Ski bindings

A ski binding comprising a base element for rigid connection to a ski, a rigid elongated element including a shaped portion at one end for at least partially enveloping a skier's leg at the shin-bone, said rigid elongated element being pivotally connected at the other end to said base element for rotation about an axis extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the ski and parallel to the plane of the ski, a second element connected to said base element in a position for embracing the metatarsus of the skier's foot and removably maintaining the sole of the skier's foot in contact with the ski, and a plate-like element rigid with said base element at the forward portion thereof, said plate-like element having a shaped upper surface for mating engagement with the sole of the skier's footwear.