Abstract: An easy to use snow board binding automatically locks a rider's boot in place on the snow board. By inserting an end of the boot plate into the binding's socket and pivoting the other end down, the boot plate rotates an actuator arm, that pivots a spring loaded latch mechanism, which moves into a latched position. That action also moves a keeper arm to block removal of the boot plate, thereby locking the boot plate in place. The binding is unlatched manually by forcing the spring loaded latch mechanism back to the unlatched position. Any mechanical moment produced by forcing the boot plate against the keeper arm, however, is insufficient to unlatch the binding.