By the '70s and '80s, the ski world exploded with styles, and bindings adapted to every type of skiing—downhill (alpine), freestyle, telemark, alpine touring, and super-lightweight backcountry ...

The name Kandahar is still used ... “You have to adapt as we ski on super high-performance carving skis and here we are on old bits of wood with bindings we are not sure are going to hold.” ...