The Marker Griffon 13 is the mid-range binding in Marker's Royal Family of Alpine freeride bindings. It is a step up in terms of durability and max retention from the Squire -- and not quite as burly as the Jester and Jester Pro which are geared more towards ultra-aggressive big mountain and park skiers.

If you are not planning on hucking 80-foot cliffs or launching out of the halfpipe and still want a very solid free-ride binding that will hold up well under the impacts to which "mere" experts subject their skis, the Marker Griffon offers great reliability, consistent releases when needed and has the elasticity to prevent pre-releases under normal very aggressive impacts. I am a 210 lb expert skier, who loves skiing in the trees and bumps, and far-too-often-for-my-age takes side hits and smaller table tops in the park and I trust them completely.