I grew up skiing in Europe, and have been to over 160 ski areas/resorts, and over 20 years as a certified Telemark instructor; and during that time, I have tried/demo'ed or owned just about every Telemark binding available. I had a chance over 2-days at Monarch Colorado in early April 2021 to demo and test-fly the BISHOP BMF bindings. I had a very specific decision criteria;
(1) High speed alpine turns with ski race coaches - CHECK!
(2) Moguls, Bumps, Variable terrain - CHECK!
(3) Terrain Park, jumps and kickers - CHECK!
(4) All mountain, all terrain Telemark cruising - CHECK!
(5) Kick-and-Glide on flats and traverses - CHECK!
10 OUT OF 10 THEY PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY across the entire spectrum of what a Telemark binding should do!
In the first day alone, I was completely convinced that I found my new Telemark bindings! BMF are rugged, reliable, and solidly designed and built. I have since had a number of my Telemark students buy Bishop bindings and be completely delighted with them.
MAKE TELEMARK GREAT AGAIN!
"Niko"
PSIA/AASI certified instructor: Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Children's Specialist