reduce our global environmental footprint. Sending production overseas requires vast amounts of unnecessary energy; products are often sent back and forth between different manufacturing stages, finally coming to the States and then back to the country where they finally find their place. It's a fossil fuel nightmare that we absolutely avoid. We use raw materials from domestic production whenever possible and keep all domestic production within a few kilometers. Our production center also serves as our headquarters, retail store, service center and showroom: we use our resources sensibly instead of contributing to urban sprawl in the countryside.

And if you're coming from the valley, you can pick up your gear right at our retail store, reducing the need for packaging and shipping! Backcountry gear, made in Utah, sold in Utah, and ridden in Utah (and all over the world!) We recognize that Salt Lake City's air quality decreases significantly due to the wintertime inversion weather pattern. As a manufacturing facility, Voile follows all local and state regulations to limit our impact on air quality.

Community Karma We love Utah, the Wasatch Mountains, and our community of backcountry enthusiasts. Voile has a long history of supporting local organizations such as the Utah Avalanche Center, the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance, and other local non-profits and events. We will continue to support the community to the best of our ability. What goes around comes around you get back. Also, Voile is a privately held company with three owners who prioritize making quality products over their own bottom line. The owners are local ski industry legends who work day-to-day and may even be your neighbors. As such, they are deeply connected to our backcountry community and local outdoor industry.