Best Bindings on a Budget

Salomon Stage 10 GripWalk - Review 2025

By: Derek Doyle & Annie Gunton - Updated: April 2025

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Derek Doyle

Contributor at SlopeMagazine.com

Hailing from Aspen, Colorado, Derek began his skiing career in the illustrious Powder Pandas ski school program, eventually sort of growing up to ski professionally in slopestyle and big air, while moonlighting as a ski tuner and writer.

Now living in Colorado’s front range, Derek can be found among the i70 crowd racing to find hidden powder stashes on the back bowls of Vail, on Park Lane in Breckenridge, under the lights on Keystone, and returning home to the High Alpine steeps in Snowmass. When he's not skiing he’s wishing he was, or nerding out on mountain biking, climbing, and golf.

Annie Gunton

Editor at SlopeMagazine.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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Where to buy Salomon Stage 10 GripWalk:

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Salomon

For those looking to get some of the tech of more expensive bindings without breaking the bank the Salomon Stage 10 GW offers just that. They’re lightweight, easy to step into, and they have similar elasticity in the toe as more advanced bindings. Plus, they have a reliable lateral release in the heel and toe if you happen to take a spill.

They have techy automatic wing adjustment and toe height adjustment, so your boots fit in nicely, and they feature Salomon’s back rollers technology to make them easier to step into, especially in powdery conditions.

Similar to the Strive 14, they also feature a smaller mounting zone, so the bindings don’t interfere with the natural flex of your skis. The mellow 3-10 DIN volume should work for most intermediate skiers, especially lighter skiers, but more aggressive, hard-chargers could find this a bit too loose.