Tony Leach thanks for the tip Tony! A couple of other viewers also mentioned this to me as well. Definitely doing this 👍🏽 thank you.

Do you have some detailed instructions on how to do it? Edit: nevermind, found it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e89jiat32J3anqc.html

I switched my levers after using them for 1 day. Great modification.

I also switched the levers from the outside to the inside,, Big Difference.. much easier to reach the levers

Yup ,I did this and it’s a big help. Don’t forget your safety leash. My stupid fat foot kicked the release on a chair. The look from the liftie was priceless.

natechannn awesome man! Have a great season too 🤙🏽

Thank you so much David 🙏🏽

jlozano180 thank you so much! I still need a lot of work but im new to this. It’ll come with time.

George Lackman no problem at all and thank you so much for watching 🙏🏽

Absolutely, no problem! Thanks for watching 🤙🏽

Mike Solo thank you so much 🙏🏽 I’m trying to put things out there that will help you guys out.

No problem at all!! All the best 🤙🏽

Mr K no problem 👍🏽

No problem at all!

Vagon Parovozov no problem, thanks for watching!

Thank you 🙏🏽 Yes even the simplest of videos takes time and effort.

That’s great to hear. Thank you Victor!

Absolutely 👍🏽

Marty M no problem at all Marty! 🤙🏽

Np Thanks for watching 🤙🏽

Joe Wilkin thanks bro! Can’t wait to ride more tow rope laps with you 🤙🏽

Nick Pierce awesome Nick! Sorry but I’m not sure how I missed your comment. Hope you’re enjoying your Step Ons! All the best man 🤙🏽

Midwest Shred vlogs I won’t go back to the old way. Love my new setup! Burton got it so right.

Nick Pierce so glad to hear you like them 🤙🏽

Kim San Lim no problem. Thank you so much for watching!

Kai He yeah for sure! It works, give it a try 👍🏽

Awesome 👏🏽

Rolf van der Hagen thank you 🙏🏽 you’re going to like them!

@@themidwestshredder I have bought them! Getting into the bindings is really easy, also with the high back forward lean, thanks to your tip. I am going to test them on Monday in the Italian Alps, looking forward to it. Again.. thanks for all the information about the user friendlyness and quality, it was really helpful in making a decision.

Rolf van der Hagen excellent! No problem at all, glad I could help. Super pumped you are happy with them so far 🤙🏽

f0t0fr33k nice man 👍🏽 let me know if you have any questions while learning.

Jo Macdiarmid I’m glad it helped you out! The Step On system is fun, fast, easy to use, and it performs great. I always have people ask me about it when they see me step on so fast while they’re strapping in.

@@themidwestshredder Hey, I was wondering if you could help me. So I put my new Step On bindings on my board today to have a go stepping in and out of them, just on the carpet at home, and I noticed there is a lot of movement in the high back. When I lift my heels, as if making a toe turn, there is almost 10mm of movement before the board responds. I decided to put one of each binding on the board - my old Burton binding with normal strap set-up and the new Step On and the difference was huge. The old binding and boot has minimal movement compared to the Step On :( I wondered if you had noticed the same thing? Is this normal? I don't want to ride something less responsive, so I'm pretty disappointed.

Jo Macdiarmid there should be no movement unless you’re only clicked in once in the back. That space and movement is there in case you get snow and ice built on the footbed. This will still allow you to step on. Give it another go and see if you get 2 clicks in the back. When you get in, put the rear cleat in, press and get 2 clicks, then get the 2 front cleats in. Let me know if you notice the difference.

No worries on this set up, this is more responsive edge to edge.

@@themidwestshredder I definitely got the two clicks, I could hear and feel it, but there is still a load of movement. I got a video (in which you can hear and see the two heel clicks) of the comparison between the Step Ons and my old Burton Scribes and there is a noticeable difference. I don't know if there's a way to send you the videos to see what you think, I rarely use KZfaq.

Glad they were helpful 🤙🏽

No problem! Enjoy your new set up 👍🏽

Thank you so much 🤙🏽 Between work, fixing stuff at home, and making videos here and there, it's difficult but I try answering everyone's questions. People also send me emails and I answer those too.

Thanks 🙏🏽 I made that a few years back. I have two of those.

Ami give that a try. It definitely works. Thanks, will do!

Love all the Step On content.

Chuck Van thanks man 🙏🏽

humanart very nice 👍🏽 I love the blue orca!

All the best to you! You’re going to like them 👍🏽

Just got back from Tahoe after a 2 foot dump of powder. Took one run to master these Step on bindings. Easy to clip in .I didn’t use the clip on the boot for the pants. I just pulled my pant leg up over the binding while stepping in and click, click click. Off and riding…

JASON SPENCER-BROWN glad I could help my friend! 🤙🏽

Do it! love this system

@@DIFY It's high on the List.. I currently have ION boots and i ride with Diodes Super stiff setup works well on my 10 year old Vapour lol..

Allan Bergsma that dream set up is a good one for sure. The night before we got a powder day at Breck, I set up that board with the bindings and I couldn’t stop staring at it. It performed amazing too 🤙🏽

Me too! Exactly what im planning on for next winter. I bought a rossignol xv magtech 167 few years back and was riding with burton C60 carbon fiber bindings. It was an awesome set up but i got hit by a car on my motorcycle and broke my back really bad so now im looking to replace it with something less aggressive and more fun and convenient but still with some power when i want it. I mostly ride trees with groomers connecting. Im obsessed with the idea of the orca with step ons. Prob gonna size all the way down to the 153 as well.

I just got a 2021 3-D Fish 156 to use on the Big Pow Days along with my Photon Step On Boots & Bindings.

The more laps you get in, the easier it will get. No need to stress, you got this 👍🏽

🤙🏽

daze daze haha nice! I made the piece that’s hanging on the wall. I have another one that’s even better 🤙🏽

Krisztián Kovács yeah that thing carves great and cuts through powder so good 🤙🏽

No problem at all. You’re in luck, if you buy a new set you will get the newer version with the updated toe cleats 🤙🏽

@@themidwestshredder nice!

FUD Hater oh no! Sorry to hear that happened to you.

THIS^^^^ spent an hour at the base after my first run forcing out of the rear binding.

Thank you so much for watching! Greetings my friend!

@@themidwestshredder You're welcome! One thing,yesterday I met an old boarder (I would say around 60...or 65...what a boarder...😱😱😱...when I saw him the first riding his board I was stunned...I thought ok,around 20-25...he had so much speed, great technique...simple said,a very,very,very good boarder with much experience)...Ok,just so much...I was totally stunned by this man. He had a Lib-Tech Board and a SP Binding (my ride, Nitro,Team Gullwing with K2 Chinch...I love this board!!!)...I was talking about Boards and bindings...at the end,I asked him about step in Bindings.He said he rode years ago those step in Bindings...and he got a good (I thought it was good) argument about step in's... He said,when you ride on a mountain, on the top it's freezing and on the valley station it's warm and...I don't know in English (in german it's "sulzig")...I would say slushy...you know,a mix between snow and water......ooook,he mentioned,that when it's down there slushy and on the top freezing, you get the problem from ice in the step in... I mean,when I got ice in my K2, I have to get it out (like I think on other bindings, too)...I recognize it while riding...with snow or ice in the Binding it's totally distracting and disturbing. So,what do you think with the burton step on...problem with days like these? (Top freezing and ground warm and wet) Or, you just have to look up,that the binding is empty,before you get into the lift? I'm just curious,wich part of the States do you come from? I was snowboarding in USA...Once in Vermont (Mount Snow,Killington,Jay Peak)...and Montana...Jackson Hole,Grand Thargee and Big Sky Mountain and....some area near Bozeman...but I don't remember the name...😉😊 Keep on riding!🏂🏂🏂🏂🏂😊😊😊😊

DT G i live in Illinois (near Chicago) but ride a lot in Colorado. This new Step On binding is more like a normal binding. The way you wipe the footbed before you strap in on a normal binding is the way you clean the Step On before you step on. It’s absolutely no different. My cleaning technique is identical when I use Step On and Strap bindings. With one I ratchet and with the other I step on. In December I had the opportunity to ride a lot of powder. When you would come down to the lift, the snow was everywhere. Towards the end of the day, it got super windy and cold. The snow was sticking to everything including the top sheet of the board. It was the ultimate test for me to see if these things would fail. They absolute passed no problem. I quick wipe and maybe a little heel kick to break apart a little ice on the footbed and off i was. My friends had to do the same with their straps. I’ve tested these in everything and they have not let me down. I even hit big jumps in the park on these things. Yesterday morning I was in Breckenridge, CO and it was snowing, very cold, and windy at the top of the lift. People were having a hard time strapping in because it was so cold and windy. A buddy and myself stepped on and took off right away. It was another moment where it put a smile on my face. We both looked at each other and smiled. We didn’t have to say anything to each other, we knew what we were both thinking. I can understand why the older gentleman in the snowboard feels this way, but this is not your old step in. This is a totally different binding. One of my viewers said something like, that’s like comparing an old computer to a new computer from today. They are different. 👍🏽

No problem at all 👍🏽

Thank you for watching 🤙🏽

Big Baba really good set up for sure!

Np at all. I don’t use the leash, but I think it’s perfectly fine if people do. I have 3 other friends that use the Step Ons and none of us have ever had issues. I’ve heard people say “but what if someone hits the lever?” Never come close to anything like that happening even on tight chairlifts. Even if I purposely tried hitting someone’s lever on the chairlift, it’s not going to be easy.

EPI GarageTech definitely take breaks. After falling a lot, take a seat and undo them while sitting. Lift the latch, lift the heal, and slowly turn the boot. You can do this slowly while standing too. No worries I think we’ve all forced ourselves out of the binding after being super tired 😁

ellstacker adventures thank you 🙏🏽

I think both will work just great for you. If you like the feeling of having a strap but want easy access, then go Nidecker. If you just want to step on fast and don't mind a strap not being there, get Step On.

Shiuh Huey Cheng no problem buddy. The step on is mounted just like a regular binding. It’s no different. It can mount on any size board.

Mark P I’ve ridden it on regular groomers and it’s worked fine. Still fun for me. Works great in icy conditions too. I tend to ride my twin camber board and my ride warpig on most non - powder days though. The reason I haven’t been riding my orca so much on regular days is because people destroy my boards in the lift line all the time. I like that board a lot and have been protecting it a little and use it mainly for POW days when I ride out west. What’s your thoughts on it on regular groomers?

Craig 64 thank you 🙏🏽

Evan no worries. Sometimes the 2 clicks will go in even when you normally step on. If it doesn’t, you can tosionally flex the board. Press your front foot down and lift your back foot to put pressure on your heel. You can also just ollie a little and it’ll click in. Sometimes if you ride away with one click, hitting a small bump will cause it to click in anyway. You’ll be fine with the medium binding with the footbed at 10.5 👍🏽

No problem!

He has the old orca. The new orca has HP (horsepower construction) I hear it is NOT the same board and isn't nearly as playful. Angry snowboarder does good reviews. If you can find the old orca in your size BUY It. The 150 and 147 are unfindable

xbraindamage great to hear that you liked the set up! The more you ride them, the more you’ll like them and appreciate how cool this Step On system is. At least for me, that’s how it’s been. I agree with a lot of the stuff you just said. I’m making a video about the things I would change on the step ons and a couple of the things you mentioned are already on my list 👍🏽 🤙🏽

@@themidwestshredder I'm going tomorrow to other mountain. Spent a whole day yesterday snowboarding feeling exhausted atm . As I said there are few things that could be changed to improve this binding even more . I wanna see your take on " what could be changed ", to improve this binding . Cheers . Always awesome videos man

That’s a great modification for sure. I made a video about that last season 👍🏽

Fei Du no problem at all. I set up my boards 9, -9. This is obviously a directional board and there are better angles for carving but I do like to go switch on all my boards here and there so I set them up like this.

Midwest Shred vlogs I see. I probably go with 15,3, a little forward, since I am not to switch. Thank man

Rasmus sipilä so sorry to hear that happened to you. That shouldn’t be falling off like that unless the tabs are broken underneath. It has like 4 tabs underneath by the toe area.

Hi Taylor, they worked great with the Orca. I’ve never been on a golden orca, but I hear great things about that board. The Orca that I have is a 147 since you downsize with that board. I normally ride a 151 or 152. I like to use my orca for powder days.

@@themidwestshredder Thanks for the follow up!! The golden is a beast!! I only have one set of Step on bindings so I was using it on a Yes Standard board with my son. I just ordered a 150 Orca (found a great deal on last years model new for $513 shipped! My normal Burton Trick pony is a 154 and my Golden is a 153. I think the 150 is going to be perfect. One reviewer who is about my size recommended 150. I was just curious how it would handle with the Step ons. Really appreciate it dude.. Headed to Whistler in 2 weeks and then Ill be back out to Colorado in February.. Keep up the great stuff bro

Emmanuel Gacusan the toe hooks can have a little play but for 2 days it shouldn’t have too much wear at all. What is your technique of getting in and out of the binding?

Midwest Shred vlogs I’ve watched several videos prior to getting one. I usually get out of the boot by twisting my heel inward. The bindings are great. I love the concept and I’m not going back to the traditional strap binding. My only concern is that the toe hook will wear out quickly and have to buy another binding 2-3 seasons later. For how much they cost. I hope they last long

Emmanuel Gacusan i totally hear you brother. I’m not sure why your front foot is wearing out that fast. If I were you, I would shoot Burton a picture of it to see what they say. I have a feeling they’ll take care of that for you if they think there’s a problem.

The burton boots run true to size for me. They do break in a little but if your toe is touching and it’s uncomfortable, go a half size up. None of my toes ever touched the front of any of my step on boots and they still feel great even after breaking them in. With Step On boots I wouldn’t wear them too tight, you’re going to get foot pains.

Adam yes you can. When you pull the release lever, it stays up. You just need good balance since you have to turn your back foot to release from the front cleats. If you don’t get it right, the back cleat will lock back in. It’s doable though.

When I was at Mt. Hood in the summer, someone forgot to put their pants in the boot clip and got stuck. I was able to get them out though.

Brad Adult grab the board by the high backs just like you would with a normal binding. Get the rear cleat in first on your front foot. Hold the toe edge of the board with your hand so that you can snap the front cleats in. Then get in with your back foot. I can show this in another video.

Sinh Tran my boots were definitely tighter at the toes when I first got them. I feel like I have a little more room at the end of my toes now. I have pretty narrow feet so width wise, I’m not sure if they’ve gotten any wider at all. They feel the same to me at the width as when I first got them.

Can anybody with wide feet help us answer this?

@@themidwestshredder thanks for the response! I'll try to break em in this season and see how it goes.

Hi Singh Tran, I have the Photon step on, size 10.5. Ok, I had worn my boots around the house initially (about a half hour) and had pressure on the outter side of my left foot.I ride goofy! I had thick socks on. I usually ride with thin socks. I put on thick socks to give it a little more stretch knowing my feet are a little wider. I stepped on my board and just manipulated my foot around for about another 2hrs with thin socks this time. No issues! Note that there is a break in period on all boots. Especially with the Photon boot being very stiff, I'd say it's gonna take about 6-7 full day rides to break them in. I've ridden in my boots 3x ands it's gotten better. I also tried to get the Wide boot but Burton has had issues with production or getting them out and is pretty hard to find. But I heard they have them now?.I've heard that many riders are having issues with the pressure points on the outside of their foot. I hope this helps? I know..I was in the same predicament you are in and was unsure if I should take the chance. A good sport shop would let you return them if you have pain as long as you don't return the boot damaged or stink them up. You would know fairly quickly if they don't work out on the hill. Take care and have a safe season!

All boots will pack out after a session or two which will give you a little more room to work with. If they are too uncomfortable at first you also have the option to Heatpack them at your local RIE or possibly a small ski shop. I recently bought the Stepons.

Make sure you dig the heel edge of the board into the snow. Bend your knees (for balance) and go in heel part of the boot first. Then go in from the two points in the front. Getting out you just pull the lever, bend knees, lift your heel out and turn heel inwards. If you practice at home, you will get it 👍🏽

Maciej Maleki i haven’t had a proper POW day with the warpig. I just happen to have more boards. It’s not because the warpig didn’t perform in POW. Just wanted to buy the orca 🤙🏽

Free Life hi buddy, what questions do you have about switching the lever?

@@themidwestshredder I did what you showed on your other video, and I added a cord to it, to make it even easier for people with less flexibility. The cord was provided by Burton, and works perfectly.

Free Life very cool 👍🏽 jimrivas81@gmail.com

Hi, I made that years ago.

No problem 👍🏽

Martin Bishop you don’t have to worry about that. It’s never even come close to happening and I go up on full chairlifts all the time. Put it this way, I think if you and i were on a chairlift and I purposely tried to lift the lever on your binding with my board, I wouldn’t be able to make it happen. When you partially pull the lever up and you let go, it springs back. When you pull it all the way up, it locks into position.

Use the strap provided with the bindings. 👌

cmi arch i don’t feel like I struggle at all but I will definitely give that I try! Thank you for the tip! 🙏🏽

AHEAD INK I love them both. I had the opportunity to ride the orca in good POW and that thing was super stable, floaty and made quick turns. It lives up to the hype. I haven’t had the opportunity to ride the warpig in a super deep POW day. That board is badass too though. It carves amazing and I take it in the park. Works everywhere. 🤙🏽

Midwest Shred vlogs Thanks for the reply! Last question, how do you feel they handle on hard pack and/or ice? I’m on the east coast 🤪

AHEAD INK the orca is definitely better on ice because of the magne-traction. On hard pack, they’re both great. If you like to ride a little switch here and there, the warpig is better for that.

Rajiv Varandani can you describe what’s happening when you’re trying to get out?

If you have the Step Ons with the version 1 toe hook, they have a little play near the toes. The newer Step Ons with the version 2 toe hooks eliminated that.

Oh and I also got myself stuck in a flat heavy powder area and had no issues with getting in and out of the bindings. Getting out of the area was a pain though

dragonsreingsupreme1 thanks for sharing your experience 🤙🏽 Loved reading your thoughts. They are definitely different than normal straps.

Did you look at the new Clickers? I need to replace my old Clickers system after my Skylord boots finally broke down last year after 20+ years. (I had taken an 8 year hiatus or so) Are you able to click in while on the lift? I especially liked being able to do that with my old Clickers

@@cnghiem67 no they are weight pressure based so they don't click in on the lift.

@@dragonsreingsupreme1thanks fir the reply. Would you choose these over the new clickers?

Awesome Justin. A bunch of my friends and I use them and we’ve never had any problems with them.

@@themidwestshredder There is no shortage of haters for StepOn’s. Most use either one of two points: safety concerns or that pros don’t use them. Both of which is usually wrapped up in misinformation. I appreciate you taking the time to spit facts and advocate for the tech!

@@justinkayce9811 I agree with you completely. If I would’ve tried them and they were bad, I would’ve told everyone that. They work great so I can’t hate on it because it’s not the “popular” thing with some people. I’ve seen plenty of people that hated on them in the past actually change over to them after they tried them. They’re great 👍🏽

prodish good idea! I can do that 👍🏽

Brian Tse yeah you can. As long as you have some good board control, it can be done.

yes.

Leo Bernal thank you so much! Travis Rice is about 190lbs and 5’11” and he says he rides the 153 orca 95% of the time. With the Orca, you downsize from your normal size board. Size is all personal preference. Watch this video though. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbudq9Z0r8jZd5s.html

Get the stump ape wider then orca same hybrid set up plus 2 inch set back im 6.1 220 size 12 and its awsome

What boots and where are they hurting? Sorry I’m not familiar with width sizes. If they’re hurting that bad, there’s no way you will be able to ride to pack those out. My rulers and swaths felt broken in and comfortable right away. That’s part of the reason I love them.

Lazybonez Lee both toe cleats will have some movement but that doesn’t affect the performance at all. What are you experiencing that is causing you to feel disappointed?

Eddie for carving they are awesome. Edge to edge response is really good. I’ve used them in powder and tree runs and they work great too. For me, I can get back in if I fall in powder no problem. It’s like a strap binding, some people can strap back in and others can’t. The binding works and I like it a lot. I still ride straps too. Both are good.

Algus 7 i was so close to going there this weekend but no i was not there this past Saturday.

Yeah they do. That combination is a crazy carving set up 🤘🏽 and it’ll work everywhere else as well.

awesome i got the ion boots with it too hope they work well

@@ILikeGuns24 that’s a stiff boot so that board is going to be super responsive for carving.

Eduards Liss I’ll test it for you. Give me a week. What strap bindings do you ride? I’ve tested a couple.

Will say Lexa by Burton.

P.S. Do you know something about go pro cameras?

Midwest Shred vlogs Hey, were you able to test this? Taking my SOs on their first trip this season and was thinking of bringing straps for backup in case, but is a good question...

Thekidisalright sorry if the video made it look that way but no these are super convenient and easy to use. I included this tip in case someone has a hard time getting the front cleat in. Check the bottom of the the boot and wipe it. That tip applies to step on or strap bindings. You don’t have to constantly clean the bottom of your boot with Step Ons. If I had to count how many times I’ve cleaned the bottom of my boot this whole season, it’s been like three times and that was on a full powder day at breck where the temps dropped and snow was sticking to everything. Snow was even sticking to the top sheet of the board. On this day you would’ve had to clean the boot and the footbed on a normal strap binding as well. Trust me, coming from a guy that also loves strap bindings, these step ons are badass and super convenient. Sorry that my video made these look difficult, but i promise they are super easy to use.

Hi Peter, I used my bindings mainly on a channel board this season but I have plenty of 4x4 boards that I’ve also used them on. They’ve worked great on both. Did you ride them or mainly just tested them inside the house?

@@themidwestshredder I haven't purchased the bindings yet. The boots I bought should be here any day, but that flex concerns me a bit. I do have 4x4 inserts which will reduce some leverage, but I'm now going to consider getting the stiffer X bindings instead.

@@zed6and789 if you like really stiff, then the X will be the binding for you for sure.

Does it matter if its 4x4 or channel? Any disadvantage? I just bought a board with 4x4

Heck yeah! Enjoy them 🤙🏽

Jordan Main I ordered the bindings from a place in Vermont called AJ’s ski and sport