The limited edition Protect Our Winters bindings from Union allow you to proudly show your support for the preservation and protection of our environment while enjoying your favourite sport. Protect Our Winters is a passionate group of professional athletes, industry brands, shops and climate activists who are united to focus on educational initiatives, community-based activism and political advocacy in an attempt to lead the charge towards positive climate action.Union have proudly collaborated with the Protect Our Winters organisation to create a customised version of the popular Force binding. Developed by the Union Custom House department with extensive research and development to create a durable, strong and damp binding option that will take on the whole mountain with ease. Day after day, season after season.The Protect Our Winters (or POW) model from Union features the Team model highback, with wider and more traditionally designed heel strap to keep you locked in place all day, while distributing pressure and force over a larger surface area to improve comfort over longer days. The Ultra Grip toe-caps can be mounted in multiple positions and have a thermo-plastic anti-slip material to prevent slippage and keep your toes locked in.The adjustments don\'t end there, with Magnesium buckles on all the straps replacing Aluminium. Union have an exclusive process that creates a material 4 times stronger than the strength of traditional aluminium with half the weight. Magnesium is also easily recycled and remains the eigth most abundant element on the planet, meaning there is less long-term harm in using it as an alternative.All of these features are in addition to the standardised elements you see from the Union Force bindings, like the extruded aluminium heel-cup that comes with a lifetime guarantee, stage 4 Duraflex baseplate to provide greater flex and strength