Armada Shift² 13 MN Alpine Touring Ski Bindings 2025

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS.

REVIEWED BY: Joe Riccio

The Armada Shift 2 is the answer for skiers looking to build a true one-ski quiver or skiers who want a binding for shredding the resort without sacrificing efficiency on the skin track. The newest version of the Shift offers better durability, reliability and performance than the first generation. Power transfer from your boot to the ski is just as good as a true downhill binding and while they weigh a fraction more than a true AT binding, you get the best of both worlds. You get a reliable release setting with a full DIN heel and toe piece. On the way up the binding is smooth, efficient and intuitive to use. A single heel riser helps to make steeper parts of the ascent a breeze. Shift the binding into the downhill setting and you have full confidence on the way down. They're durable, easy to use, light enough to keep weight down, offer awesome suspension and they look sick. What else do you need out of an Alpine touring binding? The Shift has done frame bindings in, with so many of today's ski boots including tech fittings there is no reason to have a framed binding unless you already have one and for some reason don't want to upgrade. The shift is the future, the future is here. This is the best hybrid AT binding on the market. 

Tested by

Brady Page

George Michaelsen

Joe Riccio

Matt Berkowitz