Ski binding rescue device

A device for use with a pair of skis with mounted ski bindings, each ski binding having a toe clamp and a heel clamp, comprising:

• a toe member comprising an elongated body of sufficient length such that said toe member is capable of spanning the width between said pair of skis when said skis are placed adjacent to each other on the ground as is common during use;
• said toe member further comprising two integrated toe mounts, each toe mount capable of being held by one of said toe clamps of one of said bindings such that said toe member with integrated toe mounts operates as a single unit with each toe mount remaining capable of being held by one of said toe clamps;
• a heel member comprising an elongated body with a first heel end and a second heel end and being of sufficient length such that said heel member is capable of spanning the width between said pair of skis when said skis are placed adjacent to each other on the ground as is common during use;
• said heel member further comprising two integrated heel mounts, each heel mount capable of being engaged by one of said heel clamps of one of said bindings such that said heel member with integrated heel mounts operates as a single unit with each heel mount remaining capable of being engaged by one of said heel clamps
• said toe mounts containing toe mount recesses and/or rods capable of engaging with a pin-tech style Alpine Touring ski binding;
• said heel mounts containing heel mount recesses capable of engaging with a pin-tech style Alpine Touring ski binding;
• said heel member further comprising a first strap and a second strap configured such that, when said skis are placed adjacent to each other on the ground as is common during use and said heel clamps positioned side-by-side with said heel mounts engaged with said heel clamps, said first strap and said second strap are of sufficient length such that said first strap and said second strap are collectively able to encompass both of said heel clamps and be secured to each other thereby affixing said heel member to said heel clamps and/or to function individually to secure elongated body to heel part of binding;
• said toe member and said heel member each further configured to be expandable in length and include a locking device capable of locking said toe member and said heel member at a desired length;
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• wherein, upon securing said toe member with affixed toe mounts into said toe clamps, and securing said heel member with affixed and engaged heel mounts into said heel clamps and connecting said first strap and said second strap, said pair of skis is coupled such that the pair of skis and connecting toe member and heel member function as a single unit.

A method of forming a sled utilizing a pair of skis, said pair of skis having a first ski and a second ski, wherein said first ski and said second ski comprise a ski binding comprising a toe clamp and a heel clamp, said method comprising the following steps:

• the step of providing a binding toe connector having a first toe clamp connection member and a second toe clamp connection member, wherein said first binding clamp connection member and said second binding clamp connection member are separated by a first rigid length;
• the step of providing a binding heel connector having a first heel clamp connection member and a second heel clamp connection member, wherein said first binding heel connector member and said second binding clamp connection member are separated by a second rigid length generally equivalent to said first rigid length;
• the step of attaching said binding toe connector to said pair of skis, wherein said step comprises connecting said first toe clamp connection member to said first ski at said ski binding toe clamp and attaching said second toe clamp connection member to said second ski at said ski binding toe clamp;
• the step of attaching said binding heel connector to said pair of skis, wherein said step comprises connecting said first heel clamp connection member to said first ski at said ski binding heel clamp and attaching said second heel clamp connection member to said second ski at said ski binding heel clamp such that said first ski and said second ski are in a generally parallel orientation and maintained in said orientation by said binding toe connector and said binding heel connector;
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• the step of attaching a cargo to a sled formed by the aforementioned steps.