Abstract: A ski binding having a boot attachment member connected to a ski mounting means by tensioned cables provides two modes of angular displacement, one mode of vertical displacement, and a safety release mode. The tensioned cables lead from guide means in one member to anchor points angularly spaced around a pivot means, the anchor points and the corresponding guide means being radially spaced from the circumference of the pivot means so that each tensioned cable leads in a straight line from its anchor point to its guide means throughout a predetermined angular displacement sector of the boot attachment member with respect to the ski mounting means. In this initial angular displacement sector, the resisting counter-torque is substantially constant. Subsequently, counter-torque increases with further angular displacement until safety release of the skier's boot from the boot attachment member occurs.