{"id":570,"date":"2024-06-17T18:56:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=570"},"modified":"2024-11-15T01:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:14:49","slug":"the-kuna-kids-universal-binding","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/product\/the-kuna-kids-universal-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kuna, Kids Universal Binding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around \u00a02019 we started working on a kids binding using ideas we had been working on for universal bindings in general. The goals were to make a binding specifically for kids. This binding would fit a wide range of shoes and sizes, be easy to put for even smaller kids, be lightweight, and give the user good ski performance for both touring and skiing down hills. After a lot of stops and starts, 3D printing, and reworking, we settled on the Kuna design we \u00a0are now producing.<\/p>\n<p>There are two main adjustments on the binding, one is a gross adjustment with a side locking cam buckle and the 2nd adjustment is the front throw for daily use. The binding is almost 1\/2 the weight of the older cut down universal and very simple to put on. It fits (depending on the boot style) up to a mens 7 and down to at least a 10 children&#8217;s size.<\/p>\n<p>Universal bindings are especially well suited for kids setups. They are ideal for just using the winter boots the child may already have, and can adjust up in size for years of use. They are also great for school programs where kids can use their own boots and adjust quickly for getting out and skiing without changing boots.<\/p>\n<p>We choose the name Kuna (wolverine) as in the Altai Mountains the wolverine is known for its incredible ability to travel over deep snow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9724\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kunaside Profile 1 1\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" title=\"The Kuna, Kids Universal Binding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kunaside-profile-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Altai Skis Kuna binding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10545 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-1024x418.jpg\" alt=\"Balla Top Scaled E1730411003883 1024x418\" width=\"800\" height=\"327\" title=\"The Kuna, Kids Universal Binding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-1536x627.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-2048x836.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Balla-top-scaled-e1730411003883-600x245.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around \u00a02019 we started working on a kids binding using ideas we had been working on for universal bindings in general. The goals were to make a binding specifically for kids. This binding would fit a wide range of shoes and sizes, be easy to put for even smaller kids, be lightweight, and give the user good ski performance for both touring and skiing down hills. After a lot of stops and starts, 3D printing, and reworking, we settled on the Kuna design we \u00a0are now producing. There are two main adjustments on the binding, one is a gross adjustment with a side locking cam buckle and the 2nd adjustment is the front throw for daily use. The binding is almost 1\/2 the weight of the older cut down universal and very simple to put on. It fits (depending on the boot style) up to a mens 7 and down to at least a 10 children&#8217;s size. Universal bindings are especially well suited for kids setups. They are ideal for just using the winter boots the child may already have, and can adjust up in size for years of use. They are also great for school programs where kids can use their own boots and adjust quickly for getting out and skiing without changing boots. We choose the name Kuna (wolverine) as in the Altai Mountains the wolverine is known for its incredible ability to travel over deep snow. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":10563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[25,28,32,23,36],"product_tag":[201,283,282],"class_list":["post-570","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-bindings","product_cat-hoks","product_cat-packages","product_cat-skis","product_cat-universal","product_tag-kids-backcountry-skis","product_tag-kids-ski","product_tag-kidspackage","product_shipping_class-light-weight","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":22,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}