Editing Ski binding (section)

=== Nordic systems—1970s ===
Adidas explored an alternative to the Nordic Norm binding in 1975 with a tab protruding from the boot that was clamped down in a narrow plastic binding.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Auran |first=John Henry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vJxt-kDIlCYC&dq=Adidas+cross-country+ski+bindings&pg=PA176 |title=X-C Equipment: The Choice is yours |date=November 1977 |publisher=Skiing |pages=172–6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=798DAAAAMBAJ&dq=Adidas+cross-country+ski+bindings&pg=PA13 |title=Adidas Norm 38 |date=December 1978 |publisher=Backpacker |language=en}}</ref> Salomon produced a ski boot with a metal loop, protruding from the toe of the boot, which was clamped in its binding.<ref name=":1" /> This was followed with the 1979 [[#Salomon Nordic System (SNS)|Salomon Nordic System]] binding system, which attached to a bar embedded in a slot in the toe of the ski boot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georges Salomon, Legendary equipment manufacturer {{!}} International Skiing History Association |url=https://www.skiinghistory.org/lives/georges-salomon |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.skiinghistory.org}}</ref> This binding configuration was emulated by Rottefella and other manufacturers as the [[#New Nordic Norm (NNN)|New Nordic Norm]].<ref name=":1" />