A pioneer in the ski binding industry

About MARKER Bindings

Since MARKER was founded in 1952 by Hannes Marker, the traditional Bavarian company has developed into one of the most successful and influential binding manufacturers in the world. Today, skiing is a popular sport – a development in which our founder Hannes Marker played a key role.

In 1952, when the sporting goods trade fair in Wiesbaden, Germany, opened its doors to the world, nobody could have imagined that an ambitious ski instructor from faraway Garmisch, Germany, would become the center of attention and fundamentally change the world of skiing. Hannes Marker presented his MARKER Duplex, the world's first ski binding with a releasing toe, on three square meters of exhibition space and a chair. Today, we are one of the most influential and successful sports brands in the world.

MARKER conquers the freeride and touring worlds

In 2007, MARKER presented the first real freeride binding, the Duke. This binding marks a milestone in the freeride market and has won both the ISPO Outdoor Award and the SIA Skipress Award. With the introduction of further models (Baron, Jester, Griffon and Squire), MARKER presented its "Royal Family". We have therefore been conquering the freeskiing market since 2007 – from big mountain to halfpipe to park – and are continuously setting new standards in the freeride and freestyle segment. Three years later, in 2010, MARKER also presented the first tour bindings, the Tour F12 and Tour F10, which combine light weight with ascent comfort thanks to new technology.