Abstract: In a type of ski binding comprising a plate supporting the sole of a shoe of a skier, the end of the plate associated with the tip of the sole being pivoted to the upper surface of a ski about a transverse fulcrum parallel to the upper ski surface, and the other plate end being supported on the upper ski surface by a transverse flange, the shoe is so affixed to the plate that the tip projects forwardly of the associated plate end while the shoe sole portion supporting the ball of the foot of the skier is in substantial vertical alignment with the fulcrum.